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Piano Dumping, Part 1
Note: This is the first post in a series in response to the recent explosion of articles and posts on the value and lifespan of pianos.A few weeks ago, a New York Times article on the increased...
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Piano Profile: Sojin Studio Upright
Note: Piano Profiles is a regular feature highlighting unusual models of pianos that I encounter in my work as a technician. All piano ages and manufacturer details come courtesy of the Pierce Piano...
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Piano Pushing!
Can’t get enough of pianos and piano technology? Check out these books and DVDs!Books Temperament: How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization by Stuart IsacoffDid you...
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Piano Dumping, Part 2
Note: This is the second part in my series about the piano lifecyle. Read the first part here.In reading reactions to the New York Times article on the rise of throwing old pianos away, I was struck in...
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Piano Adventures: The Head Injury Edition
Note: Piano Adventures is a regular feature highlighting the quirky aspects of my daily life as a piano technician, from the paradoxical challenges of working with inanimate objects to the characters...
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Piano Profile: Shoninger Upright
Make and Model: Shoninger UprightSerial Number: 3079Founded in New Haven, Connecticut in 1850, the B. Shoninger Co. (later the Shoninger Piano Co.) produced this beautiful rosewood upright in 1885 —...
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Photo Essay: Peter Gabriel at Red Rocks
Around the same time I inadvertently went on a blog posting hiatus in September, I had the opportunity to go to Denver, CO, both for work and to visit family. I didn’t plan for extracurriculars beyond...
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Piano Profile: Rocky Mountain Grand
Built especially for Joe Onofrio III of the Onofrio Piano Company of Denver, CO in 1999, this Baldwin grand is truly one-of-a-kind.The design of the piano was inspired by the local scenery of the...
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My favorite jazz pianist of all time, the legendary Dave Brubeck, passed away yesterday at the age of 91, one day shy of his birthday.(I must thank my sister here for introducing me to Dave’s music by...
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Piano Dumping, Part 3: The Salvage Edition
Note: This third part in my series about the piano lifecycle. Read the previous parts here and here. Repurpose or throw away? Decisions, decisions…. Because I am the ultimate piano nerd, one of my...
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Piano Adventures: The "Caseworkers" Edition
As a piano technician, my concerns and expertise regarding the instrument are primarily focused on how they feel and how they sound. However, as an instrument that is also considered furniture and...
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Piano Adventures: The Ten Grands Benefit Photo Essay
Over the past week, I have spent the majority of my time immersed in preparations for the annual Ten Grands concert, a benefit for noted musician and composer Michael Allen Harrison’s Snowman...
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Piano Profile: Vintage Yamaha Upright
Built in 1921, this Yamaha upright somehow made the journey from Japan to the United States, despite having been manufactured 40 years before Yamaha began exporting pianos across the Pacific Ocean.The...
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Piano Profile: Wurlitzer Butterfly
So named for its unorthodox winged-top lid that resembles a set of butterfly wings, this vintage Wurlitzer grand piano was built in c. 1937. Of the three butterfly models produced, this particular...
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Piano Adventures: The Regional History Edition
I was out and about today and walked by the Covington House, a historic log cabin situated a bit north of downtown Vancouver, WA. Lo and behold, what did I discover when I read the placard in front of...
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Andante Piano Works is now on Instagram! Check us out and follow @andantepianoworks to stay up to date on my never boring, sometimes downright zany adventures as a piano technician throughout the...
View ArticlePiano Adventures: The X Ambassadors Benefit Event Photo Essay
Back in June of 2004, I moved 2,782 miles from Ithaca, NY to the Portland, OR area to attend School of Piano Technology for the Blind (formerly the Emil Fries School of Piano Tuning and Technology),...
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Piano Dumping, Part 1
Note: This is the first post in a series in response to the recent explosion of articles and posts on the value and lifespan of pianos.A few weeks ago, a New York Times article on the increased...
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Piano Profile: Sojin Studio Upright
Note: Piano Profiles is a regular feature highlighting unusual models of pianos that I encounter in my work as a technician. All piano ages and manufacturer details come courtesy of the Pierce Piano...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Piano Pushing!
Can’t get enough of pianos and piano technology? Check out these books and DVDs!Books Temperament: How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization by Stuart IsacoffDid you...
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