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Piano Tuner vs. Piano Technician
A piano tuner strictly tunes. A piano technician can tune and: Can do minor, medium, major repairs May be able to do a full restoration of your piano Can replace broken strings Can and will suggest that you have the interior of your piano cleaned Will adjust your...
Thinking About Finding a Piano on Craigslist?
There are thousands of postings on Craigslist offering affordable or FREE pianos. How do you know if the piano is worth your time and money? Most of the pianos that you will find on Craigslist, especially the free ones, have several minor problems and some of them...
New York City with Steinway and Sons
So it’s been just under a month since my amazing trip to New York City for part one of my training at the Steinway and Sons factory in Queens. The class was an action regulation and touch seminar. It lasted an entire week, thirty-two hours in total, and covered all of...
Restoration completed on the 1890 Sohmer
The 1890 Sohmer and Company upright has been restored and sent back home to the Westwood Mansion! The newly restored piano will be dedicated in memory of Frank Hambright, a masterful piano tuner and technician who was prominent in the Knoxville community. Stay tuned...
SPRING TIME IS HERE!
And that means it is the PERFECT time to have your piano tuned! You clean out your closet, your garage, your kitchen cabinets, and your attic…..but what about your piano? Pianos get VERY dirty on the inside and you should NOT try to clean or vacuum the inside of your...
Restoration Project for Knox Heritage
We are proud to announce our newest project: an 1890 Sohmer and Sons upright piano restoration brought to us by Knox Heritage! It came from the historic Westwood House at the edge of Sequoyah Hills. What a treasure...This high-quality instrument was built in 1890- the...