Piano Restoration

[@therenegadepianotechnician5170]

For most pianos this is a great solution for getting it to look great. as a DIY project.. It still looks great, The bench came out wonderful . You gave so many so much encouragement .In most instances what you did was great ! That piano was quarter sawn oak.You did save that piano and are encouraging others to rescue old pianos so I did click the "like" tab.

[@maramcpherson5950]

I love pianos, I play piano, and I love this video, it’s a perfect match.

[@Squik07]

For absolutely everyone saying she ruined the piano by painting it, it’s ok. She wants it that way and that’s totally fine. It matches her house and in my opinion its more important that she likes it than to keep it antique.

[@CAFEDUCK]

Great info. I am looking to re-stain an old piao... super nervous, but your tips and tricks are helping me feel better about going forward with it. Thanks! Kristen

[@WintersRain2040]

Why would paint the beautiful antique wood with white paint?

[@hugeshows]

@Egg _ If you think quarter-sawn American white oak is ugly, then please donate your eyes to Stevie Wonder cause you ain't doing shit with 'em.

[@WatchingNinja]

@@hugeshows lolol it's not real wood. She said that on her blog.

[@ShiningSakura]

@@WatchingNinja LOL... it is real wood. You don't fake that kind of wood. Ask me how I know. Also the piano as an instrument is destroyed, it will literally never be able to play correctly ever again because it cannot breath with all that paint on top. Such a shame. I would have dreamed to play on a piano like that growing up rather than a cheap keyboard.

[@zavier3644]

hugeshows i think it’s ugly too, we’re all entitled to opinions and I’m sure it goes better with her home...

[@mikew151Manhattan]

@@ShiningSakura too true - solid wood is alive and should NEVER to smothered with toxic paint!

[@adamhayes8450]

I died a little inside when she started painting that beautiful oak 😭

[@daniellewis9319]

Some people just dont understand

[@penguino3480]

Me toooooo

[@bethrufener7509]

Superheroes

[@pedrkbts]

Yeah me too.

[@IgnacioGiri]

Yeah! Me too! It's bad!

[@lucyAsWorld]

We've just had an old piano for our little girl. Looking to restore it and this video gave me some inspiration 🤩 thank you 😊

[@churchofjesuschrist]

Thank you for tuning in!

[@Breadcups]

This is the piano version of Live, Laugh, Love.

[@gofftershnit]

Thanks for the tips! MY piano needs allot of love.

[@aneesharangi6205]

this is beautiful

[@bffentertainment7848]

Love, love, love your two tone piano! Thank you so much for sharing your video ❤️

[@perlnoir2]

It look amazing both ways, I know most of us prefer the wood the way it is but white look great on the end.

[@lianehajduk1945]

Your video was detailed and the end product was beautiful. All I can say to those with negative comments is that you rescued & rehabbed this beauty from a thrift store where it had been abused and neglected. If they were so concerned about painting that precious oak they should be out combing the streets for pianos in need of rescue from the likes of you. 😉 Don't let the haters get you down. Keep up the good work!

[@ainsliesenior500]

Oh it's absolutely beautiful, Thank you so much for sharing.

[@SmileyJane16]

You did so good!

[@oliviagico3052]

Wow. Im just a kid and Im already in love with this in my entire life on the world........(embarrassed to say)

[@nalindadilshan9307]

lots of love its not just some instrument recorrection - SHE is not some instrument (the piano)

[@ajdavidsen9415]

The piano looks quite nice, I would be careful about calling it a piano restoration though. It has been refinished and this video shows how it was refinished, but it was not restored. There is so much more involved in a piano restoration. Only a piano technician with proper experience and tools can truly restore a piano. That being said the upholstery and fresh paint do make the piano look nice.

[@MamaBearx10]

In the video about the piano's purpose, they show that the piano was tuned, so there's that...

