Each piano truly has its own “personality” and I find the process of bringing a piano into perfect tune and proper mechanical function to be very satisfying. Each of the thousands of pianos that I have tuned is unique - as individual as the needs and tastes of the people that own them. I count it a privilege that a substantial number of long-term customers in the greater San Jose, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Santa Cruz Mountain, and Santa Cruz areas have entrusted the care of their piano to me over the years. Both mentor and friend, he not only taught me the finer points of piano tuning, repair, voicing, and action regulating, but he also instilled in me a fervent respect for the history and evolution of the modern piano. I was fortunate enough to receive one-on-one training from a highly skilled, third-generation piano craftsman. My history as a piano tuner and technician began in the early 1970s. Over the years, I have accumulated extensive experience working on all makes and models, both grands and uprights - Steinway, Schimmel, Yamaha, Kawai, Baldwin, Young Chang, Pearl River, Schafer & Sons, as well as many other lesser known brands. Piano tuning, repairing, hammer voicing, and piano action regulating are the four specific areas of my servicing expertise.
At age 16, I took an interest in composing, and have had the privilege of producing the music scores for several films over the years. I also loved to tinker with almost anything mechanical and quickly learned to appreciate the intricate workings of a piano as I would watch our family piano tuner lay out his special tools and carefully tune and adjust each of the 88 notes on the family piano. As a child, I loved the sound of the piano and started taking piano lessons when I was 7. I have been a piano tuner/technician serving the greater San Jose and Santa Cruz areas for over 30 years. Piano tuning and repair has always been more than just a business to me. Piano Tuning and Repair - A Personal Perspective I have focused on providing you with easy-to-read, non-technical explanations that summarize piano servicing essentials, along with a list of relevant links to assist you in making an informed decision when looking for a trained and qualified piano tuning service in your local area. The pages on this site contain concise information that will answer many of the most commonly asked questions related to piano tuning, voicing, adjustments, and repair. Pair alder with the VJ74’s bolt-on, hard rock maple neck and you know you just can’t go wrong for rocky-blues bass, or, just wind the tone control back a tad and enter a whole new world of jazzy, mellow soothing bass lines.PIANO TUNING - Expert piano tuning & repair - greater San Jose areaĮxpert Piano Tuning & Repair Serving the greater San Jose, Los Gatos, Saratoga, and Santa Cruz communities since 1975Į-mail: if I’m not in your service area? Can you answer some of my questions about piano tuning and help me locate a qualified piano tuning service in my local area? Solid alder is the perfect choice for the body, not only to support the solid construction, but for this popular tonewood’s ability to distribute an equally fine balance of high, mid and low frequencies, delivered uncoloured to a pair of Wilkinson WOJB single coil pickups which enhance this tight, piano-like tone, with extended clarity and articulation.
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