McGuire Piano
Showing past work of Duane McGuire, retired piano technician

Year: 2020

Repairing the Bottom Beam of an Upright Piano
Showing some repair work to the back structure of an upright piano
A Singer Sewing Machine is not a Piano
A singer sewing machine is not a piano. But I accepted the challenge of restoring a sewing machine ...
Kawai Howard Grand Piano
I have enjoyed playing it immensely, and the piano has received rave reviews by other pianists.
Schilling & Sons: Pinblock work
As noted in the previous post, the pinblock in this piano had separated from the back posts.  ...
Schillings and Sons: Completion
This piano is ready to go home again.  It is performing well and looking good.  Final tasks were ...
Schilling & Sons: Case repair
Amateur movers frequently damage the lower corner of upright pianos.  Shown here is my approach to ...
Schilling and Sons: Replacing Dampers and Hammers
Photos showing installation of dampers and hammers
Schilling and Sons – Pedal Board Replacement
Replacing a broken pedal board
Rebuild of Schilling and Sons Upright
Sometime around 1959, in Raymond Washington, I had my first piano lesson. It was on this piano: ...
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