Current & Recent Projects
Young Chang 6'1" Grand #083175
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1 - Action Removed |
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2 - Measuring string heights |
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3 - Drill & glue shim in 2 stripped screw holes |
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4 - Remove hammer action, tighten screws |
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IMPROVEMENTS COMPLETED:
In Owner's Home--Clean cabinet interior, strings, keybed. Measure & record string heights.
At Piano Shop—Recondition action (clean & tighten screws, align hammers to strings, replace defective parts, reshape hammers). Regulate keydip, letoff, drop.
In Owner's Home—Tune.
Selected pictures of the step-by-step improvement process
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Original Manufacturer of this brand-name--Young, Chang and Sai-Sup Kim.
Established--1956 in Seoul, Korea. Originally a factory assembling pianos from parts made by Yamaha, this was the first musical instrument company in South Korea.
Other brand-names used by this manufacturer--Names on pianos built by Young Chang have included Astor, Bechendorff, Cline, Essex, Ibach, Knabe, Nakamura, Piano Disk, Schafer & Sons, Wagner, Weber and Wurlitzer.
From: Pierce Piano Atlas, 12th Edition (2008, Larry Ashley Publisher, Albuquerque, NM).
Note: To obtain the age of your piano and details about the manufacturer, click: Pierce Piano Atlas--"the world's most authoritative publication on piano manufacturers, past and present." To learn how a piano works and how to go about buying one, we encourage you to purchase The Piano Book.
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Selected pictures of the step-by-step improvement process
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5 - Reglue loose hammer |
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6 - Clean keyframe, polish tuning pins |
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7 - Install weights, regulate key heights key dip |
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8 - Regulate key heights, space keys |
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Young Chang 6'1" Grand #083175
Ebony case, complete regulation completed for current owner in Austin, MN
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9 - Regulate key dip--whites and sharps |
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10 - Re-install hammer action |
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11 - Space hammers, turn with heat where needed |
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12 - Regulate jacks, wippens. Clean & lubricate knuckles |
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13 - Set up regulating guide to show string heights |
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14 - Regulate hammer blow distance |
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15 - Align back checks to hammer tails |
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16 - Regulate let-off |
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17 - Regulate drop |
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18 - We installed a new wippen for note C88. A thinner regulating felt was needed. |
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19 - We re-installed the action and made improvements as needed. Work completed! |
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