Happy Birthday, Piano Forte Tuning Service!Wow - time flies!  It was exactly 25 years ago that I started my business, Piano Forte Service, here in Nanaimo on central Vancouver Island.  A few years before that I had finished a 3-1/2 year piano apprenticeship under a Master Read more [...]

I am honoured to be the regular piano technician for The Hornby Island Summer Music Festival. Every year I take a week off from my local piano work in the Nanaimo and central Vancouver Island area to travel to this wonderful arts event.  It happens to be on one of the most Read more [...]

Nanaimo is a beautiful place to be in the summer - emcompassing the best of Vancouver Island: the ocean, the mountains, beautiful weather, the arts.  This summer Nanaimo is a little more fun, do to a street project where two old pianos are outside in public spaces for anyone Read more [...]

I am pleased to announced that I will soon be attending the Canadian Association of Piano Technicians' annual convention in Quebec City.  I had high-level training & apprenticeship in Germany in the 1980's to become a piano technician, but the learning never ends.  Read more [...]

I am happy to announce that once again I will be tuning the concert grand piano for the Hornby Island Winter Series.  On Saturday, May 16th, 2015, Sarah Hagan will be performing with violinist Joan Blackman and cellist Ariel Barnes.  For more information: https://sarahhagen.comWhile Read more [...]

Hello!I am pleased to announce that I am starting tuning pianos again, so feel free to book an appointment for the spring.  Unfortunately, breaking my left arm at the beginning of January put me "on hold" for all piano tunings.  What I first thought would be six weeks Read more [...]