Plum Paskalev, Experienced European Piano Technician, Associate Member of PTG

              Provides Regular Care for Your Piano:            

Tuning

The approximate 220 strings on your piano exert about 40000 pounds of tension on the plate and frame, and about 600 pounds of downbearing on the bridges and soundboard. Seasonal changes in the humidity, as well as the normal, continual decrease of static tension, cause all pianos to go out of tune.

Depending on where you live, the amount of humidity change from season to season, the quality and condition of your piano and how much the piano is played, your piano could need tuning two to four times yearly.

During each service call Plum will check and tighten the pinblock bolts (and rim bolts in grands), check and adjust the pedals, check and tighten the bench bolts, and inspect your piano for repairs and adjustments that might be needed or recommended

Repairing

Your piano is a mechanical instrument, made up of 9,000 to 14,000 parts, most of which are wood or felt. Being a mechanical device, your piano will need repairs from time to time. Felt and leather parts wear and wooden action parts can break, even on the most expensive of pianos.

Regulating & Cleaning

As a mechanical device, your piano action needs regular adjustment, called "regulating". Parts swell and shrink as the humidity changes, wear out with use, or fatigue with age.

Dirt and grit prematurely wear out felt, leather and wood action parts. Regulating and cleaning prolongs the life of your piano.

Proper regulation is necessary for the best performance of your piano. A well regulated piano is a joy to play, because it is more even and responsive to the demands of the pianist. While new pianos usually arrive fairly well regulated, the felt and leather parts "break in" and minor regulating is usually needed, even during the first or second year of use.

Voicing

Voicing is also called "tone regulating1' and is really the final part of regulating the piano. Although it involves many aspects, voicing includes adjusting the piano's hammers to achieve a full, smooth and pleasing tone in the piano.

Estimates

After the service of your piano, Plum will be happy to recommend the services your piano requires to put it in the condition that meets your needs, wants and desires.

Purchase Consulting

Plum is available to assist you in purchasing a new or used piano, either from a store or a private party. He is not a piano dealer and generally do not buy and sell pianos. Yet, he sometimes have clients wishing to sell excellent instruments and can help make the arrangements. He is able to advise you on a piano you may be considering purchasing, or help you find the right piano at a price that fits your needs and budget through our many contacts within the industry.

Annual Piano Service Maintenance

Agreement (APSMA)

Because of the need for regular care by many clients, Plum developed a program that would help him to provide the services your piano needs on a regular basis.

By providing a complete, regular service program for your piano, he can provide more services, and at a reduced cost, so your piano will remain a more useful and enjoyable instrument for many years to come.

Installation of Dampp-Chaser Humidity Control Systems:

Pianos are designed to be at 42% relative humidity (R.H.). A Dampp-Chaser Humidity Control System installed in your piano keeps your piano at 42%, plus or minus 5% R.H., year around.

Because the thousands of wood and felt parts remain more stable, your tuning and regulation will remain more stable as well.

Proper humidity control prevents rust on the strings and sticking keys and actions (from too much humidity), and loose keys and action parts, loose tuning pins, split pinblocks and cracks in the soundboard (too little hu­midity).

Plum Paskalev

Plum is an Experienced European  Piano Technician, Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild (Canada.).

Gaining advantages of his background as musician, he has the privilege to apprentice with some of  the most renowned  piano technicians in Europe and Canada.

Using his  experience as both  performer and tuner, Plum turns the process of tuning into a real art, elevating the instrument to its best possible performing condition.