CHERNOBIEFF – Piano Restorations

You Can Enjoy a World Class Piano Restoration

EVERY PIANO IS FULLY CONCERTIZED

Inertia Controlled Actions * Advanced Resonant Compression Soundboards * Hammers Masterfully Voiced

Chernobieff Piano Restorations can optimize your piano’s performance to better than new condition.

You’ll play longer
You’ll play better
Even your mistakes will sound good

Advanced Resonant Compression Soundboards

Not all soundboards perform the way they should.

Unlike the violin, piano soundboards were for the most part, crudely made. In fact, they are riddled with acoustic errors. Most rebuilders today simply copy the existing boards dimensions and their errors.

I’ve spent the last 20 years studying hundreds of piano soundboards from every maker i could get my hands on. I kept detailed records of many parameters such as stiffness, weight, rib dimensions, rib count, panel thicknesses, gradation patterns, etc. As a result of my research, i learned what makes a board either awful or fantastic- its the stiffness to weight ratio.

I found most soundboards are between 3-8 lbs overweight. The real art of making a soundboard perform at its acoustic maximum is reducing weight without compromising its strength. For example, in 1936 Steinway switched from their very good soundboards to the diaphragmatic soundboard (which today everyone copies), the end result was a lighter soundboard, but the strength is compromised.

The Chernobieff Soundboard is a lightweight soundboard of high strength. Every board is installed under strict specifications using the highest quality materials available today. Every board goes under strict testing (Chladni, Deflection, Weighing) to meet my acoustic criteria. The result is a piano that has an amazing singing quality.

Benefits you’ll immediately hear:

increased dynamic range

incredible sustain, bloom, and projection

super sensitive and quick tonal response

See some of my soundboard making videos on my Youtube channel

Inertia Balanced Actions

Where others may settle for statically balancing an action.

I use inertia.

I take dynamic measurements to insure optimal speed, repetition, and consistency. The method i created and use is call Inertia Touch Wave. Its so smooth your fingers feel like they are surfing a wave. You will be pleasantly surprised because you instantly feel the connection between you and the piano.

You’ll have more control
You’ll have an increased dynamic range
Your playing will flow more effortlessly

Master Voicing

When hammers are first “out of the box”, they are not bringing out the piano’s full voice. When listening closely you can hear all kinds of variables. Voicing hammers is the last stage of the rebuild.