For almost 25 years Jurgen Goering has been tuning and servicing pianos on Vancouver Island. All tunings are done exclusively by ear, using only a tuning fork for one reference note.
I started my training in Germany in 1981, apprenticing for three and a half years to a senior Master Craftsman Piano Maker. In 1984 I graduated with my Journeyman Piano Maker Diploma.
Thirty years of pianos, of continued learning and professional development – wow, where did the years go?
Fortunately some things stay the same – I still tune pianos the way Beethoven, Chopin, and Rachmaninoff had their pianos tuned.