Wednesday, October 11, 2017 // The Statement
8B
V I S U A L S T A T E M E N T
P E R F E C T I N G T H E P I A N O
Each part and each piano stands unique in the workshop.
Workshop desks and tables are littered with various tools and parts to alter and restore the pianos.
Each staff member works on a particular aspect of the restoration process.
Reeder looks over a piano hiding away in the workshop.
The inside of a piano sits exposed and the intricate logo is revealed.
Photos by Emma Richter
John Reeder sells pianos in his showroom in Lansing, but he also restores them
in his expansive workshop behind the showroom. His staff works with power
tools, precision tools, wood from Europe, refurbished wood
— all the pieces that
go into producing or repairing a beautiful instrument. Just as musicians practice
every day, Reeder Pianos enables musicians by creating instruments of precision
and visual beauty.
The pianos to be worked on are often exposed.
A brush sits waiting to be used on a freshly coated
piano.