Wes Hird

By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – A grand piano has roughly 12,000 individual parts. The vast majority of those pieces are tucked inside the cabinet, where a series of felt-covered hammers and tightly wound metal strings produce the instrument’s distinctive sound. It takes a skilled professional to keep such an elaborate apparatus in perfect harmony. “The more you learn about piano tuning, the more it unfolds in front of you,” Mick Johnson said. … [Read more...] about Mick Johnson – UNK’s piano man – plays important part on campus