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Rockinjay “The Piano Man”

RockinJay is the Piano Man of Boulder Colorado. He takes care of all the pianos. Jay is a retired Electrical Engineer, with many years of technical experience behind him. Jay […]

Posted on May 10, 2015June 4, 2024 by The Piano Man
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Main Difference between the Spinet and others

The hammers are the same size in ALL 4 piano styles.  The Spinet Piano keys will PULL up the hammers to strike the strings.  In the larger pianos, the keys will PUSH up the hammers to strike the strings.

Because the soundboard of a Spinet is the shortest of the piano family, the ‘hammer action’ is lowered to fit inside the piano and therefore the hammers need to be leveraged differently than they are in the larger brothers.

 

Notice, all the hammers are the same size, but it's where they are placed in relation to the size of the soundboard making the difference being the spinet keys PULL up the hammer action while the others PUSH up the action hammers.

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  • Not sure if it was Jay ('The Piano Man'?) I spoke with, but that had to have been one of the rudest interactions I've ever encountered with a rep at any piano store. I had a question about one of the models they have (literally just asked what year it was made), and there was immediate hostility. The dude may not care what it is or when it was made, but if I'm investing money into an kind of instrument, I want to know everything I can about it. I told him that I'm relocating to CO in about a month and asked if he could post a recording of it if it wouldn't be too much trouble (originally found on Facebook)--he just said to come in person and hung up. I was fully intending to purchase the piano over the phone and have it taken care of within the week like any regular transaction, but I wasn't able to get that far into the conversation. No clue why he acted like it was such an imposition to be asked a question.

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    Daniel Avatar Daniel
    June 10, 2024

  • Our experience with Jay was excellent! I reached out to him, and he immediately responded with pictures of various pianos to choose from within my budget and preferences. He delivered the piano the next day, fully tuned and cleaned, along with a bench and some sheet music. He even played a song for me and my kids! He was lovely to work with, and I highly recommend doing business with him. Totally worth it and we've really enjoyed the piano!

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    Sarah McClain Avatar Sarah McClain
    October 10, 2024

  • Having recently done business with Jay, I found him to be professionally knowledgeable and a man of his word. Remarkable nowadays. suzhan

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    Sue Prindiville Avatar Sue Prindiville
    November 10, 2022

  • I am thrilled with the piano I got from Jay!!! He was very helpful with me over the phone and answered all my questions patiently. you see it had been 45 years since I had played the piano and decided that I wanted to play again. Jay delivered the piano of my dreams 500 miles up to Cody, Wyoming in a blinding snow storm. That was above and beyond the call...He is the nicest and most talented person I have ever met and we hope that he will come back this summer for a longer visit...He is the BEST!!!

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    Charlette Kelton Avatar Charlette Kelton
    November 10, 2023

  • Jay is awesome! I’ve been looking to add a piano to our home for a while now and I had to find Jay to help me with it. He absolutely loves pianos and he is tremendous help when it come to finding a piano.

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    Martina Davis Avatar Martina Davis
    November 13, 2020

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