Benoit LeBlanc Piano Tuning and Repair

09/24/2025

Gluing piano parts fun fact 🎹: wood and keytops (typically made of plastic or ivory for older pianos) presents a peculiar challenge. For the bond to hold, it must be strong, but flexible, as the glued materials do not have the same reaction to changes in humidity and temperature. Historically, hide glue, typically made from boiling animal bones, hide, and cartilage was used. Nowadays we have found more easy-to-use modern equivalents, but based on the same principles, made from fish.

01/08/2023

Grand piano regulation ASMR

12/14/2022

Love those early 19th century uprights. My new project is an Emerson Piano, which needs a lot of internal work

12/07/2022

Encore un entrevue, cette fois-ci en français!

Première | L'heure de pointe - Acadie | Accédez au rattrapage et découvrez les musiques diffusées ainsi que les références de l'émission

12/04/2022

Glad to be featured on CBC! Thanks everyone for all the support! Let me know if your piano needs some love before the holidays :)

With no one to tune his piano, Fredericton's Benoit LeBlanc turned to an expert to learn the trade for himself — and carry it into the future.