Piano Tuning & Servicing

NY Metro Emergency Musical Services

To schedule a piano tuning appointment or a piano appraisal, 

please call: Kenneth A. Farnum, Jr. – (Cell): (917) 805-4699 / (Home): (718) 885-2480 

or e-mail:   FarnumA440@aol.com

 

 

Standard Tuning prices – no repairs, parts or regulation (starting between 8:30 AM and 8:30 PM) 

range from $150. to $250., PLUS any garaged parking, excessive metered park time and/or tolls.

If the piano is very out of tune, a second tuning in a few weeks to a month late

is highly recommended in order to stabilize the entire pitch of the piano to A = 440 c.p.s.


Additional voicing, repairs, regulation and piano moving services are available.


EMERGENCY TUNING RATES on REQUEST!

 

 

Some other Piano Tuners & Music Websites:

     Toni Van Loan (H): (914) 965-5110 – www.victorianpiano.com/

     Joe Hanerfeld (800) 648-8637 – www.craftsmanpiano.net
            also, check out: www.craftsmanpiano.net/Craftsman_Piano_Inventory.pdf

      some NYS Piano Tuners = www.pianoacoustics.com/piano_tuning_ny.htm

 www.pianoandorgankeys.com/
         Blackstone Valley Piano, part of a consortium of rebuilders, is nationally recognized
          as keyboard restoration and fabrication specialists.
         Services include high quality application of ivory, bone and plastic tops, fronts and sharps.
Restoration of original ivory, bone and ebony key coverings to like new appearance is also provided.
         They offer extensive and in-depth keystick repair, and if needed, a new keyboard and keyframe can be made.

     http://www.skylarkpiano.com/articles/a-more-detailed-explaination-of-regulation.php

Want a free used piano?

    https://pianoadoption.com/free-pianos/

    www.pianomart.com –  https://www.pianomart.com/buy-a-piano/piano-ads

also Ken’s check out: Hauptwerk Virtual Organs – Sales/Installation/Repairs

F.Y.I.

‍5 Tiers of Yamaha Grand Pianos

‍Yamaha is one of the giants of piano manufacturing. But did you know that they have 5 different levels of grand pianos? This month we caught up with Russ Hirota from Yamaha to discuss the similarities and differences of these 5 tiers and how some manufacturing processes overlap while others are unique to the line. At the trade shows (pre-covid) I have played all of these different series of grands, and while you can perceive through touch and sound that they’re different from one another, I’ve always been curious about their technical makeup. Did you know that Yamaha has a small workshop with highly skilled builder / technicians within the Kakegawa factory dedicated to just building their premier concert line of pianos predominantly by hand? And another of their lines utilizes a revolutionary age-enhanced wood to increase resonance. Check out this month’s article for the full story.
Yamaha Soundboard Hand Planing

First Ever Virtual Piano Trade Show



It’s hard to believe that one year ago I was standing in a crowd in the Anaheim Convention Center for the annual NAMM show. It’s where most of the music manufacturers show their wares and latest offerings. Due to the pandemic, the 2021 show was cancelled and so I thought that this would be a great time to adapt and bring about a Virtual Piano Trade Show.In hosting this Virtual Piano Trade Show, it occurred to me that I have met the piano representatives many times but you (the reader) most likely have not. And so, this is your chance to hear directly from each company. These are the people I meet every year at the NAMM show and doing interviews during this challenging year seemed like a great idea. Who knows, maybe this virtual trade show might turn into an annual event even when things open up again. If nothing else, I have learned about how powerful it is to hear the words direct from the source. You learn more interesting…

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Public Domain Sheet Music




If there were one word that I would use to describe myself it’s tactile. When I’m not in the garage working on a project, quite often I’m in the kitchen and if I’m not in the kitchen, I’m doing something related to the piano. I suppose that it’s due to the fact that I like to be active and that quite often tactile activities have tangible results. One of my pastimes (I know, it’s a bit odd) is to browse recipes. If you have enough experience with cooking or baking, you can almost perceive what the end result might be like. Quite often you’ll hear seasoned foodies say “oooh that sounds good” as they peruse recipes. But nothing beats trying out the recipe. In this virtual age, while I love a great cookbook, I also preview recipes online and cherry pick the recipes that might…

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Interview with Udo Steingraeber





You don’t need to look at the artist page of Steingraeber Piano for too long before you start to realize that their pianos are highly sought after and prized by world renown pianists. It begs the question, what are they experiencing that compels them to perform on their pianos? What goes into a Steingraeber piano that sets it above others? I had the wonderful opportunity of sitting down with Udo Steingraeber at this last NAMM show in California. It was one of those unplanned, unscheduled talks which revealed much about this 6th generation piano maker and his…

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Mason & Hamlin VX-94 Concert Grand Piano




 

It’s not every day a new concert grand gets unveiled. In my mind, concert grands are the Formula 1 pianos where a company invests the very best in technology, materials and workmanship to present their utmost to the world. This year at the NAMM show (pre-covid in January 2020), I had the opportunity to play the newly released VX-94 concert grand from Mason & Hamlin.

What surprised me about this piano was the response. I guess I was anticipating a beautiful sounding and playing instrument. This piano did, in fact have both of those things in spades…

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Researching Pianos ~ The Action




“I shall build an Arpicembalo!” stated Cristofori excitedly. The year was 1698 and his new invention literally translated means “harp-harpsichord”. It would be a new instrument that would sound like a harp and have keys like a harpsichord. Harpsichords have plucked strings but this new invention would have mallets that strike the strings. It was described in the inventory of the Grand Prince Ferdinand de Medici, his employer as ‘an instrument that could produce both soft and loud tones with 2 sets of strings at unison pitch having a cypress soundboard’….

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