Keeping my five year old daughter engaged and entertained while being confined to our property for the duration of the Stay at Home directives has been a challenge. But one fun way she has been occupying herself is by taking many many photos with her camera. She’s been getting shots of pretty much everything she …
One thing that I love about my job is that it is never boring. Case in point: I showed up to a service call a few days ago and lifted the lid of the piano to find an obsolete tuning peg setup. Like any other type of technology, pianos have evolved greatly since their invention …
Throughout my life as a piano player and my career as a piano technician, I’ve noticed an interesting divide in opinions on player pianos. Some people think they’re the bees’ knees. I mean, a piano that plays itself (and likely does a lot of other stuff like recording and streaming music over the internet) obviously …
One of the most common questions I get from clients is “Why do you tune by ear?” (aka “Aural Tuning”) I get it. It’s not en vogue. There are many electronic tuning choices on the market, and even more now that the software is available as smartphone apps. In seemingly every way, tuning a piano …