[@ChuppsPianos]

Unfortunately, piano tuning has become confused with restoration/rebuilding over the years. Tuning is the act of adjusting the string tension to bring the sound 'into tune.' It is important to note that tuning a piano does not repair or restore any mechanical or structural issues the instrument may have. One example is to compare it a guitar. If the neck of a guitar is snapped, one wouldn't simply tune it, they would seek out a technician/restorer to complete the needed repair and restoration work. The term ‘tuning’ seems to have become a catch-all definition for work done on a piano. It often gets confused with work that would fall under restoration, basic maintenance, or repairs. In some ways, it is understandable that there can be confusion over the difference. Piano technology is no longer as common as it once was, and many entry level beginners go with digital keyboards/pianos in place of acoustic instruments. Also, the industry has done a varying job over the years of providing information to the general public on the subject of piano technology.

[@afara2000]

It took me few months of intermittent hard work to clean/restore interior and exterior of a 100 years old grand upright. Its exterior was worse than this piano. I took all parts out and worked separately. Just cleaned the action and filed hammers. I used lot of baking soda and shellac to get rid of odor. My tuner thought someone had replaced all tuning pins but they were just cleaned properly. This was my first acoustic piano project and I learned quite a lot about pianos. Now I am enjoying its beautiful sound and look.

[@77777aol]

Proud Farhani : I imagine more people would like to have seen your restoration process rather than this refurbishment.

[@kizmet5374]

Pirouz Farhani Hi! We just got an Baldwin Upright and when getting estimates for restoration were told tuning it alone would cost us $300 or more because it hasn’t been taken care of/tuned. Can you point me in the right direction of learning to tune it myself? We will likely do restoration ourselves, too. Thanks

[@emilyflanigan235]

Thanks for the video! I have an old dresser I was going to sell. Now I see it's potential and will make it pretty again.

[@maegenmariani985]

beautiful

[@JeremyTripp87]

This was literally the highest production value DIY video I've ever seen. Well done.

[@31lovelybones]

When refinishing a piano, is it really necessary to sand the whole thing, and paint the whole thing again, if you only have patches you need to refinish?

[@tomlloyd9400]

Sanding rubs off the corners. Strip or throw out.

[@wphubert]

The case of the piano is an essential part of the resonance of the strings and sound board. Glopping paint all over it will mute the sound and higher frequencies. What a way to ruin it.

[@cuypers1800]

Agree! I thought the same thing.

[@BrentWatkinsMusic]

This video is an affront to all piano enthusiasts. You treat the piano merely like a piece of furniture, not a musical instrument. Then, you commit the ultimate sin of PAINTING it. Aaarrgghh.

[@robertdumaicos4720]

Guys pls be great full with with what you have

[@melaniedietz4403]

Loving the piano!!😍❤️

[@СергейСиминенко-я1х]

зачем ты его покрасила. Господи. Натуральное дерево..... Леша я в шоке

[@nusikailea9888]

Wow so so cool

[@marinabeccarini9969]

❤️

[@chijako7990]

The piano looks nice with the white, but I get so sad seeing people cover up what is naturally so beautiful. At least she still left some of the wood simply stained.

[@microsoftice6498]

sorry this is no restoration. You did not rebuild the piano action, you did not replace any strings, you didnt repair the soundboard, you just painted the casing and it´s awful.

[@andrewbarker9615]

there's no restoration i agree this is just her putting chalk paint on a beautiful wood tigerwood oak in the UK we love that wood and its a hard one to get so shes just made an upright somthing it doesn't want to be she hates the originality obviously

[@colinmarshall9471]

Why do people always say that the piano is horrible?? she said to FIT your home decor, so if she had been trying to ruin it she could have painted it neon orange

[@jenncan6218]

It is only an accent piece. Did you notice no one played it? A restoration is the work on the mechanics. I doubt this instrument is able to be played.

[@ivankip8893]

Because you didn’t sand it the chalk paint will come off!! Chalk paint isn’t that strong. You need to use some sort of sander like 400 grit or paint stripper before you apply the chalk paint. The sound will be muted.

[@Alboto]

"restore"

[@davidwhite2040]

Dreadful. More of an abomination than anything else.

