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 drive but it is through some very beautiful scenery. You have to love the […]
At work
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 is often referred to as “tone regulating” which has a more clear meaning. It is […]
North Bennet Street School
While in Boston I visited (finally) the famous North Bennet Street School and met the director of the Piano Department, David Betts and Debbie Cyr, one of the instructors. The school has somewhat mythical status in the US, being a very old, formal and well respected school of a variety of crafts, including book binding, […]
more stuff…travel, promos, dull business
I’m still a little conflicted about this blog…on one hand the power of a blog is when the writer is completely honest about a topic people care about. The problem is that being completely honest may not be in my best business interest. No, no scandals about Bosendorfer using laminated soundboards. But other observations, experiences […]
Why so many posts on one day?
I’m at one of our valued dealers for a promotion. There is a lot going on and part of my time is spent laying low until I’m needed, so I’m catching up. While the national economic news is rather screwy, you wouldn’t know it by the sales traffic here. It is a good reminder that […]
Europe trip, continued
This trip included detailed discussion about a very particular rosewood finish, stimulating technical discussion at the factory (!) all set in gloomy early European winter weather, gray skies and rain, sometimes a lot. The problem with traveling to interesting places on business is that you rarely get the time to really experience a city. I’ve […]