Being a technician
and a magician

The piano is simply my passion! With great dedication, I strive to achieve the highest level of craftsmanship and service.

I began studying the piano at the age of eight in Los Gatos with Miss. Brown and later Mrs. Ralph Condon. I went on to study privately with John Delavoryus, former Professor of Piano Studies at San Jose State University.

As a Bay Area native, I have family roots dating back seven generations. I attended Los Gatos High School (class of ’77) before enrolling at UC Santa Barbara as a World Literature Major.

In 2005, I passed all of my examinations offered by the Piano Technicians Guild at the highest level to become a Registered Piano Technician. Having worked on hundreds of different piano brands over the years, I have received specialized training at the Steinway factory in New York. I’ve attended factory training seminars at the Oberlin Music Conservatory in Ohio (sponsored by Steinway & Sons), as well as at Renner Academy in Arizona. Working for over ten years with local Steinway retailers preparing pianos, handling customer repair requests, and tuning for the Steinway Concert & Arts Division have helped me become a locally recognized piano technician.

I specialize in tuning, voicing, regulating and reconditioning or rebuilding fine and heirloom grand piano actions. I’m a Concert and University Technician, and am currently the head Piano Technician at Los Positas Community College. I maintain close to a dozen pianos in various concert venues throughout the Bay Area. As former Tennis Teaching Professional, I enjoy hiking and bicycle riding. I live in Willow Glen with mywife, Tracy.