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.
Kigali Keys: Building Pianos in Rwanda
Thursday 31 October 2024
Tuesday 10 September 2024
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...
Friday 16 August 2024
Found Clothes Moths in a Piano!
Doing a little piano repair in the UK at the moment and came across the craziest thing!
Tuesday 25 June 2024
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.
Saturday 4 May 2024
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.
Friday 23 February 2024
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.
Wednesday 7 February 2024
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.
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