Beale – Joanna Funk

Reshaping the hammers of my Beale piano

July 14, 2019August 5, 20192 Comments

I started to learn piano when I was six, and we lived in London. When I was seven we moved, and the lessons stopped. There was a gap until we settled in Hampshire. The third piece of big furniture my mother bought, after beds and a dining set, was a second-hand upright piano for me. … Continue reading Reshaping the hammers of my Beale piano

I bought a Beale piano!

July 1, 2017July 23, 20196 Comments

In April, I bought an upright piano! After moving around the world for decades with different digital pianos, I’m finally settled enough to own this big old, magical wooden box with 1,200 moving parts. Now, I am home. I drove all over Brisbane and the Gold Coast checking out pianos advertised on Gumtree. When I … Continue reading I bought a Beale piano!