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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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Rent-to-Own, Made Simple

Rent-to-Own, Made Simple
No interest math—just the piano price divided into 12, 18, or 24 monthly payments (RTO starts at $1,200 / $100 per month). First payment is due at signing. Each month you’ll click a payment link—easy. Delivery is typically $250–$350 (cash due at delivery; stairs/complex setups may add cost) and usually happens within 2–3 days unless you prefer a delay. Uprights get a final tune before leaving; grands are tuned by Jay after setup, plus a little concert before he goes. Learn more →

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What is the Main Difference between the Spinet and other upright pianos?

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.

Cross Section of Upright Pianos

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.

Google Reviews

My whole experience buying a piano from Jay was absolutely wonderful. I cannot recommend pianos for humanity enough. Jay clearly loves his work, is determined, and creative when it comes to moving (very heavy!) pianos into a space, and is really kind and a delight to work with. Plus he played me “happy birthday” when we got my piano inside. I’m brimming with joy. Thanks Jay for all you do! I’m totally in love with my new piano.

Keegan Goode-Allen
November 10, 2023

I grew up playing piano but haven’t had one in our home in over 10 years. I found pianos for humanity just searching online and decided to email to see if they had a black upright in stock. Jay promptly emailed back with different options. I also didn’t want to make the drive to test drive them myself so Jay was more than happy to send videos of him playing so I could hear the sound of each one. I landed on a black upright Baldwin very reasonably priced that looks and sounds brand new. His movers moved it in two days later! I couldn’t believe I went from just searching for a piano online and having no idea where to start to find one, to having one in my home two days later. I absolutely love it and Jay was so easy and great to work with! Would highly highly recommend to anyone looking for a piano to start right here and look no further.

Alyssa Splan
April 13, 2025

Jay did an amazing job moving our piano! We had a great experience. Not only did he move the piano, but he taught us about the different parts of the piano, polished it, made it look new, and tuned it! He was efficient, friendly, and enthusiastic. His passion for music is contagious! He played several tunes and treated the piano with utmost care every step of the way. We highly recommend Pianos for Humanity!

t van
August 31, 2022

Jay the piano man deserves more than 5 stars! I am so impressed with my piano! He was great to work with and an amazing pianist as well. It was so fun listening to him play and getting to hear what the piano sounds like in our space.

Kammie Slavin
October 28, 2022

A very easy and smooth purchase from Jay. He is very knowledgeable about the piano world and the buying experience was more than amazing. He wrapped the piano perfectly and arrived on time with the right equipment to move the piano safely, we then chose the spot and he played something very nice as to introduce the piano to the home. He is the guy you need in the Colorado area!

Mohammad Dabbagh
November 10, 2022

pianos for humanity ~ boulder / denver

Longmont Location

1834 Main St, Longmont, CO 80501

mobile

303-818-1424

Contact

rockinjay@creativeheadspace.com

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