Grand Piano Restoration Process

Torn Piano offers piano tuning, repairs, rebuilding, sales, and other piano services in the Greater Vancouver area. Yonatan Torn, the owner of Torn Piano, has been a certified piano technician since 1981. He has European and American training and experience.
Piano services in Vancouver and Lower Mainland including North Vancouver, West Vancouver, Downtown Vancouver, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Maple Ridge, Richmond, Delta, Surrey, Langley, and Abbotsford.

Products and Services

Piano Tuning, Piano Voicing, Piano Repairs, Piano Regulating, Piano Reconditioning, Piano Rebuilding, Piano Appraisal, Piano Sales, Practice Pedal Installation, Silent System Installation, Dollies And Wheels Installation, Pre Purchase Piano Inspections, Piano Benches & Accessories less...
Brands Carried

August Forster, Baldwin, Bechstein, Blüthner, Boston, Bösendorfer, C. Bechstein, Essex, Estonia, Fazioli, Grotrian, Hailun, Heintzman & Co., Hobart M. Cable, Hoffman & Kuhne, Kawai, Kemble, Kimball Piano Company, Wm. Knabe & Co., Kohler & Campbell, Mason & Hamlin, Niemeyer, Pearl River, Perzina, Gebr., Petrof, Pleyel, Pramberger, Samick, Sauter, Schafer And Sons, Schimmel, Seiler, Shigeru-Kawai, Steinway & Sons, Story & Clark, Suzuki, Weber Piano Company, Yamaha, Young Chang less...

[maxpower]

I've been doing a lot of research into these things lately since i'm considering a crazy, semi-late career change from architecture into this wonderful craft and i can't helpt but comment that your set up is the smartest i've seen so far - all these adjustable benches and a custom jig for everything. You're exactly the kind of pro i'd like to learn from - sadly there's a very large ocean between us ;) thank you for sharing the video, i found it super inspiring - Greetings from austria :)

[LeeFirlotte-oy]

I cannot believe the amount of expertise and patience needed to restore a grand piano, Great Vid!

[AlsanPine]

it is always a pleasure to watch a master at work. i am restoring a 1920 sohmer baby grand i rescued. from my understanding it is an exact copy of the steinway. i used to play a concert steinway in college and in my poor and old age, i hope to restore this baby to play as sweet as that piano. lots of time and money for parts. maybe i will finish it before i die 🙂

[clivefinlay]

I agree with everyone here, we all just witnessed a true craftsman at work obviously loving the work he does. Such people are rare and to be honest whatever he’s paid it ain’t enough!!

[davidt]

I want to applaud at the end. Not for his playing but for his craftsmanship in all forms of repair/restoration work. I’m a woodworker and can see his skills at work and his movements to me were like a ballerina.

[MarkHopewell]

A craftsman at work and working without assistance. Much respect.

Lest we forget too.... The absolute headache for the designer of this instrument designing, building and tuning this instrument from scratch during it's original build a century ago.

[TS_Mind_Swept]

Feels like most of the old piano was removed.... but it looks so good now 💛💚

[johanie.m.]

This is Pure Art ! From the beginning to the end, congratulations ! 🙏

[gainweighttoday]

As a piano technician myself, I can say you are on point, very skilled and well equipped. Have a nice day, Sir! :) Greetings from Hungary.

[phineasbluster]

Maybe i watched & commented positively once before. But here i am again: the man is masterful. Great technician, great engineer! (I used to do minor piano restoration. ) youtube often gives us posers & freaks, so it's alrways wonderful to catch the real thing.

[jessetingle]

Bravissimo. Beautiful restoration, really enjoyable to watch.

[janhrdousek]

one of the most impressive things i've ever seen. Wonderful job!

[dougl]

As a fellow rebuilder I watched with awe and admiration. Well done!

[robertwilliams]

YOU SIR, ARE A TRUE MASTER OF YOUR CRAFT AND THIS A TRUE MASTERPIECE OF A PIANO!!!! BRAVO SIR, BRAVO!!!❤❤🙏🙏👍👍😊😊

[SiscanuJohnny]

It was perfect execution, Mr. Torn thx for sharing!
Большое спасибо, профессионал, я хотел бы иметь возможность узнать больше через ваш канал !

[MarcRiedel]

I would love a version of this with your commentary explaining what you're doing and why you're doing it. Great stuff.

[sprintphoto]

beautiful work nicely done video outstanding soundtrack nice watch. Thanks.

[neilanthonyhaywardlewis]

This is why restored pianos are expensive nearly as a brand new one, because of the hours and hours of expertise and work that goes into them.

[chronos]

This was the most interesting YouTube video I've seen in quite some time...

[PAUL.]

OMG, , , , unbelievable, , , , and unbelievable