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1) How does the piano look?

Harp	Case

Keytops

Clean?

Case parts fit

Legs

2)	Condition of belly:

Soundboard cracks

Rib separation

Bridge cracks

Soundboard crown

Downbearing

Plate

Rim

Other

3)	How does it sound?

Bass

Tenor

Treble

Notes 80-88

Pitch @A440?

4)	Treble string Pluck Test

5)	Pinblock/Strings:

Tuning pins tight?

Tuning pin size

Strings:

Rust, spills, etc.

Coils

Spacing

Broken/replaced

Dead bass

Rendering

Other

6)	Noises:

General buzzing, etc.

Agraffe buzz

Capo bar noise

Buzzing bass strings

Other

7)	False Beats:

Treble sections

Tenor

Bass

Bridge pins tight?

Bridge notching

8)	Pedals:

Lost motion (sustain)

Shift

Sostenuto

Loose?

Noises

General

9)	Feel of action (heavy, etc.)

Feel of keys:

Wobble (needs bushings)

Pulley (bal. Hole trouble)

Other

10)	Action Regulation:

Aftertouch

Dip

Let-off

Drop

Backchecking

Hammer spacing to strings

Repetition spring stringth

Damper timing

Damper upstop setting:

Two dampers per section

Compered to sustain lift

REMOVE KEYSLIP AND FALLBOARD

11)	Key level (straightedge)

12)	Bedding of keyframe

Front rail

Glide bolts in bal. rail

REMOVE ACTION TO BENCH

13)	Hammer condition:

Hammer crown

Glue joint

Alignment

14)	Shanks:

Flange centers

Travelling?

Knuckles

15)	Whippen assembly

Jacks

Condition of felt parts

Flanges

Alignment to knuckles/

capstans

INSIDE PIANO

16)	Dampers:

Guide rail bushings

Damper felts

Damper wires

17)	Damper underlever system

Tray

Underlevers

Springs

Flanges

Noises

EXTERNAL CONDITION

18)	Bench:

Leg screws

Hinges

19)	Finish:

Scratches

Finish defects

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Piano Evaluation Checklist Paul McCloud, RPT

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