The Feurich M Series debuted in Chicago at the Piano Technicians Guild National Convention this summer. Massgefertigt means tailor made, and in this case, pianos. It’s a “tweaked out” Feurich Ningbo 218, with some special parts and processes which leads up to a special piano! The concept had […]
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I’ve done some updating of some of my other web sites recently. Please check out www.ericjohnsonpianos.com and (now defunct) www.feurichusa.com
New Piano Voicing Tricks for a Piano Technician
Piano voicing is a fascinating craft.I came of age as a voicer in the 1980’s, a time when there was not the richness of hammer and felt choices there are today. Back then the world was pretty much divided into Renner and Steinway. The Renner hammers, with which I worked extensively because of their use […]
Outside Promotion
Had fun showing the German-made Feurich 172 in NYC recently.
Moving Sucks…mostly
Moving sucks. There have been a lot of projects in my life lately, the biggest and most all-consuming has been my move to new workshop/office space. When I moved into the old space about 2 years ago, I knew it would be temporary and the true requirements would evolve as business developed. For that reason […]
You Must Have a Good Ear…
I’ve been told that I must have a good ear, usually by someone I’ve just met who has learned that I’m a piano technician, and I’ve always wondered exactly what it meant. Piano tuners do train themselves to hear components of piano tone, usually called partials or harmonics. These are pitches within pitches (the g […]