Author Archives: david

1. Going to see my sister Erika get married in the Hudson Valley on June 12th… 2. Got a “magic shot” on Tuesday that perked me up and gave me hope for lessening the effect of RA symptoms on my … Continue reading →

…Where to start, where to start? Jeez. Life just keeps rolling and tumbling along, and I feel like the luckiest man on the face of the earth, in a weird way. Even though my hands don’t work that well, I’m … Continue reading →

Let’s see….we’re installing two SALA(Stanwood Adjustable Leverage Action; see my last blog entry) devices, one on a 1959 New York “B”(along with a new component-balanced action) from Digital Brothers Studio in Costa Mesa (south of L.A. in Orange County) and … Continue reading →

Busy as a one-armed paper-hanger; as a courtesan on a battleship; as a fireman in hell; as a gol-darned BEE—is how busy we’ve been at DAP; we sold a big piano, the Bosendorfer 225, to a very, very high-profile “industry” … Continue reading →

He’s the #1 featured artist at the Atelier. Because he’s a fantastic musician, songwriter, melodist, and force of being. And DAP had the honor of providing Tamir with the Steingraeber 232 (7’7″) that he used to spectacular effect to record … Continue reading →

Wow. I want one of these functional medicine guys as my main health practitioner. Dr. Marc Hyman has a splendid blog entry at Huffington Post to introduce you to the autoimmune disease pandemic the world is experiencing and how to … Continue reading →

The bold, young, and muscular Il Palpiti Orchestra, a global phenomenon almost two decades old, played a short and powerful program at the Saban Temple of the Arts, formerly the Wilshire Beverly Hills Theater, and the powerhouse pianist used our … Continue reading →

My treasured colleague Michael Spreeman, maker of some of the finest instruments on the planet, has sprung into the 21st century like a young lion, full of power and fervor. My homeboy has his own channel on YouTube here. Wow. … Continue reading →

A long-revered colleague and new-found friend, Steve Brady has big gifts as both a piano technician and a writer. He spent an afternoon with me at the Atelier this spring, and the result is a startlingly personal and resonant article … Continue reading →

One think I get consistent great feedback about is the look and feel of my website; people that visit uniformly feel entertained and informed. The redesigner, Olaf Sjenna, is now in New Zealand working like an elf on the CGI … Continue reading →