Piano String Covers:
Five Reasons Why
You Should Get One

Piano string covers are essential to the preservation and protection of your piano’s “vocal chords”, or metal strings, keeping them in top shape - free from corrosion and deterioration - while allowing them to release clear and resonant sound.

Strings covers are essential to protect your piano's strings against dust, moisture, and their subsequent counterpart, corrosion.

String covers are an inexpensive guarantee that your piano can be protected on the inside, while enhancing its beauty, and achieving a greater level of tuning stability, year after year.

Our string covers are made using only the highest quality materials. 100% woven wool is the perfect fit when it comes to repelling dust and moisture - it's dense enough to block it out, and yet "thin" enough to allow sound to be projected from the soundboard.

Now, why should you buy a string cover? Here are five reasons why you should get one.

REASON #1: Protection for your piano. String covers protect your piano's delicate strings from two outside "enemies" that, when combined, conspire to threaten, or shorten, your piano strings' life span: (1) dust and (2) moisture content in the air.

A piano string cover protects against these two elements, while enabling any moisture within to evaporate and absorb into the wool. This simple solution prevents moisture from developing onto the metal parts of your piano, including the strings, tuning pins, agraffes, cast iron plate, bridge pins, hitch pins, duplex scaling or aliquots, and soundboard (wood), which ensures that rust cannot "eat" at your piano, deteriorating it over time.

Sample Product Video: 

REASON #2: Preserves the beauty of your piano. String covers guarantee that no dust, spills, pet hair, or any foreign object will ever accumulate in this hard-to-clean area of your piano. Thus, you can be sure that your piano’s beauty is preserved for several decades and generations. When you choose a wool string cover, you’ll also get extra benefits because it also prevents a gradual hazard from developing over time – namely, rust and corrosion on the plate and strings.

REASON #3: Additional tuning stability. String covers control the amount of moisture content in the air that could potentially harm your piano's top, metal surface components (see the list of metal parts, in bold, above the video). 100% wool is a natural insulator, so it makes sense that the piano is well protected not just from the constant rise and fall of temperature and humidity levels, but also from other harmful atmospheric particl

REASON #4: Quality. When choosing a piano string cover, we offer only the highest quality materials. Our string covers are custom made from 100% premium wool of the highest quality. It’s thick enough to eliminate dust and moisture while still allowing the sound to come through the cover’s top.

REASON #5: Lifetime Value. Our piano string covers offer the perfect satisfaction guarantee. We strive to meet your expectations, not only in terms of quality, but in giving you the satisfaction that what you are paying for is by far, worth every penny.

Piano String Covers:
An Essential Tool and Investment

A piano string cover is an essential tool that guarantees the safety, security, and quality of your piano. So, if you want to invest in your piano’s durability and the quality of music it produces, you can't go wrong with an affordable string cover.

You’ll notice the difference it makes to protect your piano's interior against dust, moisture, and other contaminants, which inevitably accumulate over the years on the piano’s strings, plate, and soundboard.

Order a string cover today to ensure the longevity and optimal performance of your piano’s delicate interior parts and the quality sound it was designed to produce.

All of our piano string covers ship to you directly within 6 to 8 weeks [as of September 1, 2021] as they are 100% custom made to order.

We also offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee. We are confident our string covers will meet and satisfy all your needs, or we will make it right.

OUR PROMISE TO YOU:

If you are unsatisfied for any reason, you have a full week to try it out for yourself. You can send it back to us for a replacement, minus shipping*.

Your satisfaction is our guarantee.

*Subject to Terms & Conditions. 

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Grand Piano String Covers

Manufacturer Suggested Retail Price - Total Piano Care's Price

Petite through 6' 1". . . . . . $435 . . . . . . . . .  $395

Over 6' 1" through 7'6"  . . .$475 . . . . . . . . .  $435

Over 7' 6" through 8'0"  . . .$495 . . . . . . . . .  $465

Over 8'0 through 8' 11" . . . $535 . . . . . . . . .  $495

Over 8' 11" through 9' 11"   $575 . . . . . . . . .  $535 

10' More . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $650 . . . . . . . . . . . $595

Prices include domestic ground US shipping with tracking. 

