Vincent Mrykalo : Piano Technician http://mrykalopiano.com Just another WordPress weblog Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:46:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 A beautifully restored Baldwin. http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/a-beautifully-restored-baldwin/ http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/a-beautifully-restored-baldwin/#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:45:19 +0000 SimpleRain http://mrykalopiano.com/?p=186

]]> http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/a-beautifully-restored-baldwin/feed/ 0 We take care to do the job in the way it should be done, with tonal considerations at the top of the list, even for the older upright. http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/we-take-care-to-do-the-job-in-the-way-it-should-be-done-with-tonal-considerations-at-the-top-of-the-list-even-for-the-older-upright/ http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/we-take-care-to-do-the-job-in-the-way-it-should-be-done-with-tonal-considerations-at-the-top-of-the-list-even-for-the-older-upright/#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:40:46 +0000 SimpleRain http://mrykalopiano.com/?p=179

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]]> http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/picture-of-me-standing-in-my-shop/feed/ 0 Here is a pic of a restrung 5’6″ 1901 Weber grand that I did. http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/here-is-a-pic-of-a-restrung-56-1901-weber-grand-that-i-did/ http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/here-is-a-pic-of-a-restrung-56-1901-weber-grand-that-i-did/#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:29:45 +0000 SimpleRain http://mrykalopiano.com/?p=167

]]> http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/here-is-a-pic-of-a-restrung-56-1901-weber-grand-that-i-did/feed/ 0 We rebuild uprights of good quality. This one shows a Baldwin upright taken apart to be restrung. We remove all case parts to allow access for restringing. http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/we-rebuild-uprights-of-good-quality-this-one-shows-a-baldwin-upright-taken-apart-to-be-restrung-we-remove-all-case-parts-to-allow-access-for-restringing/ http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/we-rebuild-uprights-of-good-quality-this-one-shows-a-baldwin-upright-taken-apart-to-be-restrung-we-remove-all-case-parts-to-allow-access-for-restringing/#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:28:29 +0000 SimpleRain http://mrykalopiano.com/?p=164

]]> http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/we-rebuild-uprights-of-good-quality-this-one-shows-a-baldwin-upright-taken-apart-to-be-restrung-we-remove-all-case-parts-to-allow-access-for-restringing/feed/ 0 Picture of me working on a rescaling of the strings of a piano. There is a program developed specifically to evaluate the original scale, and then has the capability to calculate improvements, which will make the piano sound better and tune smoother. http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/picture-of-me-working-on-a-rescaling-of-the-strings-of-a-piano-there-is-a-program-developed-specifically-to-evaluate-the-original-scale-and-then-has-the-capability-to-calculate-improvements-which/ http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/picture-of-me-working-on-a-rescaling-of-the-strings-of-a-piano-there-is-a-program-developed-specifically-to-evaluate-the-original-scale-and-then-has-the-capability-to-calculate-improvements-which/#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:26:24 +0000 SimpleRain http://mrykalopiano.com/?p=161

]]> http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/picture-of-me-working-on-a-rescaling-of-the-strings-of-a-piano-there-is-a-program-developed-specifically-to-evaluate-the-original-scale-and-then-has-the-capability-to-calculate-improvements-which/feed/ 0 Here’s a pic showing what the key pins look like after they are cleaned and polished. This is something I do after I replace the key bushings so they won’t wear out prematurely, and so there won’t be any drag when the key is depressed. This is one of many important factors in a properly functioning piano, and contributes to a smooth touch. http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/heres-a-pic-showing-what-the-key-pins-look-like-after-they-are-cleaned-and-polished-this-is-something-i-do-after-i-replace-the-key-bushings-so-they-wont-wear-out-prematurely-and-so-there-wont/ http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/heres-a-pic-showing-what-the-key-pins-look-like-after-they-are-cleaned-and-polished-this-is-something-i-do-after-i-replace-the-key-bushings-so-they-wont-wear-out-prematurely-and-so-there-wont/#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:24:26 +0000 SimpleRain http://mrykalopiano.com/?p=157

]]> http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/heres-a-pic-showing-what-the-key-pins-look-like-after-they-are-cleaned-and-polished-this-is-something-i-do-after-i-replace-the-key-bushings-so-they-wont-wear-out-prematurely-and-so-there-wont/feed/ 0 After installing a new pinblock, it must be drilled out for the new tuning pins and strings. http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/after-installing-a-new-pinblock-it-must-be-drilled-out-for-the-new-tuning-pins-and-strings/ http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/after-installing-a-new-pinblock-it-must-be-drilled-out-for-the-new-tuning-pins-and-strings/#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:19:28 +0000 SimpleRain http://mrykalopiano.com/?p=152

]]> http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/after-installing-a-new-pinblock-it-must-be-drilled-out-for-the-new-tuning-pins-and-strings/feed/ 0 This is what gluing in a new soundboard looks like. A lot had to take place before this happens, and a lot happens after. It is clamped in overnight. http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/this-is-what-gluing-in-a-new-soundboard-looks-like-a-lot-had-to-take-place-before-this-happens-and-a-lot-happens-after-it-is-clamped-in-overnight/ http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/this-is-what-gluing-in-a-new-soundboard-looks-like-a-lot-had-to-take-place-before-this-happens-and-a-lot-happens-after-it-is-clamped-in-overnight/#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:17:32 +0000 SimpleRain http://mrykalopiano.com/?p=149

]]> http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/this-is-what-gluing-in-a-new-soundboard-looks-like-a-lot-had-to-take-place-before-this-happens-and-a-lot-happens-after-it-is-clamped-in-overnight/feed/ 0 An ivory keyboard that has been successfully cleaned and repaired. http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/an-ivory-keyboard-that-has-been-successfully-cleaned-and-repaired/ http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/an-ivory-keyboard-that-has-been-successfully-cleaned-and-repaired/#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:16:16 +0000 SimpleRain http://mrykalopiano.com/?p=145

]]> http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/an-ivory-keyboard-that-has-been-successfully-cleaned-and-repaired/feed/ 0 An ivory keyboard that is a candidate for cleaning and repair. http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/an-ivory-keyboard-that-is-a-candidate-for-cleaning-and-repair-4/ http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/an-ivory-keyboard-that-is-a-candidate-for-cleaning-and-repair-4/#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 22:09:10 +0000 SimpleRain http://mrykalopiano.com/?p=136

]]> http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/an-ivory-keyboard-that-is-a-candidate-for-cleaning-and-repair-4/feed/ 0 Steinway C that I did in 2003 http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/steinway-c-that-i-did-in-2003/ http://mrykalopiano.com/gallery/piano-repair/steinway-c-that-i-did-in-2003/#comments Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:43:21 +0000 SimpleRain http://mrykalopiano.com/?p=116

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