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Chapter 22 told of spending an afternoon with a remarkable child as I worked on her family’s piano.   If you would like to see a diagram and explanation of a piano action, there is an excellent presentation by the Kawai Piano Company at this LINK. This is for a grand piano, but the concept […]

Chapter 23 tells of tuning for Hal Holbrook, and visiting with him on the phone.   It was after this event that I learned to research the lives of famous people before I met them, so I wouldn’t make as many faux pas. Also, so I would appreciate their accomplishments. I knew about Mark Twain […]

Chapter 24 related tuning for a delightful concert by an extraordinary group of musicians. The pianist, Jon Kimura Parker, has many Youtube videos of him playing. I think the most interesting is a video of him discussing The Grieg Piano Concerto, and playing portions of the piece to illustrate his points. Here is the link: […]

Chapter 25 tells of tuning for Peter Nero and giving him information about the premier of Rhapsody in Blue. Nero had always wondered what had happened to Aeolian Hall, where Rhapsody in Blue was premiered. I found the information on the internet for him. Here are some links to information on that premier and to […]

Chapter 26 tells of preparing an older Steinway piano for a concert. Here is a LINK to a very good video for observing how a grand piano action works. In the video, the various parts are isolated, and then the entire action is shown moving. At that time, you can observe the pivot point of […]

  Chapter 27 described the purchase of my Kawai grand piano, pictured on the cover of Piano Dance.   The Ray Charles Band   You may recall that the home where I found the piano was diagonally behind Ray Charles’ house, although no one could recall if Ray had ever played it. About ten years […]

Chapter 28 tells of the extraordinary achievements of Maury, a friend of mine, who was in my class at piano tuning school. Maury is not his real name. In Piano Dance, for most of the people who are not famous, I changed the names to respect their privacy. The one exception is Kelly, the piano […]

Chapter 29 told a short history of the Mason & Hamlin piano company, with stories of several Mason & Hamlin pianos that I have serviced over the years. I mentioned that world-class Mason & Hamlin pianos are being produced again at a factory in Haverill, Massachusetts. Here is a link to their website: Home There […]

Chapter 30 described an older pianist who gave challenging annual concerts on her birthdays for her friends. She was a wonderful role model for living life to the full as long as one can.   Here is a link to a performance of one of the pieces she played, Chopin’s Nocturne #7 in C# minor, […]