James Carney PianoWorks

James Carney PianoWorks Highest quality comprehensive piano rebuilding and sales in Industry City, Brooklyn. New soundboards/pinblocks/bridges/actions/etc.

We also sell rebuilt Steinway grands and other quality makes, and we tune, repair, regulate, voice, & service all pianos.

05/06/2026

Drilling the tuning pin holes in a new pinblock for our client's 1967 NY Steinway Model D concert grand. We're using a cobalt bit, cooled throughout the process via a pneumatic-powered Vortec air chiller.

Complete success removing the original factory pinblock from our client's 1967 NY Steinway Model D concert grand. In the...
02/04/2026

Complete success removing the original factory pinblock from our client's 1967 NY Steinway Model D concert grand.

In the last two pics we are drilling out 1 of the 5 original 1/2" rock maple dowels using a Forstner bit; then using a pullsaw to complete the cut line of our router work all along the length of the front stretcher. All of our glue joints remain completely intact; ready for the new pinblock installation.

01/30/2026

Removing the original factory pinblock from a late 1960s NY Steinway Model D concert grand. and created this amazing 4" diameter router cutting blade that makes quick work of 5-ply rock maple.

Thanks to for the idea to put the camera on the keybed. And for pulling the plug on the router at the finish line.

01/21/2026

Using a pneumatic die grinder to reshape the capo d'astro bars of our client's late 1960s NY Steinway Model D concert grand.

01/21/2026

Using our pneumatic die grinder to reshape, profile, and remove decades of string cuts from the cast iron capo d'astro bars of our client's late 1960s NY Steinway Model D concert grand.

The objective is to turn U-shaped bars into V-shaped bars, which ultimately means better string terminations, easier tuning, slower decay, longer sustain, and a noticeable improvement in tone.

Underway now with our current build: a 1967 NY Steinway Model D concert grand (9') for a NYC client. We'll replace the p...
01/14/2026

Underway now with our current build: a 1967 NY Steinway Model D concert grand (9') for a NYC client.

We'll replace the pinblock; recap partial areas of the treble bridge, tweak the downbearing everywhere, and replace several plate dowels. We are also going to shape & polish the capo d'astro bars, replace the agraffes, rescale the bass strings, and replace the entire backaction/damper system. Then, on to a completely customized action and set of hammers.

Today, we removed the plate, but before doing so, we studied the current downbearing and made some quick adjustments to the plate height, which will likely result in a marked improvement.

Address

68 34th Street, Building 6, 5th Floor, Suite B518
Brooklyn, NY
11232

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+17186373793

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