CA Residents add 8.75% sales tax. 

If you wish to view actual color samples, please send us an email to: totalpianocare [at] gmail [dot] com to place a request.

Sample kits are $20 which include materials and shipping to your door.

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CALL US WITH QUESTIONS:

(866) 488-KEYS (5397)

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For a darker "Navy Blue", please add an additional $75 to the cost, as this color is not stocked, but is a special order item.

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Here you will find two (2) decorative stitch options.

The top three rows of the first sample shows the (1) Greek Key stitch, and the bottom three rows show the (2) Feather stitch.

Both stitch patterns are available in Gold, Blue, Red, Black, or White thread.

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ORDER A 100% WOOL HAND-CRAFTED

STRING COVER:

Prices Include Shipping to the 48-contiguous United States.

For shipping quotes to other regions, Contact Us for a quote.

Make sure that your piano make/model is found in the reference chart below. If you cannot find your piano make/model, you can send us a paper template, as shown in the video below.

STEP 1 of 2:

PLACE YOUR ORDER HERE, BY SELECTING YOUR PIANO'S SIZE.

Diagram: How to MEASURE Your Piano.

STEP 2 of 2:

Contact Us With Your Piano's Make & Model, and String Cover Color & Stitch Pattern Preference. 

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Don't See Your Piano in the List, Below?

You can make a paper template of your piano, by following these instructions: 

Create a

Piano String Cover

Paper Template

DIRECTIONS:

(1) Place a large sheet of butcher paper over the top lid of your piano. Tape together the paper in the middle.

2) Align the long, straight edge of the paper to the piano's left side (bass section).

3) Use masking tape to secure the template down onto all sides of the piano, so it will not move around, at Step #2 and #4. 

4) Crease the paper over all the edges of the top lid, rounded and straight, and lightly mark the creases with a piece of chalk at the edges.

5) After the creases are clearly marked, remove the paper from the piano and cut out the template with scissors.

6) CHECK YOUR PIANO'S TOP LID HINGES, FIRST, BEFORE LIFTING IT OPEN. Make sure there are no missing hinge pins (outside) or screws (inside), so that you can open the lid properly, without causing any major injuries to you, or any damages to the piano, itself. 

Get a flashlight and check the inside of the piano, to the left, if you haven't opened the top lid in awhile (or ever). Make sure the hinges' screws are there in place, and that you can open the lid safely, without causing any damage to the piano, or yourself. Be careful, it's heavy!!

7) Carefully open the piano's top lid. Place the template into the piano. Make sure it fits into the cabinet at all sides.

8) If there is excess material hanging over the piano's stretcher (long horizontal edge of the case, directly above the piano's keys), mark it with a crease, and cut the excess paper away so the template lays into the piano, flush, without any paper hanging out.

Try to make sure the template fits snugly against the stretcher, without any gaps, so the cover will not come up too short when it's made.

9) If there is <1" to 2" of excess paper near the curved edges of the piano, leave it there. Trim as needed. The string cover can be fitted into the deep plate/rim section of the piano with only 1" to 2" of excess material.

Make sure the general shape of the template matches the curved sections of the piano's cabinet.

10) Feel around the middle of the paper template. Create creases where you can feel the piano's plate structs, underneath. Mark the struts with chalk.

11) After all the struts have been marked, take the template out of the piano, and mark the creases with a black marker.

These are areas where wooden baton pockets will be sewn into the cover, to keep the cover from falling down, and touching the strings.

12) Write your full name, phone number, piano's make, model, and serial number onto the template.

Send in a big enough envelope with tracking, in case the envelope gets lost in transit.

CONTACT US if you need any assistance.

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It is not necessary to send a paper template if your piano's make/model is found within the list below.