[@colinmarshall9471]

Stop the hate we are supposed be kind no exceptions.

[@ShiningSakura]

UGLY..... its just a bit worn thats all. Everything BEAUTIFUL about that piano got covered it up with paint.... I'n sorry but I can't stand it when people ruin gorgeous rare (for this day and age) wood grains with paint. One day people will shake their head and wonder why on earth they would ruin this piano with paint and take hours fixing it back to were it was before. If its boring and bland, sure paint it. But this was beautiful as it was.

[@stevendeconinck3769]

Woodfiller? over varnish? Paper tape? NOT removing the action or keys? PAINT? I'm verry happy you're not a doctor

[@bobs.stevenson9704]

2nd restoration where they got the piano in working order then just dumped paint all over it. she did a good job cleaning it up though just misunderstand the painting such wood.

[@tresurelovemeabunch7656]

it looks really good. You have a great talent. Keep It up :D

[@simonmullen]

Absolutely disgraceful

[@emmaolive8257]

if you don't have anything positive to say, please don't say it at all.

[@hugeshows]

@@emmaolive8257 I'm positive she ruined that piano

[@colinmarshall9471]

emma olive I agree Stop the hate we are supposed be kind no exceptions.

[@Zaleskee]

NO!, NO!!, NO!!!! please STOP treating Instruments as furniture, this piano was killed by this process, PLEASE people, do some research on what it takes to save a piano.. and STOP this nonsense!.

[@cuypers1800]

Thank you for speaking up. I’m surprised more research was not done on this video. Millions of subscribers now have an incorrect perception of piano restoration.

[@noahbrooks4872]

How not to restore a piano is more accurate

[@muzhikforchaplin1203]

Now it just looks like a piece of furniture, not a piano

[@colinmarshall9471]

Stop the hate we are supposed be kind no exceptions.

[@JesusIsLove2512]

Praise the Lord Jesus Christ 🙏 Mother Mary Pray For Us 🙏Abba Father Bless us and we Adore You 🙏

[@pearlypawbeans]

This isn’t piano restoration at all. This is how to put house paint on a piano, rendering it completely worthless. Not to mention that absolutely no piano restoration was done to the internal mechanism. It’s a shame that so many beautiful antique instruments are tossed aside. Putting housepaint over a quality wood grain is a good way to perpetuate this problem. This looks like graffiti.

[@williamk9881]

Guys it’s going to be ok that she painted over the wood. It’s really going to be ok.

[@debramartinez9201]

Looks shabby chic nice !

[@rogerroundy7897]

I prefer the original wood. It was so beautiful! The white is not nearly as attractive.

[@bisonuberti]

Just outstanding indeed.

[@tayciee]

This was in a piano's purpose

[@nateh9548]

"How to ruin a beautiful piano"

[@ce23ana9]

A quedado peor de como se encontro

[@Bosbokkie55]

What an incredible sad thing to paint beautiful wood such as this. Please chsnge the heading. This is not restoring. It is painting. I agree there are definitely things that can be painted and make look beautiful such as cheap wood. But not good wood. 😥

[@wolfwolfy7491]

Yes it does look nice

[@luigipod]

what !?

[@paulplumb6360]

EI-YI-YI-YI-YIIIIIIII......BEFORE you even THINK of refinishing a piano you MUST have a piano technician tell you if it can still be a musical instrument. This video implies that all you have to do is refinish the outside. Just like people, IT"S WHAT'S INSIDE THAT COUNTS. Particularly on a piano this age. Everything is OVER 100 years old. Are the tuning pins tight?- or it won't stay in tune. $1000 or more to replace. Are the bridges cracked? - the sound may buzz - again over $1000 to replace. Are the hammers and the rest of the over 3,000 parts of the action still operable? If not, it's just a piece of junk that looks like a piano. How many times have I been invited to tune a piano after someone bought something like this and I had the unpleasant task of telling them it will cost $100's or even $1,000's to make it a viable piano. I remember one couple that paid $50 at an auction. What a deal, they thought. I went to tune it and it didn't even have 2/3's of the hammers still in the piano - never mind that the action parts were completely worn out. They had also paid $200 to get it home. And they certainly didn't have the money to replace all those hammers. OH - and by the way - the way she painted it by not taking it totally apart, she painted it so that a piano tuner couldn't even get inside it to tune it. And I guarantee once it is painted your chance of ever selling it is close to ZERO. This is a musical instrument, folks, not just a piece of folk art furniture, unless that's what you want!! I'll guarantee, the next home for this won't be a home, it will be a huge fantastic fire or the land fill.

