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  • Expert Advice for Piano Owners
    How-to guide for piano owners and prospective owners. Instructions for repairs, cleaning, buying a piano, humidity control, placement of the piano in the home, moving a piano, acquiring a free piano.

  • Piano Tuning
    Elizabeth Atkins, serving the Metro-West area of Boston, Massachusetts, offers complete piano tuning, repair, restoration and rebuilding services.

  • Piano Benches
    The wrong piano bench can make trying to play the piano a nightmare. Restoring an old bench is usually not cost-effective.

  • Music Storage Solutions
    Music cabinets and bookcases are the best solutions for the question of where should I store my music.

  • Piano Accessories

  • Buying a New Piano
    How to buy a new piano. What to look for in buying a new piano. What to look for in a dealer.

  • Buying or Inheriting a Used Piano

  • Piano Humidity Control

    • How to Achieve Humidity Control for Pianos
      How to achieve the optimum humidity for your piano. Whole house humidifiers, room humidifiers, air conditioning, dehumidifiers and Dampp Chaser in-piano humidity control systems will be discussed.

  • Learning to Play as an Adult
    Learning to play the piano may require an attitude change. Many adults believe that because they did not have lessons as a child, they are forever barred from being excellent piano players. These tools will allow anyone to leapfrog over this limiting belief and achieve excellence.

  • Cleaning Your Piano

    • Cleaning Your Grand Piano
      Cleaning a grand piano is different than cleaning an upright piano. Safely raising the grand piano lid, removing the music desk, and removing the fallboard (nameboard) , as well as instructions for the do-it-yourselfer to thoroghly clean the grand piano are covered here.

    • Cleaning Your Upright Piano
      This is a description of the procedure for cleaning your upright piano, including disassembly and reassembly of case parts to access the inside of the piano.

    • Cleaning Plastic Keys
      These are simple instructions for cleaning plastic natural (white) keys, with additional information on how to tell if your keytops are plastic or ivory.

    • Cleaning Ivory Keys
      These are instructions for cleaning ivory keys, with additional information on how to tell if your keytops are ivory or plastic.

  • Piano Repairs

  • Pianos For Sale
    The owners of Acton Concord Piano and Atkins Piano Service have combined forces to offer you the finest in restored and rebuilt pianos, both vintage and modern.

    • Mason & Hamlin Upright
      Mason & Hamlin upright piano for sale, mahogany case, ivory keys, ornamental carved pilasters and legs.

    • Yamaha U3 1980
      Yamaha U3 52" upright c.1980 in high gloss ebony with adjustable artist bench is for sale in Acton, MA. Call 978-263-8932 to try this great instrument.

  • Contact Us
    The owners of Acton Concord Piano and Atkins Piano Service have combined forces to offer you the finest in restored and rebuilt pianos, both vintage and modern.