Last updated: March, 2026 This article was written by Holt Deniger, a Steinway factory trained piano technician who began working at Steinway & Sons in 2006 and has rebuilt over 250 pianos. The information below is based on nearly two decades of hands on experience restoring pianos and working directly
After more than 15 years in the piano business, one reality has become impossible to ignore: many people claim they can move a piano safely, and very few actually can. A piano is not just heavy. It is delicate, top heavy, and unforgiving when mistakes are made. One wrong move
A broken, misaligned or damaged piano hammer can have a significant effect on your ability to play. Your instrument may have muffled voicing or some keys may fail to sound a note. Repairing the hammers and hammer shanks can restore the proper tones. For the highest-quality repair or replacement, work with an
A piano’s action assembly is integral to the instrument’s ability to deliver clear, harmonic tones. Poor voicing is a common piano problem — the notes play, but are muffled or weak. Repairing a piano’s action involves aligning or replacing the striking mechanism so the tones return to their original strength
