With so many pianos recently sold brings with it all those little 5 minute jobs that are saved up just before a piano leaves here. As one of our staff commented not so long ago ‘the world is full of 5 minute jobs’. Having spent the last two days doing 5 minute jobs I have come to the conclusion there is NO such thing as a 5 minute job.
These points in question are often to do with the casework and in our trade the fitting together of caseworks with all the associated buttons and felt-work is known as ‘fly finishing’. I have often wondered where this term ‘fly’ originated from, certainly nothing seems to have ‘flown; by in the last two days! There is however a certain pride and sense of achievement when looking back at a finished restored Steinway as I have done today, the recently sold Steinway model C has been the result of nearly 18 months work on and off and it looks stunning!
