Puppy on Piano
This is one of the 88 pianos installed throughout the five boroughs of New York City for Sing for Hope’s piano pop-up event. Sing for Hope is a non-profit organization that raises money for music programs for underprivileged kids. Visit them at singforhope.org Check out those blue and red keys!
Piano repair 101.1
Here’s the second stage of this repair. The plate has been sprayed with gold paint and clear lacquer has been sprayed over that. Notice the gold overspray on the newspaper.
Piano repair 101
Here’s the first of three pictures showing the steps for spraying a piano plate (or harp) with the strings still on. The newspaper and blue tape protect the strings.
Piano repair in Hackettstown NJ
Randy Johnson, a great piano tech and tuner in Hackettstown sent me this picture entitled: Now THAT’S Clamping! He’s preaching to the choir! You can never have enough clamps… This is a picture of a pin block. That’s a laminated block of wood in a piano which holds the tuning pins, which hold the strings. …
Bass bridge repair
Here is an upright bass bridge that has been glued and clamped. It’s sitting on this baby grand to dry overnight.
Chickering baby grand lands safely
…and we have touchdown. On our way to the chiropractor
Piano move in Mendham
We just finished moving this little Chickering baby grand into a basement in Mendham. Here’s the before…
Piano move from Mount Arlington, NJ
We just picked up this Kawai piano from Mount Arlington. The roller coaster at Bertrand Island stood where the building to the right is. Anybody remember Bertrand Island?
The truth about buying a used Yamaha piano
What follows is an article which appears on the Yamaha corporate website. This article, written by Yamaha’s service manager, details the company’s position with respect to the purchase of used Japanese-made instruments. Following each of the six major points presented in the article we have responded with additional information which we believe is essential to …
5 Things You Need To Know About Buying Your Next Piano
What I’ve attempted to do with this guide is to: Give some simple background information such as nomenclature and outline a few general principles Talk about some of the things that are most important to me in the selection of a good piano Point you in the direction of other information and resources that will …