Author Archives: Joel

“I recently had my piano tuned by Joel R. Smith, piano and tuning service. He arrived promptly and the appointment was easy to schedule. He was meticulous, extremely knowledgeable and his prices were very fair. In addition to doing a … Continue reading →

Moving a Yamaha Grand off a deck with the help of a Bobcat forklift in Metompkin, VA.

This is an older Steinway upright in a church. Considering the age, it is in surprisingly good condition. Needed some damper levers replaced, as well as a few other minor things.

Pianos in schools and other institutions can be protected with a fallboard lock…. And yes I sell and install these.

I also repair piano benches and case work on pianos. This Steinway bench had come unglued and was about to collapse.

Below are some photos of the ivory keys on the Baldwin 9 from the other day, before and after cleaning.

Doing a 1/2 day of action work on the 1949 Baldwin 9 Footer in the chorus room at Easton HS in Easton, MD. Filed the hammers, reset the hammer line, realigned numerous hammers, vacuumed all the dust and crud out, … Continue reading →

This is definitely a fire hazard. The metal bar you see is a dehumidifier tied to the wood rail with cotton twine. The dehumidifier was plugged in and very hot to the touch. To compound the problem, there was not … Continue reading →

Rented my Baldwin Model L Grand Piano for a wedding at The Pemberton Equestrian Center. Wilbur the pig was a big help!

This late 1800’s 85-Note Steinway had been rebuilt about 30 years ago. The hammers had gotten hard, causing the tone in the middle and upper areas to be very strident and harsh. I was able to ‘voice” the piano by … Continue reading →