by malicki | May 29, 2012 | Blog
I recently tuned a piano for an interesting client named Hector Torrez. He lives in Orlando. His entire family is very musical, to say the least. He shared with me the story of how one his sons decided to pick up the trumpet at the age of 14 and try out for the...
by malicki | Mar 19, 2012 | Blog
Posture is everything for you the piano player. Your physicality must sustain back, shoulder and especially arm and finger strength. While sitting at your piano try to lean in a bit to give your playing more volume and lots more intensity. Try to keep your neck...
by malicki | Feb 21, 2012 | Blog
Sunday, January 2, 2012 Look at this ! Those smaller pianos are actual full-sized grand pianos. The world record and largest Grand Piano. Daniel Czapiewski has unveiled a giant piano called “Stolëmowi Klawér”. This particular project weighs in at a mere...
by malicki | Feb 3, 2012 | Blog
This is a strange place indeed to find a grand piano. On a sandbar in Miami’s Biscayne Bay perched on the highest point. Nobody knows how the piano got out there. Does it even play? perhaps Birdland? Dampp-Chaser installation required.....
by malicki | Dec 30, 2011 | Blog
1901 Antique Upright Grand piano. O.K. Houck, African ribbon grain mahogany, 100% rebuilt and restored this year, 2011. Full restoration by Steinway & Sons dealer associated technician included complete, closed pore refinishing of case and bench. Installation of...
by malicki | Dec 22, 2011 | Blog
Hi Steven, I have an upright piano (Senoma brand I think) that needs the outside casing repaired. The legs were broken at one time duing a move, and the outside wood needs to be refinished or restored. It belonged to my roommate and she passed away last year. Her...
by malicki | Dec 10, 2011 | Blog
Gary Grimes recently hosted another concert event at his Altamonte Springs location for young pianists and announcement of PianoBank award winners. I wanted to share just one comment I read from Gary’s site that I found interesting and worth repeating...
by malicki | Nov 6, 2011 | Blog
Hi, Looks like the piano is from the early 1900’s ? (see below) they were well madet pianos and still are sometimes worth keeping. Does the piano sound horrible or just out of tune, and do most of the keys at least play? if it just needs tuning and a few...
by malicki | Nov 6, 2011 | Blog
We have a quite old Story and Clark. The serial # is 15562? Cosmetically, it needs some work. I was wondering if the investment to do this is a smart idea or not. My kids love it, but I wanted to be realistic in whether it should be replaced or “fixed”....
by malicki | Oct 29, 2011 | Blog
22 Pianists ages 18-32 compete over the course of a week for $40,000 in prizes. A win can also spur future performance opportunities: Korean Yekwon Sunwoo, who won the inaugural competition in 2008, later toured Europe and played at New York’s Carnegie Hall. He...
