Very often I find this question thrown at me, and more often than not, it is posed when I am already in front of the client’s piano. It is certainly an interesting and valid question. I love answering questions when I’m at a client’s! So, first thing is: does your piano sound awfully out of […]
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Recapping considerations for the Electra Piano I am going to deviate shortly from the planned overview of the action to provide a quick reference for those planning on recapping their Hohner Electra Piano. You can expect less prosaic text than the last post. Maybe that will suit your reading style a bit better. I once
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How to approach an unknown instrument to repair or restore. Ok so picture this: you arrive early in the morning to a customer’s; too early for everyone. The customer arrives a few minutes late too. I think that us who dwell in the music sphere of influence tend to be underproductive in the mornings… I’m
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Introduction: a first impression It’s been about 53 years since it got released. The first time I encountered one I was fascinated as well as disappointed. The Hohner Piano Electra stood there, in the recording room of a producer, here in Berlin. I got the call that a good colleague of mine needed some help
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Since this is the first blog post, I believe it is the right thing to do to introduce what to expect here. The blog is going to be a sort of diary where I will post what is going on at HonkLabs, what projects are being worked on currently and updates on them. Hopefully this
