Dr. Mark Sullivan has been teaching in Southern California since 1984 and holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music, where he studied under Menahem Presslera. He also has a Master of Music in Piano Performance degree from Indiana University’s Jacob School of Music. “I was […]

Materials matter. The quality of construction, craft, and end result depends not only on the skill of the craftsman, but also the quality of materials used. Wessell, Nickel & Gross went to Grand Piano Solutions in Shirley, Massachusetts to visit piano technician, Jim Ialeggio. Ialeggio has been a technician for 32 years and does rebuilds, […]

Generally, people don’t think that a farmer or a sailor have much in common with a piano technician. However, much like a sailor or farmer, a piano technician is an individual with a very specialized set of skills and tools who must be able to adapt to solve a problem. To that end, a piano […]

What happens when the largest group of Piano Technicians in the world gather? Collaboration. Creativity. Reconnection. At this year’s July PTG in Tucson, Arizona, technicians, pianists, and experts in the piano field and industry gathered to share new ideas, knowledge, and techniques for three solid days of classes and exhibits. Many technicians visited our Wessell, […]

Introduction My name is Jim Busby and I live in Mount Pleasant, Utah and I’ve been in piano tuning and technology for about 44 years. How did you become a full time Piano Technician? Well, actually my uncle was a piano technician and I’ve always thought I’d tune pianos because I liked my uncle so […]