Keeping it in the family

Bell London/Canada pianos were built in Ontario, Canada. Most were built between 1910 and 1920 and are good quality pianos. This one is unusual as this is straight strung and most were built overstrung. They have well-built actions that stand the test of time, and if tuned annually, remain in good order and need little regulation.

This image shows the pin replacement process. It envolves taking the old pin out and releasing the string from it's pin hole. You can see the pin is fairly long and goes deep into the piano block and grips by friction. The string is under great pressure and needs to grip well to hold the correct note. Once the pins were replaced I continued to give the piano a thorough tuning.