Vanguard Piano Service | Piano Repair Service Kansas city

  As a piano technician, one of the frequent questions I get from piano owners is about how to take care of the piano better.  There are several ways to do so and today I would like to specifically talk about how humidity affects the piano.  Materials we can find in the piano consist of metal, felt, wool and wood.  Changes in the humidity can affect all of these things that is why it is important to keep the piano in a controlled environment. With the changes in humidity, there are several ways the piano might be impacted. The most immediate change people notice is in the pitch of the piano.  Sometimes you may notice the keys feel weird when they feel heavy to the touch or sometimes stick down in high humidity, other times you may notice there are rattles or clicks when the keys are played with low humidity. Permanent damage may be caused when the piano goes through extreme humidity changes where parts swell and shrink rapidly, this may cause wooden parts t...

  Wessell, Nickel & Gross WNG is providing an improved action with a material that is more durable and consistent than wood.  The composite material is composed of plastic which is strong but flexible, paired with the added rigidity of fiber, resulting in parts that are better than wooden parts. Just like how golf clubs and tennis rackets were made of wood 100 years ago, wood is naturally flexible and parts made of it may bend and wobble as they move about in the piano.  This creates inconsistency in the piano where each key may play slightly differently than others. The epoxy carbon fiber action parts overcome this problem, and pianists are now able to deliver consistent performances.  Their parts can be customized to different pianos as well as different playing styles.   “When I imagine what it’s like to own my very own piano, my whole mindset changes when I see another piano. My approach and attention to detail becomes more personal and precise when...