Visiting Posey Manufacturing - Virtually
I come from the woods of Western Washington. I work with wood. I am a piano technician. A few weeks
Category: Piano Technology
A Piano Finds a Home: My Home!
A Steinway model O from 1909 is at home.
Reading Stephen King: A Memoir
Stephen King speaks to me!
Amateur Machinist: Tuning Lever Extension
Making a useful tool improvement for piano stringing with new machinist skills
An old Piano Friend Comes Home
Sometime around 1959, in Raymond Washington, I had my first piano lesson. It was on this piano:
Just Like Downtown
Dad was someone who was known as a practical man. He could get things done, and was always looking
Thoughts on Smoke Stacks
Sometimes I think I was born 70 years too late. 70 years too late to participate first hand in the
Key Leveling Blocks
I recently decided to upgrade from the crude key leveling blocks I had been using, and enjoyed
McGuirePiano.com launched!
I'm pleased to announce that a new website for my piano business has launched! Please visit
A jig for notching piano key tops
After having done it the hard way, it is such a delight to find the easy way by virtue of someone
Overhead Router Jig for Planing Piano Keys
Preparing an old set of piano keys for new key tops is a critical operation. I designed and built
Adjustable height workbench / assembly table
In my early years of woodworking and cabinet building, I spent a lot of time assembling things on
On the path to RPT
The Piano Technicians Guild offers the Registered Piano Technician (RPT) to individuals who have
Google Sketchup Meets Piano Man
I had the good fortune of attending a one day class on Google Sketchup on Thursday of last week.
Another piano: 1916 Chickering
Partly because I couldn't resist (I like Chickerings!). Partly because the Stieff project has been
Bridge notching
The soundboard repairs are complete, and the board is just about ready for a finish coat of
Stieff Bridge and Soundboard Repairs
Woodwork repairs to soundboard and bridges is complete. If you are curious about grand piano
Stieff Plate Removal and Veneer repairs
Disassembly Complete Yesterday, disassembly came to an end, as I was down to the soundboard! Ryan
Stieff Evaluation and Disassembly
This week, I took a closer look at the piano, while disassembling it. Generally, I found that
Shop Legs for the Stieff
To begin work on the piano, I built shop legs. These temporary replacement legs will allow me to