Piano Tuning and Services - Mark Mention

10/12/2021

Piano Sold for client

10/29/2020

Piano sold for client 10/30/20

06/07/2020

While piano tuning, and associated services such as repairs,restoration, brokering and appraisal take up most my professional life, I am also a serious wildlife photographer. See the sample photo of a juvenile osprey taken on the Tualatin river. Photos, cards, triptychs are available at the website! The two websites are linked.

Piano website markmention.com

Photo website mentionphotography.com

01/22/2020

piano sold

05/23/2017

piano sold.

02/04/2017

Joe Powers March 2nd 7p.m. Old Church in downtown Portland should be a great concert. Joe's guests include Bill Crane Piano and Masumi Timson Koto. Joe travels the world performing on harmonica! I've know him since he was in high school. Excellent musician!

Details at joepowers.com

01/06/2017

12/19/2016

Piano Sold.

10/27/2016

Tuned a wonderful old Marshall Wendel player upright today! The craftsmanship they used in building the piano helped it last 99 years so far. What they wrote on the inside of these instruments where only a few folks see is interesting. Showing these inside statements was likely part of the original sales pitch.

This piano built to please true music lovers and to last a life time.
at 99 years old I think that they met that goal. Not sure how long my cell phone will last.

10/10/2016

A Lost Motion Compensator is a rail that was designed specifically for upright pianos. The function of the rail works when the pedal is depressed. It improves the players ability to nuance fine soft tones. Something that is far more difficult without this rail. Few are made today as it is expensive and time consuming. Here is a shot of what that rail looks. For those with a little technical knowledge you will notice that there is a special piece created just for the purpose of coming into contact with this pivot rail. They look like little sticks coming out to touch the rail. These little pieces are made specifically for this purpose. So you will usually find these lost motion rails on vintage pianos from the 1900 -1930's range.

10/09/2016

2016 Series of the set of three. Triptych # 3 The top photo on this one is fun.

10/09/2016

2016 Series of the set of three. Triptych # 2