Tuning Pin Block
The piano’s tuning pin block is the ‘heart’ of the piano. Made from pieces of cross laminated 1/4 sawn hard rock maple wood, after time the wood cracks and de-laminates and becomes incapable of holding the tuning pins in place, thus making the piano un-tunable.
Repairing or replacing the sounding board is part of the rebuilding / restoration process.
Here you can see a crack in an old pin block. The crack in the block prevents the piano from holding a tuning.
Manufacturing a new tuning pin block custom to the piano.
Drilling holes in new pin block.
New pin block manufactured and installed.
New tuning pins installed, driven into the new pin block.
Need this fixed?
Ford Piano repairs loose or failed pin blocks in our own shop in Yorktown Heights, NY, either as a single repair or as part of a full piano rebuild. Call 914-739-1224, request a repair quote, or send us a question below. If your piano will not hold a tune, start with a tuning visit and your tuner will check the pins.