All Posts

By Hannah Beckett Most of the things I write about in this space are here to make my life easier. All jobs have some element (hopefully just a small one) of things we wish weren't there. For me, it's bugs, Kimball pianos, traffic (it's Northern Virginia...), and free pianos (usually Kimballs). If you are on the hunt for a free/cheap piano, please read this thoroughly before calling me to come and tune for you. Scenario 1: Your six-year-old wants to play piano. She has also st

If you're a first-time piano owner, it can be intimidating to take on the responsibility of such an expensive instrument. Pianos more closely resemble cars than typically musical instruments. Thankfully, your Aurelia technicians (or “piano mechanics”!) are here to give you some guidelines on taking care of your instrument.

By Hannah Beckett Piano shopping is a daunting process if you don't know where to start, and unfortunately, in this one area, Google isn't much help. There are many words about pianos online and very little factual information. As someone who works in the piano industry, I'd like to give a general outline of some buying basics specifically for the DMV area (brand availability and pricing ranges by geographical location, so if you're reading this in Boise, my info here may not