Last fall I learned about a world I knew existed, but one that, well, frightened me. It had its own language, its own sound and worse…its own tools! Yes, I’m speaking about the world of harpsichords and fortepianos! I spent 2 weeks at the J.C. Neupert Company in Bamberg Germany alternately freezing and being humbled […]
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High End Piano Guy Blog
Maybe the Times are a-changing…
Frederic Chiu played the new Yamaha CFX concert grand in a well received recital at the Metropolitian Museum of Art in New York. The extremely positive review in the New York Times also featured something that has been very rare in the past, a photo that included the name of a non-New York based piano […]
Piano Technician Masterclasses
I appreciate the opportunity to present at the March Forward convention held March 18,19,20 2021. The title of the class is How To Think About Voicing. Here are materials related to the course. Check back, bound to change. … [Read More...] about Piano Technician Masterclasses
COVID-19 and You (and me)
UPDATED May 24 I am fully vaccinated having received my 2nd dose (Pfizer) on April 9. I still listen to the scientists as well as make my own decisions about what is safe for me and others. While masks are being required less, the science I … [Read More...] about COVID-19 and You (and me)
Eric Johnson RPT
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