I often find myself tracking down obnoxious and unpleasant sounds in customer’s pianos. Pedal squeaks and creaks are very common. Here’s a photographic journey through one rather unique solution.
I love working with Yamaha pianos; however, Yamaha uprights made before approximately 1988 suffer a common problem. These pianos make use of a particular kind of flange (called with a Schwander-style or Japanese flange), which in its earlier incarnations relied of a thin piece of cotton thread. That thread, used to retain the hammer return … Read more
I’m sharing with you an incredibly elegant, simple way to hook up Yamaha Disklaviers. It’s fast, inexpensive, robust, and easy to explain to customers. You don’t have to worry about their WiFi password either.
A curious adventure delivering a rare part for a customer, and a quick primer on electroplating.