Your Guide to the Used Piano
Thousands of used pianos are listed on sites like Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace every year. These can be a great deal for those who...
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Ryan Hacker
Apr 165 min read
A Workshop Tour
This blog post features my workshop, pianos, and many of my tools that I routinely use in piano projects and services. Come check it out!
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Ryan Hacker
Dec 22, 20234 min read
A Very NoteWorthy Year!
It's the holiday season, and we've enjoyed tuning pianos for your churches, families, and Christmas parties! Christmas is always so...
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Ryan Hacker
Oct 26, 20234 min read
Piano Life Saver Certified!
This is a short breakdown of the options to protect your piano from humidity damage and how the Piano Life Saver is the most reliable way...
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Ryan Hacker
Aug 28, 20235 min read
Wurlitzer Restored
About a month ago I was able to add a 1974 Wurlitzer spinet to our growing inventory of pianos to be restored. This piano had been bought...
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Ryan Hacker
Aug 21, 20235 min read
Humidity vs Your Piano
Most people know that high or low humidity/temperature can mess with wood in different ways. You aren't supposed to leave a furniture...
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Ryan Hacker
Aug 3, 20234 min read
Two Grands and a Connection with a Seasoned Tech
I received an email from Jonah, the president of our chapter of the PTG, with information from Garrett Stowe regarding a rebuilding...
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Ryan Hacker
Jul 17, 20233 min read
Finding Spare Parts
I found a very old piano action from someone in Nashville who was looking to free up some space. She had originally bought it from an...
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Ryan Hacker
Jul 11, 20235 min read
Restoring the Keys
Last time we looked at all the steps required to clean and restore the key bed of our antique piano project, which sits underneath the...
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Ryan Hacker
Jun 23, 20233 min read
Internal Cleaning and Lubrication
It's been a while! A lot has happened since we opened up the Vose and Sons upright, between a PTG meeting, being with my church people,...
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Ryan Hacker
May 27, 20232 min read
Opening up an Antique
A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to move two pianos: a Baldwin from Franklin which I picked up and delivered to a client of mine,...
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Ryan Hacker
May 19, 20232 min read
Vacation to Arkansas
A few months ago, I decided that I wanted to help out my grandmother on her turkey farm. New turkey babies come in every three months, so...
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Ryan Hacker
May 7, 20232 min read
From Saxophone to Piano
I recently got to tune for my alma mater, Mt Juliet High School, on behalf of AMO Pianos and it brought me so much joy to be back helping...
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Ryan Hacker
May 3, 20232 min read
My First Piano String Splicing
There is a point in every piano technician's career when a string breaks unexpectedly, usually because the piano hasn't been tuned in a...
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