Last week in the historic and hip town of Lancaster Pennsylvania, the Piano Technicians Guild held their annual convention. Piano technicians from all over the world gathered to hone their skills and check out the latest tools, materials, and examples of the trade....
We were very pleased that, after searching as far north as Connecticut and as far South as Washington, D.C., a pianist here in Philadelphia fell in love with a piano right here at Cunningham Piano Company. There was just one problem: the piano he fell in love with was...
Joseph Cossolini was born in Hoboken, NJ in the shadow of Manhattan. He attended high school at Hudson Regional Catholic High School in Jersey City. Joe once commented that he was so close to New York in those days that “if the wind blew right you could smell what...
Piano voicing is the process of adjusting the density of the felts covering the hammers striking the string to produce a warmer or brighter tone. In this video, we will see how a piano is voiced and hear what a difference it can make to the piano’s overall...
Piano action is all of the moving parts that connect a pianist’s fingers to the strings. It starts with the white and black keys and ends with felt covered hammers. In between, there are dozens of parts for each key to help control the entire range of the hammer...
“How often should I tune my piano? ” Contrary to popular opinion, the reason that pianos go out of tune isn’t necessarily because they are played too much, but because of how humidity affects the piano’s soundboard. Most piano technicians...
