Laffan Piano Tuning

18/03/2026

Limerick Early Music Festival returns from Wednesday 18 March to Sunday 22 March.
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Limerick Early Music Festival acknowledges the support of The Arts Council / An Chomhairle Ealaíon, Limerick City and County Council, Limerick Arts Office, and RTÉ Supporting The Arts

14/12/2025

Another baby has been sent home to momma! Not everyday you see an Irish made piano - this is a Rippen piano made in Shannon, Co. Clare sometime between 1961 and 1971. A really futuristic design, with a mad case, and a folding down keyboard to aide transport space in containers - unfortunately premature material choices of plastic aided to its early downfall. It's Achilles heel were the connection system for various hammers and keys etc which were made of a plastic that crumbled soon after installation. A few enterprising attempts have been made in recent years in France and the UK to 3D print these with good success, so a local engineering company here in Limerick (www.barflo.com, which is making a super cool beer tap monitoring system btw) has agreed to help me do this - the new parts are pictured below in grey, beside the originals in off-white. On this action, all the damper flanges were replaced, along with a lot of re-pinning of existing parts, plus a full case refinish with lacquer and mahogany dye. Definitely plays more like a keyboard than a standard action piano, but no less interesting for it, and I'm enjoying keeping some local history alive. https://www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2025/0329/1504126-lindner-pianos-history-shannon-co-clare-rippen-family-abba-challenges-problems-innovation/

13/08/2025

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23/05/2025

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07/05/2025

Limerick School of Music is delighted to present the second annual Black-Tie Fundraising Concert for the LSOM Alumni & Frie...

21/03/2025

Super rehearsal this evening with ourselves, Limerick School of Music senior choir, Saint Mary's Cathedral, Limerick choir the festival orchestra and soloists! Beautiful sounds in a beautiful venue tomorrow night!