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Posts Tagged ‘Piano History’

Quick Reference Guide for Piano Owners and Prospects

I was recently reviewing some of the posts I had written over the past several months and realized that if I could organize them into a reference guide they might be of more use to you, so that is what I am attempting here.  If you have questions about how I organized the posts or [...]

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 [...]