Currently, as of FEBRUARY 2020, we have available the following string cover templates:

APOLLO --- Petite, 7’

AUGUST FORSTER --- 170, 190, 215

BALDWIN --- C 6'3", L, E, M, R, S, SF, SF10, SD10 (9'), W, BP148, G 5’6”, H, B-1, DH-MP, DH C-142, DH C-152, 152, H-165, DH-172, C OR

BALDWIN HAMILTON --- 5’1”, 5’2”

JULIUS BAUER --- 6FT

BAUS --- BABY GRAND

BECHSTEIN --- A 208, B, B88, L, M, S (4’9”), 190, 192 M/P, A228; Also: C. BECHSTEIN C 5TF, C91; Also: W HOFFMAN 6’4”, V183, EN 9 FT

BEHR BROS --- 5’1”

BERGMANN --- TG-150, TG-157, TG-175

BLUTHNER --- Model 2, Model 4, Model 6, 5 FT, 5' 6", 9 FT

BOHEMIA--- 185

BOLLERMAN---5’2”

BOSENDORFER --- 5’1”, 5’6’ 6’9”, 170, 185, 190, 200, 213, 214, 225, 275, 282, Imperial 9’6”, VIENNESE.

BOSTON --- GP156, GP163, GP178, GP193, GP215 (ALSO ALL PERFORMANCE EDITIONS)

BRAUMULLER --- 4’9

BRAUMBACH --- 4’10”, BABY GRAND

BREWSTER --- 5’1”

BRODMANN --- 162, CE-175, BG187

CABLE NELSON --- CN151 , CN161

CHALEN --- 155

CHIC --- 6’1”

CHICKERING --- 5’2” & 5’6”, 123, 507

NOTE: EMAIL US with APPROXIMATE SIZE, SCALE #, WITH SERIAL #. HAVE MANY CHICKERINGS IN STOCK

CLINE --- CG-46, CG-49, CG-510, 5’3”

CROWN --- 5’4”

CUNNINGHAM --- BABY GRAND

CURRIER --- 4’11”

DIAPASON --- D183

ESSEX --- GP155, GP161, GP173, GP183

ESTONIA --- 168, 190, 274

FALCONE --- GF42, GF52, GF62, GF72, GF87, GF208, 7'4"

FAZIOLI --- 183, 212, 228, 278, 308

FEURICH --- 190, 220, 6’4”

FISCHER --- 4’7”, B,

GEORGE STECK --- GS42, GS52, GS62, GS72, GS87, GS208, EMAIL WITH MEASUREMENTS HAVE VARIOUS SIZES NO MODEL #’S

GROTRIAN --- 160, 185, 189, 208, 223, 275

GROTRIAN STEINWIG --- 200, 220

GULBRANSEN --- 4’8”

HAILUN --- 161, 178, 198, 218

HALETT DAVIS --- 152C, 6450A, 5' 5"

HAMILTON --- H-401

HARDMAN --- EMAIL WITH MEASUREMENTS HAVE VARIOUS SIZES NO MODEL #’S

HARDMAN PECK --- 5’2”

HAZELTON --- 140

HEINTZMAN --- 168, 6'

HENRY F. MILLER --- HMG058, HMG063, HMG067, 8’9”

HOBART CABLE --- GH42, GH52, GH62, GH72, GH87, GH208

HORUGEL--- G-3A (5’9”)

HYUNDAI — G-50, G85, G-80A

IBACH --- 160TR, 6’7”, F II, FIII 7’

IRMLER --- 159

IVERS & POND --- 5’

KAWAI --- KG-1 C&D 5’1, KG-1 E&A 5’5, 185, 350, KG-2, 500, KG-3, 600, KG5, KG-6 E&A, GE-1,GE-2, GE-3, GE-20, GM-1, GM-2, GM-10, GM11, GM-12, GM-2, GE-30, GS-30. GS-40, GS-50, GS-60, GS-70, KG-6 E&A, RX1 (& BLAK), RX2 (& BLAK), RX3 (& BLAK) , RX5 (& BLAK), RX6 (& BLAK), RX7 (& BLAK), GL10, GL20, GL30, GL40, GL50 6’2” (ALSO ALL KAWAI GX MODELS), GS100, EX

KEMBLE --- KC173

KIMBALL --- 4’6”, 5100, 5’2”, 5’8”, 6’7”

