Vanguard Piano Service | Piano Repair Service 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...