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Prep Line – Feurich USA
I’ve been in Tampa prepping the remaining Feurich model 122 verticals that came in last month. Pianos need preparation, folks, to sound their best and these are sounding pretty good (he adds, humbly).
Tuned for a famous musician recently
Had the great pleasure of meeting and tuning for a very famous classical musician recently. His apartment in NYC has a Bosendorfer model 200 that really needed some attention. Casually displayed on the bookshelf were just some of his many … Continue reading
Welcome to Retail – Allegro Pianos Manhattan
For the past 6 months I’ve been helping build a new high end piano retail store in New York City. Allegro Pianos Manhattan is an expansion of Allegro Pianos of Stamford CT. We represent Bosendorfer, Bluthner, Steingraeber, Estonia and Kawai. … Continue reading
High End Piano Guy at NAMM
I’m giving a presentation at NAMM this year in LOUNGE 88, in the piano area. Here’s the link NAMM is, as you probably know, the big musical instrument/products industry trade show, held in Anaheim California, every January. Continue reading
NEXT!!!
Today is March 31, the last day of my current direct involvement with Bosendorfer. It’s been great, thanks to everybody involved, but I’m itching to move on. Stay tuned.
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Brand Loyalty
. I travel a lot, so I should be a prime customer for a number of travel related companies. If I had a bigger travel budget things might be different, especially when it comes to hotels and maybe air lines. … Continue reading
More travels – Midwest Old Home …hour
More traveling, this time to the midwest, and more driving. First a visit to a new customer in St. Louis, then a long drive to Elizabethtown KY to visit the warehouse at Keyboard Carriage. This is about a 5 hour … Continue reading
Voicing Part One
Voicing is one of the most critical aspects of piano maintenance and repair and perhaps the most mysterious. It’s mysterious because there is so little you can actually specify, unlike the precise measurements of key dip or let off. Voicing … Continue reading
The High End Piano Experience
I’m working on my concept that we, as manufacturers, need to get together to develop and promote the idea of the High End Piano Experience, rather than assume that everybody agrees with our premise that these things are worth a … Continue reading
Cool gadget
Here is a cool gadget from Dopplr that keeps track of my travels.
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