[@colinmarshall9471]

Stop the hate we are supposed be kind no exceptions.

[@banjomarla4091]

Absolute agony to watch the filling process , no wonder she didn't show the sanding . If you do this get the correct spatula , do it cleanly , and allow two fills , sand in between if needs be . Think twice before painting beautiful wood too .

[@colinmarshall9471]

Stop the hate we are supposed be kind no exceptions.

[@cornet600]

and now it is worthless, hard to sel......

[@colinmarshall9471]

Stop the hate we are supposed be kind no exceptions.

[@alisimmons5782]

I was shocked to see her use a kichen knife to fill. Has this lady ever had any formal training. Shameful! ! I was hoping to see a professional restoration.

[@colinmarshall9471]

Stop the hate we are supposed be kind no exceptions.

[@acrylix8897]

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[@phoneemail8503]

This is not piano restoration! That requires disassembly fixing it and reassembly...

[@ruairif6804]

this lady is good:-)

[@lucianolizana446]

>:(

[@odenko5463]

To be honest. Thats a really bad paint work.

[@1xxxtylerxxx1]

But... why didn’t you patch it up with ramen?

[@ShiningSakura]

DO NOT PAINT THE PIANO... IT RUINS THE INSTRUMENT. IT WILL NEVER PLAY THE SAME EVER AGAIN..... I felt a great disturbance in the Piano, as if millions of piano strings suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.

[@colinmarshall9471]

Why is everyone here hating we are supposed to support each other and make others feel better, not be mean

[@cordialpiano8031]

She didn’t hurt the piano!

[@barberchopin96]

All pianos are painted and finished with “something,” the most common today being hard polyester. As long as you don’t get paint on any of the sound-producing or amplifying parts, it’s not going to affect the sound at all. The sound is affected by the strings, and the soundboard, that’s about it. The soundboard IS visible from the outside; it’s the deepest piece of wood you’ll see and it has diagonal ribs on it, going across the piano. Don’t touch that one, unless it needs repair.

[@hugeshows]

Next up, how to put tint on a stained glass window

[@mikew151Manhattan]

hahahaahahha brilliant!!!

[@barberchopin96]

I don’t hate what she did but that’s just TOO funny!! 😂😂😂

[@vittorioa4252]

Wow. She ruined it.

[@colinmarshall9471]

Why is everyone here hating we are supposed to support each other and make others feel better, not be mean

[@acrylix8897]

I think u should shut up and stop sending hate to this video

[@jamatildawong]

How can you paint over that beautiful quarter sawn oak? Wood like that is hard to come by these days and I've never seen grain like that in todays wood.

[@pedropagescommercialphotog741]

matilda wong it’s wood sacrilege

[@keithhepworth4934]

Beautiful piano! I wish I had that piano!

[@johnharvey4448]

I think it looks better afterwards in white. And, it goes with the decor of the room which was the idea. I wouldn’t call it restoration though, rather, reformation.

[@barberchopin96]

Shoot, why pay thousands for a fancy conformist finish when you can customize your own? Very cool!! Makes a fun project too! 😃 Love beautifying furniture

[@elliotthop2072]

This is an insult to all musicians

[@colinmarshall9471]

Why though???

