Piano and harpsichord maker for tuning, maintenance, repair, restoration and hand-polished shellac surfaces.
Klavierdoktor Burkhard Ebers
Hauptstraße 2, 38528 Adenbüttel · GermanyNew on Amplifa
About Klavierdoktor Ebers
Klavierdoktor Burkhard Ebers is a piano and harpsichord maker in Adenbüttel near Braunschweig. After completing his apprenticeship at Grotrian-Steinweg in Braunschweig in 1979, he has tuned, maintained, repaired and restored hundreds of instruments. The services include piano and grand piano tuning to concert pitch 440 Hz, maintenance and regulation of the piano action made of wood, felt and metal, voicing of the hammer heads as well as repairs to the action, keys, strings, dampers and pedals. A speciality is hand-polished shellac surfaces for cases made of veneer and solid wood, applied and rubbed out in several passes without synthetic lacquers. In addition, the business offers restorations ranging from partial areas to a complete overhaul, purchasing advice, valuation reports and professional transport of pianos and grand pianos. The service area covers the Harz and Heide region within a radius of around 80 km around Adenbüttel, including Braunschweig, Wolfsburg, Hanover, Gifhorn, Peine, Salzgitter, Wolfenbüttel and Celle.
- Site
- Adenbüttel
- Processes
- Piano / grand piano tuning (concert pitch 440 Hz, fine tuning of the choruses), Maintenance & regulation of the piano action (key dip, hammer height, let-off, damping, pedals), Voicing (working of the hammer heads for tone shaping), Hand-polished shellac finish of cases (Surfaces & Polishing), Repair (action, keys, strings, dampers, pedals, felts, surfaces), Restoration of pianos and grand pianos (soundboard, pinblock, stringing, action, case), Purchasing advice / valuation reports for pianos and grand pianos, Transport & relocation of pianos and grand pianos
- Materials
- Wood (case, soundboard, action), Shellac, Felt, Metal (action parts, strings), Veneer
- Certificates
- Member Bund Deutscher Klavierbauer e.V. (BDK), Member Bund Deutscher Klavierbauer e. V. (BDK)
- Founded
- 1979
- Industries
- Piano making / Musical instrument service, Musical instrument retail, Private customers with upright or grand pianos
- 01
Diagnosis / condition assessment on site or in the workshop
- 02
Tuning or basic tuning to concert pitch 440 Hz
- 03
Regulation of the action (key dip, hammer height, let-off, damping)
- 04
Voicing of the hammer heads / repair of individual assemblies
- 05
Surface work: hand-polished shellac finish in several passes
- 06
Restoration in the workshop, playing in and retuning
- 07
Trial playing and final adjustment with the customer
Materials & Processes
Wood (case, soundboard, action)
Base material for case, action and soundboard in maintenance and restoration.
Shellac
Traditional polishing agent for hand-polished surfaces without synthetic lacquers.
Felt
Material of the hammer heads and action, worked on during voicing and regulation.
Metal (action parts, strings)
Material for action parts, strings and fittings in repair and restoration.
Veneer
Surface material of valuable cases, suitable for shellac polishing.
Location & Equipment
Adenbüttel
DEWorkshop / Company headquarters
- Materials
- Wood, shellac, felt, metal, veneer
- Lifting table
- Transport vehicle Piaggio Ape (mobile)
Services on the Instrument
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piano / grand piano tuning (concert pitch 440 Hz, fine tuning of the choruses)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Strings, Pinblock |
| Maintenance & regulation of the piano action (key dip, hammer height, let-off, damping, pedals)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Wood, Felt, Metal |
| Voicing (working of the hammer heads for tone shaping)Surface | – | – | – | – | Felt |
| Hand-polished shellac finish of cases (Surfaces & Polishing)Surface | – | – | – | – | Shellac, Veneer, Solid wood |
| Repair (action, keys, strings, dampers, pedals, felts, surfaces)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Metal, Felt, Wood |
| Restoration of pianos and grand pianos (soundboard, pinblock, stringing, action, case)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Wood, Felt, Metal, Strings |
| Purchasing advice / valuation reports for pianos and grand pianosEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Transport & relocation of pianos and grand pianosAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifting table | – | 1 | – | – | Workshop Adenbüttel |
| Transport vehicle Piaggio Ape | Piaggio Ape | 1 | – | – | Mobile / Adenbüttel |
Additional services
Quality & Association Membership
Member of the Bund Deutscher Klavierbauer e. V. (BDK); quality standards according to the craft standards of piano and harpsichord making, including fine tuning of the choruses and joint trial-playing inspection with the customer.
| Evidence | Adenbüttel |
|---|---|
| Member Bund Deutscher Klavierbauer e. V. (BDK) |
History
- 1979
Apprenticeship as a piano and harpsichord maker at Grotrian-Steinweg in Braunschweig; since then hundreds of instruments tuned, maintained, repaired and restored
- 2024
Press report "Im Notfall kommt der Klavierdoktor" in Norddeutsches Handwerk, issue 8/2024