Building Paul Hahn & Co.’s Mailbox!

Hi Folks! Jamie here, with a “making of” Video. Specifically, the making of Paul Hahn & Company’s mailbox – a scale model of a 1920’s Heintzman Model O upright. The Model O was the pinnacle of the venerable Toronto Piano builder’s ouvre. Classic in style, it is appealing even to today’s decorator – not to

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Build your own piano!

… out of paper, or cardboard! If you’ve seen the video, “In which Jamie has an idea”, you may want to try this at home. It’s a great project for the kids! Simply download this PDF, and cut along every black line. Don’t cut the gray lines! These are places where the paper is folded

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How are pianos tuned?

Hi, folks! Jamie here from Paul Hahn & Co. With a video about Piano Tuning. That’s right, but if you thought that you could watch a video and learn how to tune, you’ll be disappointed to find out that learning to tune is like learning to play. It takes years of practice! These are the

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How to clean the finish on your piano!

Hi folks! Jamie here from Paul Hahn & Co. with a quick primer on how to clean a Lacquer or French-polished finished piano. It’s not difficult, or time-consuming. Leave the inside of your piano to us, but you can do the outside yourself. If your piano was made before the 1940’s and hasn’t been refinished,

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Our New Year storefront window!

75 Piano parts are labeled on an “exploded” piano. Here’s the list of parts: Action, The: The mechanism in an upright piano (such as this one) that transfers the vertical force of the player’s fingers into a horizontal motion whereby the strings are struck. (Or, in layman’s terms, the thing that makes the strings ring.) Action Rail: The rail,

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In Memoriam – Tom Heintzman

Thomas Giles Heintzman 1941 – 2019 Thomas G. Heintzman, a former president of the Canadian Bar Association, specialized in the field of alternative dispute resolution. One of Canada’s best-known and most experienced litigators, he has acted as counsel in actions, arbitrations and appeals in Ontario, Newfoundland, Manitoba, British Columbia and New Brunswick and has made numerous appearances

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PAUL HAHN – The Keys to One Man’s Success

Paul Hahn & Company has proudly borne the name of its founder, innovator and inspiration, Paul Hahn, for 100 years. Paul Hahn was born in 1875.  He was one of 17 children and immigrated to Canada from Stuttgart, Germany, with most of his family in 1888.  As a young man, he was a renowned cellist

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From the Paul Hahn Archives:

The Soundboard of the Piano From an article by Dr. William Braid White, Principle of the School of Pianoforte Technology, Chicago, Ill., reprinted with permission from the Piano Trade Magazine, Chicago, Ill. In the piano the function of the soundboard is to take up and repeat the vibratory motions of the strings, and thus to

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The Nordheimer Piano Company

Part of Paul Hahn & Co.’s proud 106 year history, Nordheimer pianos have been part of our inventory of fine pianos from the very beginning. Paul Hahn Sr. worked for A&S Nordheimer before opening his own store. Considered by many technicians to be the finest pianos ever produced in Canada

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Storytone “Electrified” Piano

  A rare and historically important instrument, the RCA Storytone piano was built in 1939 in a joint venture between Story & Clark and RCA. The case was designed by John Vassos, the famous American industrial designer. This piano is one of only 500 made. It is the world’s first electric piano and debuted at the

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