Piano Surgeon for Piano Tuning, Repair, Regulation, and Restoration in Blount County
I am the Piano Surgeon. Expertize in piano tuning, repair, regulation, and Restoration in the Blount County / Birmingham, Alabama Area. I also service Tennesee, Mississippi and Georgia.
I have been involved in the Piano Industry for 36 years. I started piano lessons at 6 years old and took an interest in the workings of the piano as well and thus began my journey with the piano. I got an Oboe in Jr. High and playing the Piano became secondary to the Oboe but I was still interested in working on pianos.
A little History
Apex Piano Technicians Network Certificate
In 1969 I started my formal musical Education at LSU School of Music majoring in Oboe and studying with Earnest Harrison, In 1971 I transferred to Henderson State University and finished up with a BME Degree in 1975. I played Principal Oboe in the South Arkansas Symphony 1973 to 1978.
In 1979 I was introduced to the Pianocorder Retrofit Player System and that is when my journey with the piano really started. Installing this system required that the piano had to be in good Concert regulation as I was putting a Concert Artist into the Piano I quickly adapted to doing the action as well as installing the Player System. Thus I trained myself to diagnose an action and then bring it to a good concert playing condition to my musical standards that were a result of my musical training with Earnest Harrison my Oboe Teacher. I worked with the Pianocorder System thru 1986 when it was purchased by Yamaha and taken off the market. All along I was tuning and rebuilding pianos along with installing Pianocorder systems for International Piano Galleries in Little Rock, AR and Pianocorder Entertainment in Opelika, AL.
Piano Tuning
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Many piano manufacturers recommend that pianos be tuned twice a year. [More...]
Piano Restoration/Repair
Restore your piano to the original beauty
In very used pianos, the frame and some parts of the action may remain in good condition [More...]
Piano Regulation
© Jorge Royan / http://www.royan.com.ar / CC BY-SA 3.0
Regulation involves adjustments ranging from turning a small screw to sanding down a wood surface. The goal of regulation is to [More...]
Piano Voicing
Felt hammers tend to wear unevenly
Felt hammers of the piano tend to harden over time, as the felt becomes [More...]
Schedule an Appointment
Appointments for piano tuning and repair
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Piano Moving
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Moving a piano is a difficult procedure. There is risk to the piano, risk of bodily injury [More...]