This news report covers John Ford's plan to buy the former Hermax building at 15-27 South Division Street in Peekskill and turn it into a music hall of about 200 seats for recitals, concerts and dances. A former department store known as the Hermax building is...
Abigail Klingbeil spends a day inside Ford Piano with the tuners and technicians who rescue neglected pianos, from tuning by ear to full soundboard overhauls. Keys to third-generation shop owner’s passion are all in the music Abigail Klingbeil Kim Papa sits near the back of Ford Piano tapping...
North County News tells how Ford Piano grew after it moved from a 5,000-square-foot riverfront shop to a 20,000-square-foot building on South Division Street, where the team rebuilt 40 to 50 Steinway, Knabe and Mason & Hamlin pianos a year. North County News By Jim Roberts When Janos...
This feature follows four generations of the Fekete and Ford families, from Janos Fekete's work in Manhattan's piano factories to John Ford and his sons in Peekskill. Step into the confines of Ford Piano in Peekskill, and the trip from the sidewalk to repair shop is...
The Journal News reports on F-Sharp, the restaurant and music hall John Ford built on South Division Street in Peekskill, in the property that also houses Ford Piano. A worker puts down plywood at the F-Sharp Restaurant and Music Hall in Peekskill. / Photos by Ricky...
Peekskill Patch previews the third annual Italian Jazz Days at the Ford Piano factory in 2011, with a look inside the basement workshop where century-old pianos wait to be rebuilt. The third annual Italian Jazz Days will feature the Antonio Ciacca Quintet and a workshop led...
Peekskill Patch reports on the Antonio Ciacca Quintet concert that opened Italian Jazz Days 2011 at the Ford Piano factory. Jazz artist and Lincoln Center Director Antonio Ciacca and his quintet celebrated Italian-American month with a concert at Ford Piano. By Liz Giegerich - October 3, 2011 ...
This profile of John P. Ford covers why pianos wear out, what a full rebuild involves, and the family history that began with his grandfather Janos Fekete at Steinway & Sons. Music is eternal. Pianos, not so much. “Essentially, pianos are not immortal,” John P. Ford...