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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="045fd5a3.jpg"> <div> <B>Murray's Piano Tuning                          </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>     </B></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000" background="046d2b03.jpg"> <bR> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Murrays Piano Tuning "><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Shop Tour"><U><B>Shop Tour</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>Bio</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U><B>Contact Us</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="For Sale"><U><B>For Sale</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Testimonials"><U><B>Testimonials</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Summary of Services"><U><B>Summary of Services</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Piano Teachers "><U><B>Piano Teachers</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id127.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Concerts"><U><B>Concerts</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Other Links"><U><B>Other Links</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ptg.org/tips/daily.php" target="TRLX_Blank" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ptg.org/tips/daily.php" targe"><U><I><U>Daily Piano Tip </U></I></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="090ab813.jpg"> <div> <I>Bio</I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >                                                                                                                      </FONT></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="1" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" WIDTH="531" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#BF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 416 ><NOBR><div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="260" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#BF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1279 WIDTH="254"><div> <B>   My relationship with the piano has been life long. God has blessed me with a profession that is also my passion. </B></div> <div> <B>   Pianos were always in our house growing up. My dad was a great player.  In our house in Sacramento in the 1950's and early 60's, piano technicians were frequent visitors. With one of them, at about age 9, I acquired a summer job. Through cleaning strings, sweeping the shop and following him around on tunings, I developed an interest that would become my life's work.</B></div> <div> <B>   While attending school I did a little tuning and repairing, mostly on our home Baldwin Acrosonic.  Then while traveling the country in various night club acts in the early '70's, I started tuning a little more, both on my own Yamaha CP70 that I traveled with, and other odd jobs I'd find on the road. In 1976 I started spending time in and around piano shops and people as I was able to find them, learning all I could. </B></div> <div> <B>   In 1977 I was living in Colorado, John Denver was on the radio every five minutes, and I was very much interested in ending my  career as a working musician.  I again turned to Piano Technology. I soon found The Aubrey Willis School of Piano Tuning and Repair, talked to Mr. Willis on the phone, and in a few days was in receipt of his correspondence course.</B></div> <div> <B>   I joined the Piano Technicians Guild in 1979 and, after passing a series of exams, became a </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="RPT"><U><B>Registered Piano Technician</B></U></A></FONT><B> in 1980.        </B></div> <div> <B>   Piano technology is a science and  I have been learning it ever since, not only through experience, but through my membership in the Piano Technicians Guild. I attend numerous technical seminars on both piano technology and woodworking. Piano tuning and repair now includes complete restorations of Steinways and other fine pianos. Custom design and rebuilding of actions and concert and recording studio tuning and voicing.</B></div> <div> <B>   In 1979, having finally quit the music business, I returned to Santa Cruz County,  then in 1986 I bought a home in Watsonville with enough room for pianos.</B></div> <div> <B>   Whether you are considering rebuilding a family heirloom or having your piano tuned, I will provide you with expert, honest and reliable service.</B></div> <div> <B>   I have been a piano technician in Santa Cruz Co. and the surrounding area since 1979. I have tuned for well over 3000 private customers and I'm currently the technician for Cabrillo College, Bethany Bible College, UCSC Performing Arts, Monte Vista Christian School, Twin Lakes Church, Santa Cruz Bible Church, Green Valley Christian Center, Mars Recoding Studio, Magic Sound Recording Studio, as well as many other local churches, music teachers, and performance venues.</B></div> <div> <B>   I maintain my piano shop and studio at our family home in Watsonville, CA where I very much enjoy repairing and rebuilding quality vintage pianos.</B><B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>                    ------------------            </B></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 WIDTH="256"><div> <IMG SRC="086046e0.jpg" border=0 width="260" height="366" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>                        1954</div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Look close, that's a Steinway.</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="08904a50.jpg" border=0 width="260" height="165" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Trying to hear on a concert stage</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="08b03d30.jpg" border=0 width="259" height="211" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Tuning the family upright.</B></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="08a05c40.jpg" border=0 width="261" height="196" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="1" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Happy customer paying happy piano technician for his rebuilt 1925 Steinway grand piano.</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id75.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newly Restored 1925 Steinway L"><U><B>Click here to see the piano</B></U></A><B>.</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>