Renaissance Piano Service & Restoration

Renaissance Piano Service & Restoration Welcome to Renaissance Piano Service, owned by Trevor Nelson! We service, restore and sell Steinway pianos for Colorado and surrounding states.

Renaissance Piano Service was founded in 1987 by Trevor T. Nelson, Registered Piano Technician. We are a full service piano company primarily serving the Denver, Boulder and mountain areas of Colorado, focusing on piano sales, piano rentals, piano storage, high level tuning, touch improvement, tone improvement and bespoke restoration. Trained at the legendary Bosendorfer Piano Factory in Vienna, T

revor strives to provide customers with the highest level of expertise and knowledge in maintaining and improving their pianos. Trevor has been a member of the Piano Technicians Guild since 1987 and has been a Registered Piano Technician member of PTG since 1989. We focus primarily on high-end piano brands such as Steinway, Bösendorfer, Fazioli, Mason & Hamlin, Bechstein, Blüthner, Steingraeber, Sauter, Estonia, etc. We provide ground-up restoration of vintage pianos. We install new soundboards, pinblocks and bridges; new hammers, dampers and action parts; new key sets with certified legal (pre-ban) ivory or ivory imitation; full piano refinishing; bespoke, micro-balanced touch weight design; and refinishing with hand-rubbed lacquer finishes. A restored piano will look and sound like new--often better! No matter where in the country or world you live, if you have a piano you wish to have restored, we will arrange shipping and transportation to our workshop in Colorado so that your piano can experience a full Renaissance, and be brought back to new condition. We also provide piano rentals to the Front Range of Colorado. We specialize in long-term home rentals. Also a significant part of our business is providing rentals for special events such as concerts, corporate events, weddings, etc.

This WW2-era 1944 Steinway Model L grand piano was just shipped across the country to us for restoration. Looking forwa...
02/24/2024

This WW2-era 1944 Steinway Model L grand piano was just shipped across the country to us for restoration. Looking forward to giving it a new life, restoring the original tone and touch, so that it can once again sound like a Steinway!

Here is my bubble level on a grand piano unison (three strings at the same pitch that comprise one note on the piano). ...
02/24/2024

Here is my bubble level on a grand piano unison (three strings at the same pitch that comprise one note on the piano). Notice anything odd? The bubble way off to the right? Yep. Piano strings don’t level themselves. A very large number of pianos have never had their strings leveled, causing the strings to be out of phase, resulting in a tone that doesn’t sound pure and clean. If you’ve never had the strings leveled in your piano, ask your technician to do it next time they come to tune for you. You’ll be glad you did!

Enjoying spending time in our shop this morning. So peaceful. Inspiring spending time around these majestic instrument...
04/12/2022

Enjoying spending time in our shop this morning. So peaceful. Inspiring spending time around these majestic instruments with such noble and inspiring histories, and many more musical stories yet to be told. Drop us a line if you’re interested in purchasing a grand or upright piano.

We’re having a piano sale at our showroom! Nice selection of vintage Steinway grands and uprights, plus a Steingraeber ...
06/27/2020

We’re having a piano sale at our showroom! Nice selection of vintage Steinway grands and uprights, plus a Steingraeber grand, a Schimmel grand, etc. Prices range from $12,000 to $89,000; most are in the $30k range. Stop by, or message us. 1725 Majestic Dr in Lafayette.

Busy weekend! In 36 hours I tuned pianos for a concert pianist, for Kanye West, for Illenium, and fitted a new pinblock...
07/09/2019

Busy weekend! In 36 hours I tuned pianos for a concert pianist, for Kanye West, for Illenium, and fitted a new pinblock for a customer’s Steinway grand. Pianos were: Baldwin, 1891 Steinway, 1845 Erard concert grand, 1940 Steinway. Lovely to meet you, , & talk music!

Followed the German hammers with new custom bass strings. Sweet sounds.
03/03/2019

Followed the German hammers with new custom bass strings. Sweet sounds.

Did a heart transplant this week for this 7’ Korean (Young Chang) grand piano. Installed German (Renner) custom hammers...
03/03/2019

Did a heart transplant this week for this 7’ Korean (Young Chang) grand piano. Installed German (Renner) custom hammers and shanks. What a difference! Sounds like an expensive German piano now. 👍🏻 ,

Enjoyed servicing this $180,000 Bösendorfer grand the other day. The tone and touch is intoxicating, and the owner, Chr...
02/28/2019

Enjoyed servicing this $180,000 Bösendorfer grand the other day. The tone and touch is intoxicating, and the owner, Chris, is awesome.

As one of only approximately ten piano technicians in the US to have been invited to train at the Bösendorfer factory (1991), I love servicing these amazing pianos. ,

Christmas Steinway Sale in Colorado! Many of our Steinways are priced from $6,000 to $35,000. Message us for more info...
11/28/2018

Christmas Steinway Sale in Colorado! Many of our Steinways are priced from $6,000 to $35,000. Message us for more information, or to schedule a time to come by and see our collection! Bonus points: what is missing from this photo?

Steinway Sale! We have a great selection of Steinway grand pianos and upright pianos for sale, many with very unusual a...
11/26/2018

Steinway Sale! We have a great selection of Steinway grand pianos and upright pianos for sale, many with very unusual and unique histories. Highlight: an incredible Steinway Model A *played and signed* by the immortal Josef Lhevinne, one of the greatest pianists of all time. For sale for $85,000. A unique chance to own an incredible piece of history.

On the affordable end, we have a Steinway uprights starting at $6,000.

Message me if you’d like to come play our pianos!

A better photo of the lovely piano I was prepping and tuning from last night's concert. An 1895 Erard, made in Paris.
12/10/2017

A better photo of the lovely piano I was prepping and tuning from last night's concert. An 1895 Erard, made in Paris.

The humidity in the concert hall tonight was down to 5.3%. Not something we piano technicians prefer, especially under ...
12/10/2017

The humidity in the concert hall tonight was down to 5.3%. Not something we piano technicians prefer, especially under the pressure of concert tuning. That is super-dry. Average humidity in the Sahara Desert is around 25% RH.

That kind of low humidity is hard on any piano, but this one is a very special late 1800s historical instrument, and somewhat delicate/fragile.

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