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Not all techs are equal!

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Not all techs are equal!

Its amazing how some people get away with shotty work. Whoever hung these hammers must have been blind folded.. I can only imagine what this person charged the customer. Clearly not a certified piano technician.If you are not qualified then do not do the job!

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A feather in my cap . . .

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A feather in my cap . . .

After years of trying to convince “The Piano Craft Guild” which was the old Chickering piano factory in Boston to get a Chickering for their front lobby, they finally got one. They asked me to refurbish the ol’girl.I am keeping it 100% original (warts and all) just as it came out of this factory. A …

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thats one burnt finish . . .

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thats one burnt finish . . .

The finish of this piano is incredibly “alligatored”. I was very surprised at how well it tuned up considering how dry it must have been over the years to make the finish shrivel up like this. I guess they don’t make them like they used to.

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Thats one rusty piano!

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Thats one rusty piano!

Rust rust and more rust! Please be careful when choosing a “free craigslist piano”. You get what you pay for folks. Hard to tell customers bad news and this piano was in horrible shape.

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Boston PhilHarmonic piano tuning

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Boston PhilHarmonic piano tuning

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

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