Rodgers' Piano Restorations
The Best Piano Rebuilding in the Business
9091 Ox Bow Rd.   North East, PA 16428
Because  I have a great deal of work to do, I am forced to concentrate my efforts on all matters which concern the tasks before me.   Sadly, the telephone has become a constant source of interruptions to the work schedule which consist largely of people seeking free information and telemarketers.   I lose between one and two hours each day to these people when I answer the phone.   Because of this, I have been forced to shut off phone communication so that I can better serve my customers.  In addition, the email spammers have become so thick that I am getting thousands of spams per day.  They are so thick that even spam busting software cannot stop them.  The spam has flooded my email so badly that I can no longer gain access to my own email.  Even after trying a change to the email address, the spammers found us again in a very short time.  Each time I try to access my email I simply get "timed out" because of all the junk that is in the folder.   Although I would love to be able to communicate via email, I have been totally blocked from that venue by these parasites.  If you wish to communicate with me, the best method at this time is to send a letter to the address listed above.  I know this seems slow compared to other rebuilders, but it will be well worth the effort since the quality available here is of the highest order.

About this site:
Follow these links to the topics on this page:
1)  About this site
2)  Services offered at Rodgers' Piano

Rodgers' Piano is all about doing the best quality work available at prices that you can afford.  Follow this link to see examples of the high quality work done here. Follow this link to read letters of recommendation from past customers.  Or follow this link to see detailed photo layouts with detailed explanations of each step of numerous piano rebuilds. You will find that shipping can be handled at greatly reduced costs here.  The costs you will incur in restoring your piano are much less here because of the lower cost of living in this area of the country.  In fact, many of my customers find that they get a better job for less money than they could get locally even after figuring in the cost of moving.

Communication is the number one priority in everything I do.   Here, you will have access to every level of restoration you could want.  When you come here to have your piano restored you will be treated to sensitive and concerned attention.  You will be helped to make your budget and your musical needs and desires actually get along!  This business is all about responding to YOUR needs and desires.  You will be offered numerous options for restoration that will take you down the path YOU can afford and that will bring your piano into the best possible condition you can get it in.  Whether you want a completely redesigned scale and action with a flawlessly filled finish or you want a beautifully restored piece with original scales, parts or open grained finish; you've come to the right place.

This site and this business is about educating the piano owner.   An informed customer is a satisfied customer.  An educated customer knows when he/she is receiving their money's worth and when the work on their piano is good or bad.  Therefore, you will find a number of places on these pages where you can learn about the piano and get ideas on what sorts of things can be done in restoring your piano.  Watch the current projects pages to see other pianos being restored.  These projects will include player piano restoration, sound board replacement, and many other aspects of piano restoration.   By following those restorations, you'll get lots of ideas on what you'd like to do with your piano.  You'll also learn all the in's and out's of piano rebuilding.

On this web site you will be able to see examples of some of the many fine piano restorations that have been produced here at the piano shop in Erie County Pennsylvania at the "Before and After" page as well as the current projects page.  You will also be given many of my thoughts and opinions on piano restoration.  Two particular pages may be of interest to you.  They are the "Lecture on Piano Refinishing" and the "Lecture on Sound Board Design."

You can go to pages that will teach you more about the history of the piano and piano music; about restoring and maintaining pianos and about the components and restoration of player pianos.  I also offer a service of converting your piano into a player piano using any one of a number of options.

Services offered at Rodgers Piano:

Services offered here include the complete rebuilding of grand and upright pianos as well as full restoration services on all types of player pianos.  Player pianos that I rebuild include standard foot pumped players, reproducing players, and Orchestrions.  I can also rebuild your pipe organ chests and percussions if needed!!  Piano rebuilding services I offer include refinishing, new pin blocks, restringing, bridge recapping/replacement, sound board shimming, sound board replacement, bridge cap reconditioning, action reconditioning/rebuilding, action replacement, action regulation, key weighing, hammer replacement and concert voicing, and much, much more.

To those of you who are searching for a quality technician for your piano, you may be very surprised at how economical and practical it is to send your piano here for restoration. 

Depending on where in the world you are located and what sort of work you wish to have done, shipping can often be provided to you at extremely reduced rates.  In addition, due to the low cost of living in this part of the country you will be surprised at how economical it is to have very top quality work done to your piano right here.

You can also have your piano converted into a player piano here.  If your piano isn't a player but you wish it were, then this is the place for you.  Services in this area include the installation of reproducing mechanisms, orchestrians, custom stained glass and coin operated mechanisms.