1910 W.W. Kimball Upright Piano Hybrid Rebuild! Progress along the way! We worked on every system of the piano on this partial hybrid rebuild / refurbish. We replaced the most crucial components on this 100 year old piano; like the hammers, dampers, shanks, and we re-pinned the hammer butts. We put triple dampers on the […]
Continue readingFULL RESTORATION & FULL REFINISHING! Family Heirloom Yamaha G3 Grand Piano This amazing family heirloom treasure is ready to shine! This piano was a dramatic turnaround! Cosmetically this piano was in very rough shape when it entered our shop. This piano had a sizzling sound in the bass notes and really bad tone. We […]
Continue readingHeirloom Family Player Piano Restoration! 1928 Stroud Upright! We love hearing the history on an antique piano that has been in the family for years. This restored player piano turned out quite special! Watch the video to see the unveiling of this piano, and hear some great tunes!
Continue reading1870 Chickering Grand Piano Restoration! JUST LOOK AT THOSE BEFORE KEYS! This is our latest grand piano restoration! This gorgeous 1870 Chickering was done by Brigham and many different piano technicians on our team! A huge shout out to our amazing piano shop manager Mike who led the antique restoration and did an exceptional […]
Continue readingBrigham is the industry authority on Hailun Pianos with over 300 sold! I was first introduced to the Hailun brand in 2010 at a piano technicians’ convention. I had heard great reviews about Hailun but was a bit skeptical until I played one … and then bought one to take home. I inspected it, took […]
Continue readingLike teachers and studio owners across the world, we are currently offering piano lessons online. While it hasn’t been an easy ride, we’re definitely learning a TON. We went from “carefully sanitized” in-person lessons to online lessons within about a day! As we’ve made this transition, we’ve been experimenting and problem-solving right along with our […]
Continue readingJust yesterday I was tuning a piano in someone’s home and he is currently working from home. All of his children are home during the day with him during this current COVID situation. He mentioned he would really appreciate the option to quiet his acoustic piano. His kids are playing the piano more frequently and […]
Continue readingThere’s a reason we practice piano: none of us learn playing pieces we can do perfectly the first time. The practice itself, however, can be tricky. Does just running through the piece work? When do we stop and fix harder spots? What counts as a “mistake” in the first place? Here are some suggestions about […]
Continue readingPiano Technique. At some point, you or your child will hear this word from a piano teacher. But what does it mean? As long as you or your child learns how to read notes, does it really matter? YES. Tens of thousands of musicians from around the world over the course of three centuries of […]
Continue readingThis is a question we get asked a ton! Parents always want to know what is the best age to start piano. The bottom line is that there isn’t one right answer. The BEST age to start piano lessons will be different for every child. In this blog post, we shared some qualitative ways to […]
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