
PIANO TUNING AND REPAIR MANUAL ON CD ROM.
Wish you could tune and repair that piano?
Want to save hundreds of dollars in tuning and repair costs?
Can you tune a guitar, or other stringed instrument?
Yes? Than you should be able to tune a piano.
For a few dollars here is your chance to try.
If you have some good instructions to guide you through
the tuning and repair process, and you have the desire,
musical ability, and mechanical aptitude, you can do it.
Field tested repair tricks and shortcuts to save you time and money.
Easy to follow instructions, in words and pictures for that hardest job.
Many people have learned with this CD. 
Listed below is the index page list, in an HTML format.
The links listed below in red don't work on this page, but they
do on the CD.  This CD contains approximately 57.2 MB, and is tested
to work in Windows 95; 98; and Windows XP.


(1) CHECKING FOR PROBLEMS.
(2) PIANO INTRODUCTION.
(3)  PIANO KEYBOARD.
(4) OPENING YOUR PIANO.
(5) PIANO ACTION Introduction.
Upright, Spinet, Grand Action Pictures.
(6) TUNING TOOLS.
Opening the piano.
Top lid; Upright, Spinets, Studios.
Front desk; Panel over the keyboard.
Wood key cover.
(7) KEY REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION.
Key removal and installation.
Remove the keys uprights.
Remove the bottom front panel.
(8) ACTION AND KEY INSTALLATION.

(9).. PIANO TUNING INSTRUCTIONS
Instructions.
Tuning Theory.
Octaves.
Test yourself.
(10) TUNING
To Tune the piano.  Tuning Tools.
Tune or Pretune the piano.
(11) TUNING.
Tuning with a tuning meter.
Tuning the piano;  Stretch tuning.
Tuning, to start.
(12) TUNING.
Tuning the 2 string section.
Tuning 3 strings per note section.
Stretch the treble with the meter.
Stretch the bass with the meter.
Piano touch up 3 wire per key.
(13) TUNING.
Piano touch up 2 wires per key.
(14) TUNING.
Tuning an octave.
(15) ACTION REMOVAL.
Removing the action, upright piano.
Removing the spinet action.
(16) GRAND ACTION.
Removing the grand action.
remove the top lid.
remove the key cover.
(17) ACTION
Front board removal.
removing the Grand Action.
Reinstall the Action.
(18) ACTION.
Action and Key Installation.
Action or Key Installing problem.
Jack problem, installing the keys.
(19) KEYS.
KEY REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION.
Remove the keys.
Remove the keys uprights.
Remove the bottom front panel.
(20) ACTION, KEYS.
Action and Key installation.
(21) KEYS.
Key sticks down.
Still Sticks?
(22) KEYS
Stuck Key.
Two Keys stick together.
Mice nests in the piano.
Broke key.
Key lever stays down.
(23) KEYS.
KEY LEVELING.
White keys.
Black keys.
KEY DIP AJUST.
White keys first.
Black keys. Adjust.
Too much keydrop.


(24) MOTION-CAPSTAIN
LOST MOTION(CAPSTAN).
Lost motion Adjusting piano action.
(25) MOTION-CAPSTAIN.
Adjusting Capstan Grand Piano.
Capstan adjust Spinet.
(26) HAMMER REPAIR.
Hammer broke off.

(26a) HAMMER REPAIR
Straighten a crooked hammer.
(27) HAMMER REPAIR
Hammer problem humidity.
Hammer problem, bridle strap.
Dead or stalled hammer.
Hammer spring strap repair.
(28) BRIDLE STRAPS-HAMMERS.
Bridle strap repair.
Hammer problems.
Hammer problems.
Bouncing hammers, or double blows.
(29) MOTION-CAPSTAINS
Lost motion adjusting.
Adjusting the capstan.
Adjust capstan.  Grand piano.
Adjust capstan.  Spinet.
(30) JACK REPAIR.
Jack Screw  adjustment.
Jack adjustment.
(31) JACK REPAIR.
Weak or slow hammer blows.
Repair the jack spring.
Replace the jack spring.
Jack came loose.
Replace a loose jack.
Junk under the keys.
(32) GRAND ACTION AJUST
Grand key sticking.
(33) NOISES.
NOISES INSIDE OF PIANO.
Bad rattle.
Piano buzzing sound.
(34) NOISES.
Sound board, repairing cracks.
Squeaky sounds.
Squeak in the action.
Clicking sound in the grand.
(35) NOISES.
Clicking sound; Upright;  Spinet.
(35a) NOISES.
Piano harp, plate broken.
...(36) TUNING PINS.
LOOSE TUNING PINS.
(37) TUNING PINS.
REMOVE AND REPLACE.
(38) LOOSE TUNING PINS.
DOPE THE TUNING PINS.
(39) STRING REPAIR.
(40) STRINGS REPAIR.
3 String treble section.
(41) Moving the piano.
Moving the piano with a broken
or missing wheel.
(42) DAMPER SPRING AND FELT REPAIR.
(43) HAMMER SPRING REPAIR
Contents.
Piano action pictures.
Hammer spring repair.
Spring rail.
Hammer removal.
Wippen removal.
Jack pulled loose from wippen.
Kimball hammer spring repair.

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