Tag: tools

New Season

September 20, 2017 by SJ Piano ServiceNo Comments

Although summers are busy in all kinds of other ways, the end of the summer season, the start of a new school year, and the change into fall weather brings with it a significant increase in piano work, particularly institutional pianos. A couple of times each year, I have to clean out all of my tool bags and toolboxes and reorganize. This is a small piece of what that looks like! I guess you could call it a "fall cleaning." As I return to blog posting after a couple month's hiatus, keep an eye out for some exciting projects and interesting work that took place over the summer! ...

How many toolboxes does a piano technician carry?

September 30, 2016December 5, 2016 by SJ Piano Service Comment Closed

Actually, I carry three with me for most appointments. And that doesn't include many, many more tools at home. But one toolbag is typically all I need for a tuning. The extra materials are for those impossible-to-predict broken strings, regulation and voicing issues, broken parts, and miscellaneous repairs! And those extra toolboxes stay in the trunk. So you know it's a serious job when you have to bring in the second toolbox... ...