Carl Radford
Carl Radford is a Registered Piano Technician, an expert on modern as well as historical tunings, past president of the North Shore Piano Technicians Guild, and a Piano Life Saver Certified Installer. He received a bachelor's degree in Piano and Theater from Eastern Michigan University. An accomplished pianist, he appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, as well as numerous stage productions and commercials.
He has tuned for such artists as Lyle Lovett, Tori Amos, Keane, Ramsey Lewis, Fallout Boy, Marvin Hamlish, Steven Sondheim, John Thulin, Mark Russell, Judy Collins, Riopy, Brad Mehldau, Roseanne Cash, Jimmy Webb and Ian Hominick, and such institutions as DePaul University, Loyola University, The Goodman Theater, The Art Institute of Chicago, Evanston Chamber Ensemble, Irish American Heritage Center and The Old Town School of Folk Music.
Registered Piano Technician
North Shore Piano Technicians Guild Past President
Serving Chicago and the North Shore for over 35 years
Expert on Well Temperament & Historical Tunings
Piano Life Saver Certified Installer
Accomplished pianist and performer
Appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show
playing the original piano from 'Casablanca'
as detailed in My Date with Oprah
Chris Crowley
Chris Crowley originally went to school for film at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia before moving to Chicago in 2013 and rediscovering his love for music and theater. He spent most of the last decade juggling between jobs as a manager and musician, and most notably improv pianist at The Second City. His interest and practice of piano tuning began simply as a means to fix up his and his music director friend’s old pianos. By 2021, he had started working at The Old Town School of Folk Music, where he would occasionally work on the concert pianos.
MISSION
Inspire the pianist, future pianist and audience.
Do the highest quality work possible to make pianos ready to inspire those pianists.
Be dedicated to honesty, integrity and professionalism.
Nurture and cultivate the future of the piano.
“I wanted to thank you - very much - for the absolutely wonderful work you did on my piano. The new tuning using the Well Temperament is, as you’d said, a revelation. I don’t think my piano has ever sounded so good, so warm, or it’s tone so richly resonant. It’s been a joy to play and I wanted to let you know. Thank you again.”
Join our team
We are looking for experienced, customer-focused, piano technicians for full or part-time positions to join our team in the Chicagoland area. If you are interested in applying or learning more, please contact us.