KINGSBURY--- BB

KINGSBURG --- EMAIL WITH MEASUREMENTS, SERIAL # ETC. HAVE 2 TEMPLATES W/ NO MODEL #

KNABE --- K50 (sa KIG50), WG48 (sa KIG48) , WG50 (sa KIG50), WG54 & WSG-54 (sa kig54), K57, WKG-57 (sa K57), WG61 (sa K&CKCG650), WG59
(sa KCG600), WG61, KN-520, 5’8” (circa early 1900’s) NOTE: EMAIL US APPROXIMATE SIZE WITH SERIAL # HAVE MANY KNABES IN STOCK

KOHLER & CAMPBELL --- KIG47, KIG48, SKG400S, KIG50, KIG52, KIG54, KCG450 (4’9”), KCG400 (sa kig47), KCG500, SKG500, KCG600,
SKG600, KCG650, KFM650, SKG650, SKG700

KRAKAUER BROS --- 5FT

KRANICH & BACH --- 6FT, C141

MASON & HAMLIN --- A, AA, B, BB, CC

MAY BERLIN --- M187

NORDISKA --- D (5’), 5' 11"

PEARL RIVER --- GP142, GP150, GP159, GP160

PERZINA --- G187, 6’1”

PETROF --- IV 5’8”, III 6’4”, V, P 194

PIANO DISC --- PD500, PD520, (sa YC 157)

PLEYEL --- 5’8

PRAMBERGER --- JP157, JP175, P185, PS185

REMINGTON --- 140D, RD150

RIEGER KLOSS --- 185

RITMULLER --- 170

SAMICK --- SG140 (sa K&C kig47) , SG150 (sa SIG50), SKG400, KCG450, SKG600, G1A, SG155 (sa KCG500), SIG54, SG161 (sa KIG54), SG172, SG185 (sa KCG650), SG205, WSG225

SAUTER --- 160, 185, 220

SCHAFER & SONS --- SS-47, SG-48, SG-51, SS-51, SS-53, SS-58, SS-60, SS-510, STG-150, PG-1, SS-90, G-3A, G-5A

SCHIEDMAYER --- MODEL E, MODEL B, 170, C-183

SCHIMMEL --- 169T, 174, W180, 182T, C182, K189, 208, 213, 230, 5’8” (1991), 5’9”, 295, MODEL CC, C-10F,

SCHULZE POLLMANN --- 190

SCHUMANN --- G-80 A, 680A, 5 FT, 5’9”.

SHERMAN CLAY --- SDG1

SHIGERU KAWAI --- SK2, SK3, SK5, SK6, SK7, SK-EX.

SOHMER--- CUPID 5’4”

SOJIN --- DG-1, DG-2

STEIGERMAN --- SG143, 161

STEINWAY AND SONS --- S, M, L, O, AI, A II 6’2”, A III 6’4-1/2, A (85 NOTE), B & (B 85 NOTE),  D, C (7’5”), C (85 NOTE)

STORY & CLARK --- M152, H60 (5’1”), SC 700 5’9”, GX160, GX 170 .

TOKAI --- 155 (5’1”)

VIENNA - 5'

VOGEL --- V177 (5’11”)

WEBER --- WG-50, WLG-50, WG51 (sa YC G157), WSG51, W150 (sa YC G150), W157 (sa YC Y157), W175, (6’ CIRCA 1920), WSG60 (sa YCG185)

WENDL & LUNG --- 161

WURLTIZER --- C14 3, C153, 173, G452, G457, G461, G4111, R2, 6FT

WYMAN --- WG170

YAMAHA --- GA1, GP1, GH1, GH1B, GH2, GC1, GC2, GB1, A1, C1, C2, C3, C5, C6, S4, S400, S6, C7 7’6”&7’4”, G1, G2, G3, G5 (Also All YAMAHA CX models)

YOUNG CHANG --- G150, G157 (sa Web WG51 & PG157) , G175, G185, PG 150 (sa Y150), PG213, Y150 (sa Web W150), Y157 (sa Web W157), 190, 208, 213, 275

ZIMMERMANN --- 4’5’, 4’9”

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A Grand Piano String Cover?... 

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