McGuire Piano

Year: 2015

The Janssen Piano Company of New York made about 160,000 pianos from 1901 until 1964, when it sold

I expect to have more time for the rebuild in November, after I finish the rebuild of a fine, old

Recent reconditioning of a 1920's Baldwin baby grand included: new key bushings ivory repairs new

I am grateful for my customers, and they are taking my time! The Stieff Rebuild is not moving

The piano was prepared for its trip to the refinishing shop. It's there now. I anticipate its

Week 15? Yes. I made no progress on the project for the past 10 weeks. Oh my. Interruptions were a

In the 20 years that I lived with my father, how many times did I hear: "If a job is worth doing,

It was a vacation week! Terri and I enjoyed a few days in sunny California, and since we were near

Keyframe Work Earlier, I completed woodwork and cleanup on the keyframe. This week, I installed new

Key work I had considered doing ivory repair on this piano, but in the end I decided that there

I completed some more work related to the key frame, and the mind is spinning with plans for the

New WNG parts for the action were ordered two years ago. The three photos in the sequence here

In his book, "This is Your Brain on Music", Daniel J. Levitin an describes interesting aspect of

Charles Stieff Grand Piano 6'2" (1911) I purchased the Charles Stieff grand in 2005. It was this

The right tool for the job isn't always obvious. Requirements: - pin should come out straight - no

As I prepare to do a complete action replacement on my 1911 Steiff piano, I wanted to be as

This video shows a field repair technique for boring an upright piano hammer for shank replacement.

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