Piano Party
I recently went to Sisters to return a piano action I had just done $2,000 work on. I took my grandson, who was staying with me for the weekend. He wasn’t sure he wanted to go at first, but I assured him he would enjoy the couple, as they are fun and interesting people. I […]
Who Would Have Guessed?
Tidbits you may find interesting From our humble beginnings of just 27 students the first year, we doubled in size to 54 the second, and to 110 the third. We continued growing. We are the largest school in the world training piano technicians, and have students and graduates in over 90 countries, and on six (out of seven) […]
Providing Complete Piano Service: Regulating (Part 3)
Every piano has three basic parts, or systems; 1) the Case, Frame and Soundboard, 2) the Plate and Strings, 3) and the Action, or Playing Mechanism. In a vertical piano the case includes the backframe assembly with the pinblock, soundboard and bridges attached, the keybed, plus the sides, front and top pieces. These last […]
Franz Mohr – Mentor and Piano Technician for the Greats
Here is a video clip I found for your enjoyment – a CBS Evening News featurette from 1986 about one of my mentors, Franz Mohr. Mohr was Steinway’s Chief Piano Technician and piano tuner to the greats.
Inspiration for the School
Just like you are about to do, I began my career with a correspondence/home study course. In fact, over three-quarters of all tuners begin this way. I started working with another tuner, and he said “take a correspondence course to learn the nuts and bolts, and I will teach you the rest.” I did; but […]