Piano Maker’s Corner: Hammers From Recycled Flipflops
Welcome to another update from Kigali Keys, a project to build pianos in Rwanda. We’re still working on forging a decent string frame. We’ve made a couple of attempts which…
Piano Maker’s Corner: A Slightly Mad Idea
In my last post for Piano Maker's Corner, I spoke about how I learned to tune and fix pianos in Rwanda. What began as a hobby has blossomed into something much larger.…
Piano Maker’s Corner: How I Became A Piano Technician In Rwanda
Repairing pianos wasn’t something I saw coming. I first arrived in Rwanda in 2007. I was a volunteer with VSO, which is the British equivalent of Peace Corps. My role…