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A typical day at the shop
Thought I’d take a picture of the shop. Things are getting a little cramped! It is usually pretty well orgainized however this week there is a lot of things going on.
Read morePianos by Jay featured in Melrose Weekly News
I was interviewed for the Melrose Weekly Newspaper and given a nice big article, complete with a nice big picture. They were very nice to show their interest. I got a lot of great feedback from people. A big thank you to the Melrose Weekly News/Wakefield paper.
Read morePianos by Jay to be featured in the Melrose and Wakefield Papers
A reporter from both the Melrose weekly and Wakefield free press will be interviewing me this week. I am very excited as I love both towns and very much enjoy working in them. Both are great towns and have much to offer their community’s. If you are in either – be on the lookout for …
Read morePianos by Jay joins the Melrose Chamber of Commerce
In an effort to keep close ties with my home town community I have joined the Melrose, Ma. Chamber of Commerce. I enjoy being involved in my community and hope to build long lasting professional relationships. Melrose is a town on its way up. There are some restaurants that have nice pianos as well as …
Read moreWorking on a very rare Rhodes Mark III electric piano
Ultra rare vintage Rhodes Mark III stage piano. Has electronics on top of the regular tines to create tone generators. I guess keyboards were starting to kill the electric piano market so Rhodes came out with this. Its pretty cool but also pretty cheesy. Its fun any way!
Read moreA good Chinese piano?
Well it was bound to happen. I just prepped a brand new very nice Pearl River 5’3″ baby grand piano. Chinese pianos tend to sound a bit bright, hollow and toneless (especially in the treble). Well I must say the Pearl River line of pianos blew me away. Incredible dark rich tone and tuned up …
Read moreJustin Timberlake’s Rhodes
When pop sensation Justin Timberlake came to the TD Garden on his Summer tour, his tour manager called me to tweak his Rhodes electric piano for the show.
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