The extraordinary musical performance of our instruments is due to the Innovation in technology development present in every Rodgers organ. Many people don’t realize that Rodgers as part of the world-famous music leader Roland Corporation; it is able to spend over $2.5 million a year in research and development. That investment is why Rodgers has Parallel Digital Imaging; it is still the only digital generation system that provides the natural dimensional presence of sound found in a pipe organ. And of course, any organist who has used Rodgers’ Voice Palette knows the thrill of having more instantly available usable registrations at their fingertips than any other organ can offer.
Piano tuners make very fine adjustments to the individual strings of a piano so that they vibrate at the correct pitch. They work for a range of customers, but most of their work is for private individuals who own a piano. Most tuners are self-employed. The work involves: tuning a piano’s strings so that all of the intervals are correctly aligned, making adjustments to the piano’s keys, pedals and action and giving advice about the piano to the owner. It normally takes about one hour to tune a piano and piano tuner generally tunes four to six pianos each day. The hours of work are flexible. Tuners travel locally in order to visit customers. Some very experienced tuners travel internationally.
First and foremost in making a decision about whether or not your piano is worth restoring, you must evaluate the piano’s physical condition. Is the piano beyond repair? That is to say, is it really worth the time and expenditure to repair or get the piano service? What is its current value and what will it be worth once the piano restoration is complete? In the current new piano market, there are numerous grand pianos and upright pianos being produced that are actually quite inexpensive, but sound and look better than the vast majority of “no-name” pianos of yesteryear.