Vanguard Piano Service | Piano Repair Service Kansas city

Repairs pop up weekly in this business, and when we are at a job, we’re not able to carry our entire shop. Therefore, all the tools and supplies that fit in my bag and my car are what I have at my disposal. In the attached photo, some of the felt was detached at the base of this pedal chest. Ideally, you would use clamps when gluing something back together. This trip, we did not have the luxury of clamps, so screwdrivers it is! Website:-  Vanguard Piano Service Learn more info:   Piano Technicians near me Contact us:  Piano Tuner Kansas City

 Piano Tuning   Fine piano tuning is a combination of technical and artistic skill. Becoming a highly skilled piano technician is much like becoming a highly skilled musician.  It takes knowledge, practice, and experience. With over 200 strings in your piano, each at over 100 pounds of tension, tuning your instrument frequently will insure that it remains at the factory prescribed level, most usually A440.  It is a preventative maintenance.  Pitch Raise   A piano that has been neglected for a long time will not be able to have a standard tuning service performed on it.  Bringing a piano in this shape up to tension will add thousands of pounds of additional tension requiring extra time and cost to accomplish.  In the worst cases it will also require another visit within a short amount of time before being stable. Regulation     What is involved in a piano regulation? (Partial List) Alignments - Strings to hammers; whippens ...

Yamaha stands at the forefront of piano innovation, introducing a diverse range of hybrid pianos that blend acoustic and digital elements. Unlike traditional acoustic pianos, hybrid models, such as the NU1, feature an acoustic action without strings, presenting a unique crossover experience. One of Yamaha’s standout innovations is the Disklavier, a proprietary player system introduced in 1982. It has undergone significant advancements, enabling it to replicate every nuance of a performance and stream it globally. Key features of the Disklavier include: - An optical sensor system that captures human-like variations in key, hammer, and pedal movements. - Up to 1,024 dynamic levels for key and hammer velocities, along with 256 unique pedal positions. - The ability to stream performances with video and record them. - An extensive music library featuring thousands of songs across various genres. - A SILENT Piano function that allows for practicing without sound. Recent Disklavier models inc...

One of our favorite clients, the talented Peter Noonan will be performing at the Sheldon on Saturday December 13th. Get tickets now!  Click here for more details!  Christine Guthrie, RPT “Three of my favorite things in regards to piano work : the music, learning how things work, and restoring old and neglected things to their former glory.” — Christine Piano Technician and Chamber Vocalist Christine grew up in Ellisville where she began playing piano at the age of seven years old. She developed her musicianship studying piano from several well-respected piano instructors in the Saint Louis area. Christine studied at the University of Missouri Kansas City where she earned a Bachelors Degree in Vocal Performance. She went on to earn her Master of Music in Choral Conducting from Webster University. She is currently performing as a 2nd Soprano with the Saint Louis Chamber Chorus under the direction of Philip Barnes. Christine’s music career has allowed her to perform in over a do...

   When you listen to a rapid trill or a thunderous Liszt passage on a grand piano, you're hearing the legacy of Sébastien Érard, a French inventor whose 1821 creation—the double escapement action—transformed piano performance forever. Who Was Sébastien Érard? Born in 1752 in Strasbourg, France, Érard was a visionary instrument maker known for his work on harps, harpsichords, and eventually, pianos. By the early 1800s, he was at the forefront of innovation, serving the needs of an evolving musical landscape. The Problem: Slow Repetition Cristofori originally invented the escapement mechanism which was the first development away from harpsichords to the early piano. Early pianos used a single escapement mechanism, meaning a key had to fully return before it could be played again. This limited speed, fluidity, and expression—especially for virtuoso performers like Liszt and Chopin. More infio : Piano Tuning Columbia MO 

  Piano Tuning; What Goes Into a 1 Hour Service Call? During a piano tuning appointment, clients will often ask questions like “How often should my piano be tuned?,” “What kind of work do you recommend to fix my piano?” or even just “How bad was it?” We always appreciate these kinds of questions, because they represent an underlying concern about keeping the piano working properly. We feel a strong responsibility to give these questions answers that will help people understand their piano better, and it is from the conversations that result from these questions that I am attempting to distill some useful information here for current and future piano owners. One hour service calls are, on the whole, best suited to maintaining the current level of your piano. Through efficiency and planning it is often possible for us to make a big difference in a piano over a short period of time, but the task is usually great and the time short. As a company, our values push us to always do our bes...