What makes piano strings snap? Joe Jackson’s got the answer of who, what, where, when, why.

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A brand-new print copy of Piano Servicing, Tuning, and Rebuilding sitting on the music desk of a Kranich & Bach console upright piano. Also visible on top of the piano are a tablet, mini USB MIDI controller, and a set of piano tuning tools.

My very own copy of Piano Servicing, Tuning, and Rebuilding (3rd edition) came today! 😍

Checked it out from the county library to start reading and turns out that it's one the highest rated books for piano techs. So I just had to get a copy that I won't have to return. #pianotuning #pianotech

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An overhead view of a med of tools and pedal parts next to the open lower section of an upright piano.

An overhead view of the open lower part of an upright piano, showing off the brackets inside for the pedals.

A pedal from an upright piano, marked for a new hole to be drilled into the lever portion.

Two pedals from an upright piano; one with a new small hole drilled into the lever portion, one with a larger hole drilled onto the lever portion.

Installing some new pedals onto an upright piano.

I've had to trim, cut, and drill a lot of metal for this project… 😅

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My beloved grand piano’s butt with the lid open. It’s a nice butt.

The front keyboard of my piano, with music on the music stand, and the lid is open.

Having some more detailed work done on the 7-foot Mason & Hamlin BB today with my awesome piano tech Ken Huebner. He will be investigating buzzes, noises, voicing, and regulation of the new action, and checking on the new bass strings and new pins. Yessss…
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Here is a short snippet where I show the last stage of the action replacement and rebuild, Here the final steps for the damper system (an involved process) on my lovely Mason & Hamlin BB
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A whole new life and sound for my beloved piano. #piano #pianotech #pianorepair #pianoupgrade #bassstrings

Here is a Yamaha YUS5 that also has electric capacity. Instead of flags, this one just has a little jigger that sends the signal through the board when it touches. #pianotech

Had to level and lube these keys on a Yamaha U1 trans-acoustic piano today. Those little tabs send the electrical signal into the computer to trigger samples. This acoustic piano acts as a midi controller and uses the soundboard as an amp! Super cool tech. #pianotech

Tuned and regulated this very old Yamaha 450 (serial number says 1963) for a client who is having it delivered soon. It plays better now than a new one. #pianotuner #pianotech