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WILLIAMSTON, Mich. — When life gives you lemons, sometimes you have to make lemonade. And a Williamston man is doing just that by taking old pianos and giving them a new purpose in life.
Jon Boza had a stroke in November 2020. He survived but found he could no longer do his job as a high voltage electrician safely. He needed something new.
So he picked up his tools and started woodworking Brain Brain.
Tianna Jenkins, WSYM, March 2022
“I’ve always been good at fixing and taking things apart and figuring out how to do it,” Boza said. “I don’t know where this idea came from, but I love it. I also do high end, cutting boards and other custom work.”
Boza makes items like custom dog dishes, shelves, and wedding cake knives.
“I’m making a live edge desktop now. I’m making a wine cooler,” Boza said. “I like it, keep it organized. All my piano parts are separated by what they are and different things.”
Tianna Jenkins, WSYM, March 2022
He even managed to reuse an organ from the 1800s and plans to turn it into a wine bar. He says most of the pianos he buys are from the 1920s or earlier.
“Anyone who gives me a piano who donates it to me, I will make them a wooden cutting board and write their name, or have their name and date engraved on the piano as a free gift.”
Everything he does is basically his prime due to short term memory loss from his stroke.
“All I remember is that I was driving to work that day. And then I wasn’t feeling well that morning. And then after that, it’s like that now. Nothing bad. ‘other than what I may read about it in my little newspaper, or several newspapers,” Boza mentioned. “One for everyday, one for big events like deaths and big things I don’t want to read about every day. And one for woodworking, all my instructions on how to do the things I I did all that.”
His detailed notes and step-by-step instructions help him build with elements he wants to repeat piece by piece.
He says his wife calls his shop her little sanctuary.
Tianna Jenkins, WSYM, March 2022
“Because that’s probably the only thing that’s familiar to me. So like when I go out, and there’s new buildings and stuff, I never recognize it. So that’s when I know everything is where I left it,” Boza said.
“I would say, there’s my little brain therapy room.”
Boza says he is happy to be able to create things for people and also to give pianos a new purpose.
“They don’t go in the trash. So I feel good about using a little piece and putting a little piece of history into everything I do.”
If you would like to donate a piano to Boza or if you are interested in his work, you can contact him via Facebook.
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