Blackstone Valley Piano restores keyboards for the following instruments:

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Blackstone Valley Piano continues to offer high quality keyboard and key frame restoration for technicians nationwide.
With a machinist background, state-of-the-art milling machines, and original Pratt & Read keyboard tooling (acquired
from Frank Stopa), we provide repair and restoration techniques that incorporate traditional key manufacturing procedures.

Below are 20 individual slideshows that demonstrate our procedures. We hope you find the slideshows informative.
Please contact us if you have any questions.

  • New Ivory Application
  • Mortise Cover Replacement
  • Key Shoe Replacement
  • Keyframe Restoration
  • Correct Key Spacing
  • Ebony Restoration
  • Mortise Replacement
  • Balance Hole Replacement
  • Bushing Replacement
  • Original Ivory Restoration
  • Backcheck Recovering
  • Packaging the Keys
  • Packing the Keyframe
  • Split Key Restoration
  • 1874 reed organ restoration
  • New Ivory Application, Organ Manual
  • Build Up Tops of Keys
  • Keyframe Shipping Box
  • Sharps Build Up
  • Button Replacement
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