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Choosing a moving company is a necessary part of owning your own piano. Pianos
are very different from furniture and therefore require the expertise of a
trained piano mover. Moving a piano yourself can prove disastrous but don't just
take our word for it!
Read an excerpt from
The Piano Book
by Larry Fine.
TRAINING IS THE KEY!
All of our movers are well trained for the specific needs of the piano!
Our company and staff are fully insured and bonded to provide you and your
piano with the ultimate in protection.
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We carry:
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Cargo Insurance
Workers' Compensation
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Liability Insurance
Surety Bond
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We carry all of the necessary licenses and permits to follow
proper business regulations:
Federal DOT license # 498706
Massachusetts D.T.E. Permit # 25559
Our employees are uniformed, insured, bonded, and trained. To insure added security
and safety, a senior staff member is on every move. We are a family business and
have many long term employees. We are dedicated to providing the best quality
service for our customers.
Our equipment and trucks are all specially designed and well maintained for the
transport and care of pianos and organs.
McPhail
represents what is essential for musical success; proper
touch &
tone
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McPhail
is a "world" piano. Components are globally sourced
from the best suppliers and then assembled & finished
overseas in the worlds' newest and most technologically
advanced piano factory.
These components include:
 Solid Spruce (not laminated) soundboards from the Pacific Northwest, same wood
used for Steinway soundboards and Martin Guitar tops
- Hardrock Maple pinblocks ( for tuning stability) from Wisconsin
- Precision Steel strings (for accurate pitch) from Germany
- Dense Felt hammers (for consistent tone) from Japan
- Genuine Veneers for Cherry, Mahogany, Oak from the Americas
- Straight Grain hard maple action parts (for durability and precision)
from the U.S.
- Full-bodied polyester finishes applied by state of the art Italian
finishing system.
A matching, hinged top bench is included with every McPhail Piano.
The McPhail Piano 10 year limited warranty is one of the best
in the piano industry and represents the level of commitment to our
customers.
Proper touch provides the beginner with the opportunity to develop technique
and musicality. Consistent sensitivity across the keyboard, accurately
machined components, and true piano "weighted action"
The McPhail Piano action
The manufacturing technology, when combined with quality materials
including straight grain hard maple action parts, spruce keys and
Japanese hammers, results in a responsive touch from a durable action.
By design, McPhail Pianos have an
"American" rather than "Asian" tone, often
described as "warm" rather than "cool".
Warm tone results from rich harmonics and long sustain.
A cool tone is bright and quick.
We briefly consider three areas of piano construction which contribute
to the nature of tone.
American Tone
Low tension scale
Sand cast iron plate
Hard frame
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Asian Tone
High tension scale
"V-Pro" iron plate
Soft frame
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Tension, one aspect of overall scale design, literally
refers to how tightly the piano is strung. A tighter string will
return to rest more quickly after being set into vibration and therefore
have shorter sustain. Frequently a high tension design will give an
instrument initial power when string is first struck by hammer, but
fast decay of sound.
Iron plate together with the wood frame, compensate for some 23
tons of cumulative tension exerted by more than 200 steel strings.
The traditional sand cast plate, still used on all of the
worlds' great pianos, is musically inert and will produce a dull
knock when struck by a knuckle. The V-Pro (Vacuum Process) plate by
contrast, due to the manufacturing process and materials used, can
produce a ringing sound and encourages bright tone.
Wood frame also provides structural support and should be musically
inert. A hard
frame will enhance sustain by reflecting sound and
vibrations back to the soundboard rather than absorb
them. McPhail pianos
have rims made of American hard maple and birch rather
than softer, less expensive "lauan mahogany"
usually used in Asian rims.
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McPhail
Piano 6 Burbank Circle,
Framingham, Ma 01701 |
For more information on piano construction, we recommend "The Piano Book" by
Larry Fine. Go to www.pianobook.com.
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