About Colin

   I began my piano technician career in 1987 at Perkin’s School of Piano Tuning & Technology. The school was located in Elyria Ohio, about an hour west of Cleveland.

   Upon graduation, I returned to Alberta where I was offered a position with a piano shop in St. Albert. While employed there I began building my own client base in and around my community which was 100 km North West of St Albert.

Trained at The Steinway and Sons Manufactory
Long Island City NY

   As I gained experience and clients, I gradually shifted my focus onto developing my business. Being in a rural setting did not allow for any specialization in my trade. Instead it gave me opportunity to hone my skills in all facets of piano technology, including tuning, piano rebuilding, and refinishing of the cabinets. I also restored player pianos and reed organs to their original working condition.

Some of the extensive training during my 23 + years of being a Piano Technician include:

•    In 2006, while attending the Piano Technicians Guild convention in Calgary, I challenged the Written, Tuning and Technical portions of the exam and was Awarded the RPT status (Registered Piano Technician) Designation.

•    Education has always been important to me. I attend many Technician’s Conferences where new skills, innovations and technology are taught and thus improved my work over the years.

• Certificate in Piano Tuning & Technology (Perkin’s School of Piano Tuning & Technology)

• Certificate in Grand Piano Rebuilding (Perkin’s School of Piano Tuning Technology)

• Dampp-Chaser (Piano Climate Control) Field Expert

• Selected three times to train at the C.F Theodore Steinway Academy conducted at the Steinway & Sons manufactory in Long Island City, New York.

• Certificate in PianoDisc Installation and Repair

• I am a member of the Piano Technicians Guild and hold the office of Vice President in the Calgary Chapter.

• I am also a member of the Canadian Association of Piano Technicians

Steinway Factory Trained

   I am very fortunate to have been selected three times to train at the prestigious C.F Theodore Steinway Academy, conducted at the Steinway and Sons manufactory in Long Island City, New York.