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Meet the team

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Alex Smith
Piano Technician - Owner

  • graduate - C. F. Theodore Steinway Technical Academy

       - Regulation and Touch

  • graduate - C. F. Theodore Steinway Technical Academy

       - Damper Installation

  • graduate - C. F. Theodore Steinway Technical Academy                                         - Voicing and Tone Building

  • graduate - Yamaha Piano Corporation - Performance Piano Servicing Seminar

  • certified Dampp-chaser humidity control systems

  • referred - Kawai dealer technician

  • concert and university technician - Midwestern State University, University of Dallas

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  • concert institutional clients - Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra, Wideman international piano competition, MSU Akin Series, Dallas Moody Hall, Blue Candlelight Music Series

  • artist tunings include; Joyce Yang, Alessio Bax, Paul Lewis, Dr. Luis Sanchez, Dr. Gustavo Romero, Dr. Martin Camacho, Lewis Warren Jr., The Montrose Trio, The Faure Quartet, The Emerson String Quartet, Jon Nakamatsu

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Joseph Raville
Piano Technician

  • graduate - Yamaha Piano Corporation - Performance Piano Servicing Seminar

  • graduate - Renner academy

  • Registered Piano Technician with Piano Technicians' Guild 

  • certified - QRS and Disklavier piano player factory installer

  • certified - Dampp-chaser humidity control systems

  • referred - Yamaha and Kawai dealer technician

  • concert and university technician, MSU Wichita Falls, University of Dallas 

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  • concert institutional tunings - Itzhak Perlman, Perlman and Paul Schenly music festivals, Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center, PianoFest in the Hamptons, 2018 Rock and Rock Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

  • player piano work - Annie The Movie 2014, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Madame Tussauds​

  • artist tunings include: Paul Schaffer, Jennifer Holiday, Early Elton, Sutton Foster, Alessio Bax

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Brandon Ridge
Piano Technician

  • Registered Piano Technician with Piano Technicians Guild - RPT

  • advanced graduate North Bennet Street School of Piano Technology - PA

  • Yamaha Dealer Technician - 2 years

  • Damp-chaser humidity control installer

  • university technician - Midwestern State University, University of Dallas

  • Piano Technician - Dallas ISD, Irving ISD, McKinney ISD                         

  • Piano Tuner for Aspen Music Festival

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