1950s and 1960s spinets used plastic elbows on the lifter rods. Plastic was "brand new" back then and was not as strong or long lasting...

According to ChatGPT, "An upright piano action is a mechanical system that translates the player's touch on the keys into the striking of...

Yes I have! I never know what I'm going to see when I walk in the door. Recently I had the opportunity to tune a Yamaha baby grand in a...

Walked into a home with a 1948 Gulbransen spinet. Had not been tuned in over twenty years or longer. Full of dirt, dust, grime and a...

Yes I have! I tuned a piano near Hanibal, MO yesterday. It was an Adolf Geyer piano made in Hangzhou, China about 15 years ago. ...

When I set up a tuning, I ask the client if they have any keys that are not working right. Before I tune the piano, I start...

Free pianos are like free dogs...they can cost quite a bit. You can find numerous free pianos on Facebook Marketplace. Some of them are...

I am definitely busier in 2024. Tuned my 80th piano yesterday and have done repairs, pitch raises, cleaned and assessed another 24. I...

Yes it did. You never know what you are going to walk into when you arrive at a new piano tuning job. A client contacted me about a...

As a matter of fact...I do! A client of mine has a very nice 2006 Henry F. Miller baby grand made by Pearl River in Guangzhou, China....

I had the opportunity to tune a 1925 Howard piano down in Fredericktown. It was in very good condition for a 99 year old piano. Was in...

I have tuned numerous pianos older than me. Average age of pianos I've worked on is 49.8, Oldest was 115 and newest was 3. I was asked...

Well as a matter of fact I did! Started the day off tuning a 1992 Baldwin Concert Vertical. A very nice piano. Had not been tuned for...

From brand new to 115 years old. Average age is 50.8 years old. Mostly between 25-85. Most of the really old ones have either been...

Well as a matter of fact I did! Started off in the morning tuning a 1960 Cable Piano Co spinet. It was almost exactly an entire note...

When people find out I tune pianos...and if they are over about 50 years old...they often ask if I can Tuna Fish? REO Speedwagon album...

I mostly do minor repairs on pianos. Fix sticky keys, reattach parts that have come off, dig stuff out of the action that is blocking...

As a matter of fact I did! First job at a recording studio...tuning for the pros! Tuned a 1963 Steinway at Kalinga Production Studios...

"Sticky" keys can be caused by many different issues. It can be the pins that hold the keys in position. It can be the bushings too...

These are the tools I use most often while working on pianos. From left to right and top to bottom... Tool I use the most...the piano...