[@andrewbarker9615]

I agree this is how to take the originality away from a upright that should keep going until it cant chalk paint doesn't restore a piano and when she says you won't realise its the same piano it isn't the same what she's done is made the instrument a colour it shouldn't be and ruin its tone by over laying the original wood with a paint which blocks more sound so less expressive tigerwood oak in the UK is rare i love pianos I have 2 a 1938 stainer overdampered and a 1974 brinsmead and sons I wouldnt never do uuuhhhmm that to the poor instrument what shes done is said she hates everything about its look il paint it a bland colour and make it boring tigerwood oak is a hard wood to get and its beautiful pianos american pianos are georgus but i get the first video what I piano is for yes to play and to enjoy as company as I do but not to change it to try and make it into somthing its not not good really

[@conradsmith9332]

Thanks for ruining a great piano :(

[@colinmarshall9471]

Stop the hate we are supposed be kind no exceptions.

[@miguel2740]

es que son mormones arruinan todo

[@CharlieMayMusic]

I was wondering why she was using wood filler, thennn she brought out the paint. Such a shame.

[@pedrkbts]

Come on, she destroyed it.

[@AndrewEClark]

With all due respect: There is so much ignorance going on in this video that something must be said. I cannot stand by, witnessing someone paint a beautiful, vintage quarter-sawn oak headboard or nightstand -let alone a PIANO and say nothing. This is a TOTAL CRIME against all that is virtuous, lovely or of good report or praiseworthy. The sad part is this individual thinks they know what they are doing and actually believes they are enhancing the piano. This is an act if total ignorance. Fortunately, most of this damage can be reversed. The sad part is that most of the piano’s beauty is now hidden, reducing its chances of being rescued and truly restored. I can only hope to someday rescue and re-restore this piano to its paradisiacal glory.

[@js591]

WE'RE ALL CRYING INSIDE!!!!

[@colinmarshall9471]

Why is everyone here hating we are supposed to support each other and make others feel better, not be mean

[@cuypers1800]

Thank you for speaking up. I felt the same way watching this. If I was a piano restorer witnessing this beautiful quarter dawn tiger oak wood be covered with chalk paint, it would make me really sad.

[@danieldillon268]

Thanks very much!

[@mikew151Manhattan]

in 100 years the next restorer is going to tut saying "the things they used to do in the 2020's."

[@garethshaw57]

You ruined a beautiful piano! Please please don’t “restore” any more. When you said like new I was expecting you to sand, fill and varnish the beautiful wood and yes. You ruined the sound. You’ve prevented the wood from breathing and are restricting its ability to flex which is what creates the sound!

[@colinmarshall9471]

Stop the hate we are supposed be kind no exceptions.

[@rockymits]

Curly grain anything covered by white paint??????????? Who does this?????? Worst finish restoration fail ever! Very VERY sad . . . .really.

[@OE1FEU]

Can you please rename this into "Furniture whatever", because this is not about a piano but about doing something really horrible to a musical instrument.

[@MegWasHere2011]

Absolutely beautiful

[@TheAWesomePerformer]

This was not what I expected XD

[@Amille06]

You didn't wax it or top coat it?

[@tategilbert364]

:)

[@tariyork8419]

Oh the beautiful grains in the piano covered by chalk paint! Why oh why? I know it's a lot of work to strip and refinish word, but this piano deserved it.

[@mypham2788]

This is like covering hardwood floor with linoleum. Tsk tsk...

[@tommasobego6286]

It's very very beautiful!

[@kelsielauronal2762]

Yes I love it

[@TheConniejohnnie]

Thank you!! I am planning to paint my piano, and I keep hearing that it's pretty easy to do, but I'm feeling a little anxious about doing it. You gave some great tips. Your piano turned out beautiful!

[@hauptwerk1]

Piano restoration is about matching it with your home decor😂

[@ashleyallen1858]

Jesus Christ was not mentioned in this video. It should not be posted by a church holding His name.

[@banaanara6980]

hahahaha goodness lady

[@roxannet1871]

I love what you did to the piano, it's beautiful!

[@camichristiansen2024]

Okay, so Kari is one of the most talented DIY bloggers EVER!! Her patience with the project, coupled with love, care and concern for the piano, is obvious. She is my new DIY hero! Thank you so much for making this beautiful Mormon Message, it's so inspiring :)