Piano tuning and restoration
Comprehensive piano service for private clients, schools, and churches, from a Registered Piano Technician serving the Pioneer Valley and Western Massachusetts.
- Registered Piano Technician
- North Bennet Street School trained
- Full rebuilding shop
Welcome
I’m glad you found your way here. I appreciate the referrals from my clients and colleagues.
My work takes me all around the Pioneer Valley and back to Boston regularly. I provide comprehensive piano service for private clients, schools, and churches. Let me tell you a little more about what I do and how you can reach me.
Private clients
Tuning, regulation, and repair in your home, so your piano plays and sounds its best.
Schools and colleges
Dependable care for practice rooms and performance instruments that see heavy daily use.
Churches
Service right in the sanctuary, keeping instruments ready for worship and special events.
Tuning
Sitting down at a well-tuned piano is simply one of the most satisfying experiences for any pianist. When a piano sounds good and all of its parts move smoothly and evenly, one can practice or perform for hours, getting lost in the music. It’s just magic.
But it’s almost impossible to find that joy when things are out of tune or not working well. This is where I can help.
It is a real pleasure for me to coax the best out of my clients’ pianos.
Piano shop
Most problems can be handled right in the home, in the college practice room, or in the church sanctuary, but on occasion an issue will arise which can be better managed in the shop.
- I have a complete shop and I can handle any type of repair.
- I do rebuilding and repair work for other colleagues who see me as a resource in this area.
- At any given time I have at least one grand piano in the process of being rebuilt.
I would be happy to show you my current projects.
About Sean
Trained in Boston, tested by the Piano Technicians Guild, and working out of a restored schoolhouse in Williamsburg, MA. Here’s a little background on who will be caring for your piano.
Registered Piano Technician
“Registered Piano Technician” means that I have passed the rigorous three-day examination in aural tuning and piano repair established by the Piano Technicians Guild.
North Bennet Street School
I was taught to tune and rebuild pianos by some of the trade’s foremost teachers at the North Bennet Street School, Boston, studying in the advanced piano technology program at this world-renowned institution for two years.
Schoolhouse workshop
In Williamsburg, MA my workshop fills a restored one-room schoolhouse located behind my old colonial home dating to 1768.
Making good music
Nothing is more exciting than making good music with my friends! I play both piano and upright bass with several ensembles in Western Massachusetts, including bass in the string section of the Holyoke Civic Symphony and in the old-time Americana band “Appalachian Still.”
Where I work
Piano tuning, piano restoration, and piano repairs serving Western Massachusetts and the Berkshires, with regular trips back to Boston.
- Northampton
- Amherst
- Springfield
- Longmeadow
- Holyoke
- Hadley
- Hatfield
- Deerfield
- Greenfield
- Pittsfield
- Tanglewood
- The Berkshires
- Boston
Resources
Helpful organizations and guides for piano owners, buyers, and teachers.
Let’s get your piano sounding its best
Call or email to schedule a tuning, ask about a repair, or arrange a visit to see current rebuilding projects in the shop.