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Starlight Pianos workshop If you are in the market for a piano, you will likely discover that the industry operates in two extremes. On one end, there is the wild west of the “free” or incredibly cheap used piano listed on local classifieds. On the other end are the gleaming showrooms with pristine, but prohibitively expensive, new models. For most, neither extreme is ideal. At our piano workshop based right here in Corralitos, our mission is to bridge that gap. We provide th

Piano Regulation calibrates the complex mechanical parts within the action for even, responsive touch. The Hidden Mechanics of Your Piano Most people know their piano needs to be tuned to sound proper, but tuning only addresses the pitch of the strings. What happens when the keys feel sluggish, heavy, or uneven? That is where piano regulation comes in. A piano action is a complex mechanical marvel made of thousands of specialized parts—wood, felt, and metal. When you press a

Whenever you start shopping for a high-quality acoustic piano, the conversation inevitably includes two legendary names: Yamaha and Kawai. As piano technicians who regularly refurbish both brands in our local Santa Cruz area, and also San Jose and the entire San Francisco Bay Area, we've played and worked on hundreds of these instruments. We find them both to be consistently well made pianos. You really can't go wrong with either one...