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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

We highly recommend Jay, he deserves more than 5 stars. He had a great selection of spinets and helped us pick the perfect one for our family. He was very responsive answering questions every time I called. He was extremely reliable delivering as promised, just in time for Christmas, even on the coldest day of the year in sub-zero temps and snow covered roads! When my novice pianist is ready to upgrade to the next level of piano I will be making my first call to Jay for sure! Thanks Jay, for letting me give my daughter the surprise of a lifetime!

Jamie Zaslav
November 10, 2023

Jay is an amazing musician and technician! He brought our 100 year old baby grand back to life. Affordable and he goes the extra mile... all the way to Littleton from Lyons! He took the extra time it needed to make our baby sing! Thanks Jay!

Jodi Friesen
February 10, 2024

Jay is the best our piano is great he is so nice if you need a piano use jay

Kirsten Glennon
July 10, 2024

Super friendly and helpful! I donated a piano that Jay will be able to fix up and sell to a good home. They came and picked it up for me. So glad to be able to pass my piano along to Pianos for Humanity.

Steve Lommele
January 27, 2024

Quality affordable used pianos vetted and serviced by Jay "the piano man". Delivery is extra but reasonable. Jay also follows up offering piano tuning and service for his customers. His pianos are very competitive, I haven't seen more affordable used pianos with similar quality and variety of selection anywhere.

Freedom USA
July 29, 2025

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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