Do you have a nice piano? Then you must have these: a good room humidifier with a large tank (at least one) and at least 2 hygrometers. Two hygrometers are needed because they will not read the same and you need to act on the average. Place them in different parts of the room to […]
Piano Technology
HEP Guy on Youtube
I’ve been working on building up a collection of piano tech related items on my Youtube channel. Hopefully the quality will follow a path of continuous improvement.
Feurich 218 M
I took a slightly different path with the 218 and got help. I asked Boaz Kirschenbaum of Cherry Tree Pianos to recommend a configuration and perform the necessary surgery. Boaz is also a fan of Ray Negron’s Ronsen Piano Hammer Company products and together we decided on a set only this time made with Bacon […]
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 […]
Traditional and Modern Soundboards
The soundboard is one of the most important parts of a piano. Soundboards have traditionally been made of thin planks of solid spruce, about 1/2 inch thick and the width of your hand, glued together on the edges to form a very large surface. While this traditional approach has been used throughout the history of […]
RPT Repeat
I finally did it. I passed the final technical tests to regain my RPT (Registered Piano Technician) status with the Piano Technicians Guild. If you haven’t been following my progress (what?? you haven’t??) go to this post for a refresher. The whole process was indeed an ordeal. While the bench tests were pretty much the […]