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Posts from ‘April, 2009’

Making a Kawai Grand Piano

Continuing my research on the “old families” of the piano business I came across these videos about the Kawai brand.  Kawai, while not an American brand, has had a major impact on the American market. Kudos to Worldpiano for posting these videos. Making Of A Kawai Grand Piano Pt.1 Koichi Kawai founded a company in [...]

Memories of an Old Friend

Memories of An Old Friend A few days ago I was going through some old photos of pianos that I had purchased for resale during the first years of my career as a piano technician (a great way for a young technician to build up both experience and working capital) when I stumbled across a [...]

KUIW Fundraiser

If you live in or near San Antonio, Texas, and want to support music in this area, come out this Thursday night, starting at 6 pm, to Tycoon Flats at 2926 N. St. Mary’s for a fundraiser for KUIW, the Internet radio station for the University of the Incarnate Word.  There will be a concert, [...]