You’re moving a piano and the first branching question is upright or grand. Both need trained movers. They do not ask for the same crew size, equipment, disassembly steps, or path planning—and those differences are the real cost drivers. This comparison stays qualitative on purpose. No...
Rebuilding a fine piano depends as much on who does the work as on the instrument. Here are the questions to ask any rebuilder before you commit....
A complete rebuild replaces the pinblock, soundboard, strings, and action to bring a fine piano back to like-new tone and touch. Here is what each step involves....
The Peekskill Herald visits John Ford's Main Street shop overlooking the Hudson, where more than 30 pianos stood in various stages of rebuilding. Peekskill Herald – February 1996 By Mary Judith Conklin Piano rebuilder John Ford stood in the midst of over 30 pianos in various stages of...
A short Journal News feature from February 1999 shows John Ford playing a 1909 Steinway grand that his Peekskill shop rebuilt. The Journal News – February 1999 Below, John Ford, owner of Ford Piano Rebuilding in Peekskill, plays a 1909 small grand Steinway piano that he rebuilt...
The Star visits John Ford's new workshop and showroom in the old McCrory's building in downtown Peekskill, and his plans to bring concerts there. The Star – January 2001 By Susan Chitwood John Ford has rebuilt pianos for any number of famous professional musicians, including John Lennon, Roberta...
The Westchester County Business Journal traces Ford Piano from John Fekete's Manhattan piano shop, opened around 1912, to the Peekskill business John Ford started in 1985. Westchester County Business Journal – April 2001 John Ford started Ford Piano Co. in 1985 in Peekskill to carry on a...
In this June 2001 New York Times article, Mark Ferris explains why pianos wear out and how John Ford Jr. rebuilds them from the bottom up, a skill he learned from his grandfather Janos Fekete and his father. The New York Times – June 2001 By: Mark...
The Star reports on John Ford's tentative deal to buy Peekskill's historic Hermax building for $325,000, the step that would clear the way for a music hall next to the Ford Piano shop. The Star Signs tentative deal to acquire Hermax building. By Brian J. Howard John Ford has...
This Westchester Magazine profile follows John P. Ford Jr. through the craft of piano rebuilding, from why a rebuild can take up to three months to the player systems the shop installs. Westchester Magazine Discussing Piano Rebuilding with Peekskill’s John P. Ford Jr. is like talking to...