Piano Index & Glossary

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  • Rebuilding
  • Reconditioning
  • Refinishing
  • Regulating / Regulation -- The procedure of making the various components of the action work together in a uniform way.
  • Reinforced hammers -- Hammers where the hammer felts have been stapled to the core as well as glued. This is important in environments that are especially humid where the hide glue can lose its strength.
  • Relative humidity
  • Remanufacturing
  • Repairing & Rebuilding the Steinway Grand Action
  • Repairing & Rebuilding the Steinway Grand Piano
  • Repetition -- The process in which the piano action resets itself in order to play again.
  • Repetition lever -- The part of the action that uses spring tension to lift the hammer so that the jack can move back underneath the hammer more quickly.
  • Repetition mechanism -- The entire collection of parts working together in order to facilitate the action's ability to rapidly reset itself to play again.
  • Repetition spring -- The metal spring that gives strength to the repetition lever for lifting the hammer.
  • Restringing -- Removing old strings on a piano and replacing them with new ones.
  • Resurfaced / resurfacing hammers -- The process where hammer felts are reshaped with a sandpaper file to remove string cuts.
  • Ribs of the soundboard -- Strips of wood glued across the grain to the underside of the soundboard to support the soundboard's crown.
  • Rim of the grand piano -- The case or cabinet of the piano.
  • Rims, Rim-bending, and why Steinway uses only hardwood laminates

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