[pianotech] Schaff Key Recovering

[Will Wickham]

I've used Rochester Piano Key as recently as last summer with good results. I believe they were still doing Schaff's work at the time. 

will
hiding in New York's southern tier


On Nov 14, 2009, at 9:19 AM, Kerry wrote:

> Schaff used to use Rochester Key Company in New York (they just tacked on a
> percentage to Rochesters' price). RKC was, IMO, one of the better deals
> around if you used them directly. They did a nice job for a reasonable
> price, not what I'd put on a high-end grand but good value for the average
> piano, improvable by a little judicious finishing on the edges. 
> 
> Then a few years ago, Bob Byrnes, the founder, retired and the company
> seemed to fall apart. They're still in business so I assume they've
> recovered ;-) since then. I'd be interested in hearing whether anyone has
> current experience with them.
> 
> 
> 
> Kerry Kean
> www.ohiopianotuner.com
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Kurta [mailto:mkurta1 at comcast.net] 
> Sent: Friday, November 13, 2009 11:50 PM
> To: toddpianoworks at att.net; pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Schaff Key Recovering
> 
>    According to Schaff Piano, they have changed sources for their key 
> recovering and should result in shorter turnaround time and improved 
> quality.
>    Mike Kurta 
> 
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