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Post by shakin on Nov 19, 2021 16:55:34 GMT -5
my son shakin jr. II landed an apprenticeship in the furniture builders union, hand building steinway pianos. so happy for the kid, as you may recall he's the one that recently had the seizures and hospitalization out of nowhere. while i'm not happy that he'll be tied to nyc now, working in astoria, i am so happy for him and goddam proud of him. tough program to get into and he was a top candidate.
i needed some good fucking news and this works. well, this and the upcoming vegas bacchanalia fest
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Post by Jets Things on Nov 19, 2021 17:20:04 GMT -5
That's awesome! Congrats to him.
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Post by Raoul Duke on Nov 19, 2021 17:45:59 GMT -5
Handbuilding pianos sounds really cool. In retrospect I wish I'd done something manual instead of behind a desk.
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Post by 32Green on Nov 19, 2021 19:35:17 GMT -5
Great to hear, congrats.
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Post by tkasper01 on Nov 19, 2021 19:49:59 GMT -5
my son shakin jr. II landed an apprenticeship in the furniture builders union, hand building steinway pianos. so happy for the kid, as you may recall he's the one that recently had the seizures and hospitalization out of nowhere. while i'm not happy that he'll be tied to nyc now, working in astoria, i am so happy for him and goddam proud of him. tough program to get into and he was a top candidate. i needed some good fucking news and this works. well, this and the upcoming vegas bacchanalia fest How many piano makers in NYC? I am looking forward to the "shit on the bosses desk and quit" thread.  Congrats and good for him!!! |
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Post by Big L on Nov 19, 2021 20:49:16 GMT -5
I’m doing a job in Astoria, right in that area. I was looking at the area around the site and saw Steinway pianos there. I was like ‘no shit, you wouldn’t think they make pianos there’. Totally nondescript building.
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Post by DDNYjets on Nov 19, 2021 21:51:28 GMT -5
Congrats.
I went down a youtube rabbit hole a while back and watched a ton of piano making vids. A lot of them were Steinways. Incredibly interesting process.
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Post by jay57 on Nov 20, 2021 7:22:56 GMT -5
Congrats. I went down a youtube rabbit hole a while back and watched a ton of piano making vids. A lot of them were Steinways. Incredibly interesting process. I saw that too. A documentary about how they build these Steinway pianos in that old NY factory. It was very interesting you should check it out. The process looked to be the same as it was 100 years ago |
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Post by shakin on Nov 22, 2021 13:14:48 GMT -5
Congrats. I went down a youtube rabbit hole a while back and watched a ton of piano making vids. A lot of them were Steinways. Incredibly interesting process. I saw that too. A documentary about how they build these Steinway pianos in that old NY factory. It was very interesting you should check it out. The process looked to be the same as it was 100 years ago yeah that's what he's gonna be doing, the factory in astoria still builds most of the parts that go into the pianos. they have a factory in germany that builds some of the other parts. he does 2 years as an apprentice then he's set there for life. its not like those skills walk in off the street. you need the 2 years learning under the master craftsmen that have the knowledge |
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Post by southparkcpa on Nov 22, 2021 18:25:54 GMT -5
I saw that too. A documentary about how they build these Steinway pianos in that old NY factory. It was very interesting you should check it out. The process looked to be the same as it was 100 years ago yeah that's what he's gonna be doing, the factory in astoria still builds most of the parts that go into the pianos. they have a factory in germany that builds some of the other parts. he does 2 years as an apprentice then he's set there for life. its not like those skills walk in off the street. you need the 2 years learning under the master craftsmen that have the knowledge Thats awesome... as a fairly OK piano player, wish I could afford one. They are fantastic pianos and I would be proud to work there. Its an art and a trade. |
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Post by flushingjet on Nov 23, 2021 23:54:20 GMT -5
I’m doing a job in Astoria, right in that area. I was looking at the area around the site and saw Steinway pianos there. I was like ‘no shit, you wouldn’t think they make pianos there’. Totally nondescript building. Yes, that’s also how Steinway Street got its name. My dad had his own business on 11th Street for > 35 years about a mile or so away, he wound it up the week of the Marino-O’Brien shootout game the Jets won. |
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Post by Trades on Nov 24, 2021 8:59:10 GMT -5
That is awesome. Congrats!!!
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Post by Bing© in Buffalo Chairman on Nov 24, 2021 9:04:46 GMT -5
That's amazing! Nice to have some good news .......
Congratulations.
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Post by vonrotten on Nov 24, 2021 14:27:16 GMT -5
my son shakin jr. II landed an apprenticeship in the furniture builders union, hand building steinway pianos. so happy for the kid, as you may recall he's the one that recently had the seizures and hospitalization out of nowhere. while i'm not happy that he'll be tied to nyc now, working in astoria, i am so happy for him and goddam proud of him. tough program to get into and he was a top candidate. i needed some good fucking news and this works. well, this and the upcoming vegas bacchanalia fest Congrats, Shakin. It's always a great feeling to see the 'chilluns doing awesome shit!
What, the news that Zach Wilson is starting on Sunday isn't good enough news for you?
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Post by quantum on Nov 25, 2021 18:15:11 GMT -5
Congrats shakin. Is it too soon to ask that he write "LETSGOBRANDON" on every piano he works on?
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