Dan Alberts Piano Service News
Piano Day Pittsburgh
Join us downtown in the cultural district at PPG Place, Market Square, Heinz Hall, and Katz Plaza and experience a full day of music of all genres! FREE and OPEN to the public, as well as family friendly, so make a day of it and get downtown! Bring friends, take...
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Atkins Music 50 Years of Service
Saturday July 20, 2019 the City of Connellsville honored Atkins Music for 50 years of business in the city. Denise Friel took a position as a clerk just after graduating high school in 1969. She has spent her entire life devoted to promoting the positive benefits of...
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Entertaining Guests
Levi Graft entertains guests at SMH Illustration & Design's ribbon cutting celebration. This is just a small taste of the great music that was played. Thank you Levi!
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Humidity and Your Piano
Just a reminder, as spring has arrived and with the warmer weather comes higher humidity levels. Recently, preparing a piano for the upcoming choral concert at McKeesport High School we registered the humidity level at a reading of 64.3%. Ideal temperatures for...
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Easter Video
If you by chance were sad because you missed Levi Graft playing his Easter Greetings for Dan Alberts Piano Service, "Morning Is Broken", weep no longer! We have started a YouTube channel so we can share the beauty with everyone who would like to enjoy. Click on this...
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Piano Technology Lecture at IUP
Dan Alberts and Levi Graft present a lecture on Piano Technology for Dr. Henry Wong Doe and piano majors at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Alberts discussed the basics of Piano Technology and various sizes and models of pianos while Graft demonstrated an...
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Damper Regulation and Repair
Levi Graft making adjusting damper regulation and making repairs in the under belly of a Steinway & Sons 9 foot Concert Grand.
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Working for and Meeting Artist Jim Brickman
A benefit of Dan Alberts Piano Service is the pleasure of meeting and working for various artists. Jim Brickman was of no exception. He was great to work for and performed outstanding concerts. His fans loved him!
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Broken Agraffe is Repaired
A broken agraffe in need of repair on a Steinway & Sons Model B. More pictures illustrating the condition and the repair below.
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Achieving Concert Level Touch/Feel and Evenness
From one note to the next, touch/feel and evenness is essential. This regulation of touch weight on a grand action was completed on a Steinway & Sons Model D. With precise and time consuming work, optimal performance was achieved.
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Preparing for Legally Blonde at West Mifflin High School
The stage has cleared; the musicians have left the pit both empty and quiet as Dan Alberts Piano Service prepares the piano to concert pitch at West Mifflin Area High School. The occasion? “Legally Blonde” opens March 28th.
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Concert Grand Loses Leg
This Steinway & Sons Model D Concert Grand piano; valued at $153,000; had a broken leg. Dan Alberts Piano Service was able to repair this beautiful instrument and give it new life.
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Forty-One Years of Service
After forty-one years of growing and expanding our services, we proudly have entered into the world of cyberspace. Please feel free to contact us using our CONTACT page. We would love to hear from you!
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