Author Archives: Joel

Left Pic – Dowels chiseled off, ready for drillingRight Pic – Bottom screwed on. I was going to put screws down into the “tabs”, but the way the previous repair(not mine) was done, I’d virtually miss getting the screw into … Continue reading →

Forgot to post these next 2 pics earlier. Several of the keys, needed to be shimmed with a piece of veneer. Without shimming the Key Top would have been significantly lower than the Tail. Left Pic – Veneer Shim about … Continue reading →

Re-Gluing the Tails, probably 1/3 of the keys needed to be re-glued at the back end   Left Pic – Before CleaningRight Pic – After Cleaning   Left Pic – Bottom of pedal assembly as I got it, with 2 … Continue reading →

Left Pic – Key, Linen Glue Base, Key Top ready for gluingRight Pic – 1st six glued up   Left Pic – Matching up missing Key TopsRight Pic – All matched up, cleaned, and ready for gluing

Left Pic – Old linen glue base partially removed, after steaming.  Right Pic –Glue base removed, scraped, and ready to go   Left Pic – 3 keys with previous “improperly done” repair attemptsRight Pic – Same 3 keys after removal … Continue reading →

Client has a 1920’s vintage Kurtzmann Grand with pedal assembly problems, missing key tops, as well as a few other things. Damaged pedal assembly and missing or improperly replaced key tops   Disassembled damaged pedal assembly and white keys on … Continue reading →

Some of the hammers were “bouncing” when the key was struck. I had to adjust the let off buttons on each of those keys, so the let off would release and allow the hammer to fall down to the back … Continue reading →

Replacing a broken string. Picture above on left is using a Sciortino String Coiler to put a coil on the replacement string. Picture above right is after the coil is made.   Picture above left shows the string on the … Continue reading →

Mason & Hamlin Grand @ Wicomico MS Replacing broken strings Damper work Tighten soundboard crack(s) Other adjustments 2 Tunings Estimated Completion – Late April   Mason & Hamlin Grand @ JMB’s Refurbished Auditorium Regular Tuning

Welcome to my Piano Tuning Website. After many years of selling, moving, renting, touching up, maintaining pianos at my “Real Job” (Salisbury Music), I have added Piano Tuning to my set of skills.