If you haven't seen a tuning fork in action before, it's a real treat. Sound waves have so many unique properties that musicians and physicists alike are still learning about, but the science behind a tuning fork is fairly well established. Below is a YouTube video from the channel Jeri Crosby showcasing how they work; you hit the fork, and while holding it in the air you can barely hear anything, due to there being nothing but air to vibrate on. However, when touched to a su

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 to do so. If you'd like to see a more detailed explanation, please click here to go to the Dampp-Chaser website. After writing the last post on humidity, I decided to look into the modern Dampp-Chaser products. I was familiar with their dehumidifier products, and the older models of humidistats, but I also wanted to learn more about their P

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 by a gentleman in Clarksville but who now needed it removed as he was preparing to move, so we went to pick it up. There was a lot of cleaning, shining, regulation, and especially tuning to be done to it, and I'd love to show you a bit of the process! Below is a video of my sister playing a beautiful piece on it before I had gotten the chan

Most people know that high or low humidity/temperature can mess with wood in different ways. You aren't supposed to leave a furniture project outside in the summer if you're worried about the wood bowing, and you should make sure your garage is temperature controlled during winter, so the wood doesn't crack. Temperature on its own doesn't mess with wood too much, especially finished or treated wood. However, humidity can quickly bend or warp wood. Ever seen a 2x4 in the lumbe