Tuning at the Memorial Centre

Tuning a Petrof Czech upright at Kigali Genocide Memorial in Gisozi today for Masharika. A play about survivors' experiences as part of Ubumuntu Arts Festival.

Getting Rid of Mould in a Piano

One of our family pianos has a white mould issue, so I'm taking it apart, cleaning it up and spraying it with a liberal amount of mould killer. 

This is the same piano a couple of months later...

Found Clothes Moths in a Piano!

Doing a little piano repair in the UK at the moment and came across the craziest thing!

Restoring a Player Piano Playlist

Hi guys. Here's the full lowdown on the restoration project so far. We'll add more to this if the project goes any further. In video one we're putting on the new strings, in video two the piano's owner takes us through restoring the bellows and mechanism, and in the final one there's some unhappy tuning news. 

New Workshop and Player Piano Restoration

Hi guys. Sorry for the silence, we've mostly moved over to YouTube now - you can find us on the Kigali Keys channel. Here's what we've been up to lately.

Restringing at the Music School

We've been doing a bit of restringing for our local Community Music School. They're a fabulous place that offer free lessons to local kids who wouldn't otherwise be able to learn music. If you're living in Kigali, check them out.

Assessing a Broken Vintage Piano in Bugesera

Took a drive out to Bugesera, about 40 minutes outside Kigali, earlier this year. Struggling to date this unbranded piano, but happy to help restore it. 

Cleaning Your Key Bed

 

Here's a little video we made about how to clean a piano key bed.