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If only pianos could talk
Reflections
The days they pass so quickly now. That reminds me of words from a John Denver song. Exactly twelve months ago I was boarding a Qantas jet to commence my Churchill Fellowship and I used the words from the song “Today” in my travel blog and now I am thinking of the...
Treble too dull?
I have seen this situation a couple of times with the same small grand. The piano is an entry level 150cm grand made by a respected manufacturer, that's five feet long in the old language, and the owners say to me that the treble and high treble is weak in sound. The...
Service?
A piano is a complex instrument and most piano owners do not understand the working mechanism of such. There are a few pianists with knowledge of how the piano works and have an understanding of the maintenance required for their instrument, however the...
If only pianos could talk
" You want to do what"? asked my Manager. "Leave a career in banking to tune pianos?" He wasn't the only one to ask this question. Why would I want to leave a stable and respected career and go and work on pianos? "Electronic organs are the popular instrument. Pianos...
For the times, they are a-changin
I cannot believe it is over six months since I have returned from my Fellowship. The past six months has been spent processing and applying the knowledge. Talking about my experiences has also made me remember small details that I thought I had forgotten. The voices...
My Way
And now, the end is here And so I face the final curtain My friend, I'll say it clear I'll state my case, of which I'm certain Yes, there were times, I'm sure you knew When I bit off more than I could chew But through it all, when there...
Deutschland-Teil zwei
It’s all in the detail I finished the damper course last Wednesday. Seems so long ago as the rest of the two week course has been just as intensive as the three days of dampers. The instructor was another friend from 2009, Jan Hoeppner. Jan is thirteen years my...
Deutschland-erster Teil
Der Dampfung experten Last Monday, the final chapter of my Churchill Fellowship commenced as I walked through the gates of Steinway and Sons, Hamburg to begin a two week course in the latest service techniques. Meeting Steinway’s Manager of Product Services, Mr...
Here comes the sun
Little darling, I feel that ice is slowly melting Little darling, it seems like years since it's been clear Here comes the sun, here comes the sun And I say it's all right (George Harrison) I have been working! I have visited piano shops and tried out pianos. I have...