Clientele

Artists, Celebrities and Instructors we've served...Air Supply . Akiko Tominaga . Alessandra Marie Ammara . Andre Gagnon . Andre Laplante . Andrew Burashko . Angela Chang . Art of Time Ensemble . Barra McNeils . Ben Heppner . Bergmann Duo . Bowker Brothers . Chris Andrews . Cody Obst . Colleen Athparia . Corey Hamm . Chantal Kreviazuk . Charles Foreman . Chris Andrews . Chris Donnelly . David Dixon . David Jalbert . David Osborne . Dawn of Midi . Derek Chui . Duke Thompson . Donald Paulton . Duo Polaris . Edwin Gnandt . Emily Haines (Metric) . Emmanuel Axe . Evgeny Starodubstev . Fei Fei Dong . Fern Lindzon . Florence Henderson . Frank Mills . Gabriella Jonas . Gaither Homecoming Show . Gregory Tchaide. Gregory Porter . Gryphon Trio. Hammerhead Consortium . Hinrich Alpers . Ian Parker . Jamie Parker . Jan Liseiki . Jean Lois Steuerman . Jonathan Biss . Jon Kimura Parker . Katherine Chi . Kathleen Van Mourik . k.d. Lang . Kevin Chen . Konstantin Shamray . Kristof Jablonski . Kurt Elling . Lands End Ensemble . Louis Lortie . Luca Buratto . Marilyn Engle . Mark Limacher . Marvin Goldstein . Marvin Hamlisch . Martin Preston . Minsoo Sohn . Michael Kaeshammer . Miles Electric Band . Montuno West . Natalie MacMaster . Neil Cockburn . New Orford String Quartet . Nicolas Namoradze . Pavel Kolesnikov . Orion Weiss . Peter Janowitz . Polenc Trio . QuintEssence . Ralph Bell Crusades . Robert Irving III . Rolf Bertsch . Roman Rabinavich . Royal Oak . Samson Tsoy . Sarah Mclachlan . Scott MacIssac .  Stephan Lemelin . Steve Bell . Steven Hough. Sir Joaquin Achucarro . Suzzanne Ruberg Gordon . Thomas Yu . Tommy Banks . Tony DeSare. Tokyo String Quartet . Tricia Edwards . Triple Forte . Vanguard Jazz Orchestra . Wild West New Music Ensemble .  William Cunningham . Wolak - Donnelly Duo

Performing Arts Organizations & Venues we've served...

• Alberta Ballet Co.
• Alberta Choral Federation
• Ambrose University College
• Arts Commons
• Bella Concert Hall
• Calgary Performing Arts Festival
• Canadian Music Competition
• Canadian University College (Lacombe)
• Calgary Civic Symphony
• Calgary Stampede (Talent Search Competition) 
• CPO (Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra) 
• CCC (Calgary Concerto Competition) 
• East Kootenays Performing Arts Festival
  
• Eckhardt-Grammate Hall, Rosza Centre
• Engineered Air Theatre 
• Epcor Centre for the Performing Arts 
• Honens
• Jack Singer Concert Hall
• Kiwanis Festival
• Leacock Theatre 
• Lunchbox Theatre
• Martha Cohen Theatre
• Mount Royal Conservatory
• New West Symphony & Chorus of Alberta
• Reeve Theatre
• Royal Conservatory Exams
• Sled Island Music Festival
• Southern Jubilee Auditorium
• Theatre Calgary 
• Transalta Pavillion
• Unison Festival
• University of Calgary
• Wright Theatre
• Arden Theatre (St. Albert)
• Buchanan Hall (Grant Macewan - Alberta College) 
• ESO (Edmonton Symphony Orchestra) 
• Edmonton Opera Co.
• Festival Place (Sherwood Park)
• Francis Winspear Centre for Music 
• Horizon Stage (Spruce Grove)
• Kiwanis Festival
• Royal Conservatory Exams
• Northern Jubilee Auditorium

Concert Series we've served...

• Bach @ Knox (Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra)
• Columbia Valley Arts Council (Invermere B.C)
• High RIver Gift of Music
• Instrumental Society of Calgary
• Mountainview Festival
• On the Edge
• PCL Blues Series 
• Pro Musica
• New Works Calgary
• University Theatre (Monday Night Jazz series)

Harpsichord Tuning...

• Bach @ Knox (Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra)
• Handel's Messiah (Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra)

Recordings...

• Lands End Ensemble
• Peter Janowitz
• Kevin Chen
• Tommy Banks
• Numerous live recordings by CBC (Canadian Broadcast Company)

Recording Studios...

• Audio Orchard  (Linden)
  
• The Beach (Calgary)
• Hexagon (Calgary)
• The Station (Calgary)
• OCL Studios (Calgary)
• CBC (Edmonton)

Baldwin L

My experiences tuning this next piano goes back many years.  In fact, it goes back to when the young man you see in the following video was only a twinkle in his Dad's eye!  You see, the piano was a wedding gift for his Mother from his Father.  They married and over the years had 4 children.  
Matthew as it turned out was a born musician!  Over the years he played the living daylights out of this instrument practicing passionately for many hours.  Recently, he graduated with a performance degree from the University of Victoria and continues to pursue further education towards his goal of being a concert pianist.
Although this piano is not really old by piano standards, it could be compared to a 10 year old car that has a million miles on it!
Strings had been breaking over the past few years.  The hammers had already been re-shaped and the piano had been regulated in the past.  In short, there were aspects of the piano that needed to be rebuilt.  
So "Baldy," as it is affectionately called, was shipped to our shop during the last year of Matthew's university degree.
This rebuild project also afforded the opportunity to make some enhancements or "optimize" the piano to a higher level than it had ever been during its life so far.  I will be blogging about some of the more technical aspects of the "optimization" of this piano in the days ahead.
The piano is back home now.  Matthew's mom is also excited and motivated to get back into some lessons that she began all those years ago!