Tag Archives: Cambridge Piano tuning
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.
Read moreYes another boast as to why this piano is good . . .
“Boy this Everett upright sure does have that tone beauty like a grand piano”. I had to look and sure enough it does have iron beams instead of wooden ones. I am afraid however I can’t say it compares to a grand. Oh well, I guess you have to try something to separate yourself from …
Read moreHours and hours working on this Hohner Clavinet
This is the underside of a clavinet. Over time the little orange tips (which sort of fret the strings) turn into a gooey, gum like texture. A pain to scoop out and put new ones in. You need patience and some inventive ways of digging out these little buggers!
Read moreBaldwin’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.
Read moreTuning Practice rooms at Lesley College
Spending the whole day tuning at Lesley College (Cambridge) practice rooms. At least its air conditioned and most pianos are new Yamaha P22’s. Could be a lot worse. No complaints.
Read morePiano tuning outside in Cambridge.
Jay tuning outside in a back ally in Harvard Square, Cambridge.He keeps it outside which makes it difficult to hold a tuning but it makes for a good story.
Read morePianos by Jay subject of Documentary (sort of). . .
A Harvard student chose me as the subject of her ‘intro to documentary making’ class. The 3 min video looks like the start of a documentary to me. See if you don’t agree: http://youtu.be/K3iKdHu1_UY
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