Description
All the information needed for restoring and maintaining pianos is contained in this clearly written volume. Arthur A. Reblitz provides the ultimate reference book and instruction manual for both the professional and the amateur. Professional piano technicians rely on Piano Servicing in their daily work, yet its instructions and the hundreds of clear drawings and photographs are so easily understood that any person handy with tools can quickly grasp the fundamentals of piano servicing and rebuilding work. At least twenty-five schools where piano servicing is taught use this as a text. Having sold more than 45,000 copies of the first edition, Vestal Press in pleased to have played a role in helping technicians and hobbyists rebuild, maintain, and tune untold numbers of pianos and is especially proud of the book's endorsement by the House of Steinway. This greatly enhanced and enlarged second edition has new material to benefit owners of the earlier edition.
About the Author
Arthur A. Reblitz is a registered piano technician and member of the Piano Technician's Guild. He is recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on restoration of orchestrions, coin pianos, and reproducing pianos. His shop, Reblitz Restorations, Inc., has restored automatic musical instruments for many of the world's foremost public and private museums and collections. Reblitz is known worldwide as one of the finest arrangers of music for these instruments. Other books by Reblitz include Player Piano Servicing and Rebuuilding, Treasures of Mechanical Music (with Q. David Bowers), and The Mills Violano-Virtuoso (with Michael L. Kitner). He has written articles for The Guidebook of Automatic Music Instruments, Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical Instruments, the News Bulletin of the Musical Box Society International, the Bulletin of the Automatic Musical Instrument Collector's Association, and The Coin Slot magazine. He is the 1982 recipient of the Literary Award of the Musical Box Society for Outstanding Literary Contributions to the Field of Automatic Music and the 1993 recipient of the Leo Ornstein Literary Award of the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association.
Reviews
This was the very first book I used when starting my tuning & repair business and continues to be a valued reference book today. The third edition expands on Art's clarity and straightforwardness in presenting the material. -- Jim Fariss, RPT, MPT
Everyone from piano owner to advanced piano technician should have a copy of the third edition of the new Reblitz book. The new edition is an expanded version with updates on tuning and techniques. The tuning section includes more details for obtaining a perfect tuning. Repairing your own piano has never been easier with the expanded repair section, taking the guesswork out of piano repair. -- Don Teach, custom piano tool maker and former technician for touring musicians
Art Reblitz has such a humble, practical, encouraging way about him that directly translates to this book. I'm so pleased he has given us a new edition with a more usable table of contents, more in depth explanations and up-to-date products and methods we technicians use for repairs. A "go to" for the next generation. -- Laura Olsen, RPT, A Joyful Sound, Inc.
With valuable modernizing augmentations throughout, the third edition heartily welcomes piano technology into the 21st century. It is one of the most important tools in my kit, and I believe it will be for years to come. -- Skye Meadows Jenkins, pianist, technician, teacher, Alabama Piano Gallery
This much anticipated third edition of this classic provides excellent advice on inspecting a piano and diagnosing common action problems and is especially strong as a source of information on older pianos, particularly uprights. Focused on simplicity, the book lays a good foundation of knowledge without overwhelming a novice piano technician or ambitious amateur. Well-written and easy to understand, Piano Servicing, Tuning, and Rebuilding remains the most approachable manual on the topic today. -- Mario Igrec, RPT, M.Mus., Chief Piano Technician, The Juilliard School, author of Pianos Inside Out: A Comprehensive Guide to Piano Tuning, Repairing, and Rebuilding
This is a must-have book in every piano technician's library and an invaluable resource tool for anyone working on pianos. -- Chris Finger, Chris Finger Pianos
The cornucopia of information contained within is not only detailed with quality illustrations but also presented in a format that makes it understandable for students to follow. Every technician should have this powerful resource on their workbench! -- Robert R. Goodale, RPT, University Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Music
Book Information
ISBN 9781538114438
Author Arthur A. Reblitz
Format Hardback
Page Count 344
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 1175g
Dimensions(mm) 293mm * 229mm * 29mm
About the Author
Arthur A. Reblitz is a registered piano technician and member of the Piano Technician's Guild. He is recognized as one of the world's leading authorities on restoration of orchestrions, coin pianos, and reproducing pianos. His shop, Reblitz Restorations, Inc., has restored automatic musical instruments for many of the world's foremost public and private museums and collections. Reblitz is known worldwide as one of the finest arrangers of music for these instruments. Other books by Reblitz include Player Piano Servicing and Rebuuilding, Treasures of Mechanical Music (with Q. David Bowers), and The Mills Violano-Virtuoso (with Michael L. Kitner). He has written articles for The Guidebook of Automatic Music Instruments, Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical Instruments, the News Bulletin of the Musical Box Society International, the Bulletin of the Automatic Musical Instrument Collector's Association, and The Coin Slot magazine. He is the 1982 recipient of the Literary Award of the Musical Box Society for Outstanding Literary Contributions to the Field of Automatic Music and the 1993 recipient of the Leo Ornstein Literary Award of the Automatic Musical Instrument Collectors' Association.
Reviews
This was the very first book I used when starting my tuning & repair business and continues to be a valued reference book today. The third edition expands on Art's clarity and straightforwardness in presenting the material. -- Jim Fariss, RPT, MPT
Everyone from piano owner to advanced piano technician should have a copy of the third edition of the new Reblitz book. The new edition is an expanded version with updates on tuning and techniques. The tuning section includes more details for obtaining a perfect tuning. Repairing your own piano has never been easier with the expanded repair section, taking the guesswork out of piano repair. -- Don Teach, custom piano tool maker and former technician for touring musicians
Art Reblitz has such a humble, practical, encouraging way about him that directly translates to this book. I'm so pleased he has given us a new edition with a more usable table of contents, more in depth explanations and up-to-date products and methods we technicians use for repairs. A "go to" for the next generation. -- Laura Olsen, RPT, A Joyful Sound, Inc.
With valuable modernizing augmentations throughout, the third edition heartily welcomes piano technology into the 21st century. It is one of the most important tools in my kit, and I believe it will be for years to come. -- Skye Meadows Jenkins, pianist, technician, teacher, Alabama Piano Gallery
This much anticipated third edition of this classic provides excellent advice on inspecting a piano and diagnosing common action problems and is especially strong as a source of information on older pianos, particularly uprights. Focused on simplicity, the book lays a good foundation of knowledge without overwhelming a novice piano technician or ambitious amateur. Well-written and easy to understand, Piano Servicing, Tuning, and Rebuilding remains the most approachable manual on the topic today. -- Mario Igrec, RPT, M.Mus., Chief Piano Technician, The Juilliard School, author of Pianos Inside Out: A Comprehensive Guide to Piano Tuning, Repairing, and Rebuilding
This is a must-have book in every piano technician's library and an invaluable resource tool for anyone working on pianos. -- Chris Finger, Chris Finger Pianos
The cornucopia of information contained within is not only detailed with quality illustrations but also presented in a format that makes it understandable for students to follow. Every technician should have this powerful resource on their workbench! -- Robert R. Goodale, RPT, University Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Music
Book Information
ISBN 9781538114438
Author Arthur A. Reblitz
Format Hardback
Page Count 344
Imprint Rowman & Littlefield
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 1175g
Dimensions(mm) 293mm * 229mm * 29mm
