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Be careful folks . . .

I feel really bad that these very nice customers have no idea that the “rebuilt piano” is without a doubt the worst job I have ever seen. It looks like an 8 year old did this work.I can not stress enough – have a piano tech evaluate the piano before buying it!

Hohner Pianet repair

This customers pianet suffered from a bad case of rust. The pitch was 40-50 cents flat on each reed. I had to scrape off a ton of rust and file the brass weight to get it back in shape. It took me a solid week but I got it and the customer was happy with …

A fun last minute tuning at MIT radio station WMBR

Got this last minute tuning for MIT’s radio station. For a 100 yo piano it plays and sounds pretty good. They use this for live performances. They don’t make them like this anymore!

Another example of a low end piano pretending not to be . . .

“Mezzo-Thermoneal Stabilzer” ha? I wonder if the salesman used this as a pitch back in the day?

Boston PhilHarmonic piano tuning

I was lucky enough to be asked to get this beautiful Steinway B back in shape for a performance.

Not as bad as it looks

Some days are better then others . . .

Today I tuned a brand new $80K+ Steinway O and then tuned a 9′ falcone grand.  The day before tired old spinets!

Where to begin?

  I have to remind myself to just concentrate on one piano at a time.  Its a good thing I like my job.

Baldwin’s terrible quality control

As I was tuning this late 70’s/early 80’s Baldwin upright I noticed it had no serial number. How is it possible that no one in the factory noticed?  They made some pretty horrible pianos toward the end.  

Tuning a brand new Steinway model B

I was lucky enough to tune for the Scandinavian Cultural Center in Newton, Ma where they have a brand new 7′ Steinway