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BYU Piano Shop

The BYU Piano Shop has the responsibility to oversee the care and maintenance of more than four hundred pianos across campus and at other locations used by the University. Each piano is tuned and serviced at least twice a year with teaching studios, classrooms, recital venues, and practice rooms receiving significantly more attention. BYU has several concert grand pianos in its main concert venues, giving artists a variety from which to choose. Pianos in the concert halls are maintained at an optimal level, at times being tuned daily to meet the rigorous demands of the concert artist. We are fortunate to have fine pianos at BYU and are eager to keep them in the best possible condition .

Being part of the School of Music, the Piano Shop charges no service fee for School of Music sponsored events. Other requests for piano service must be directed to the Piano Shop for which a fee may be charged. (See Repair/Service Request Form) This service must be cleared and agreed upon in advance. No outside technician is authorized to tune or service BYU pianos.

ACOUSTIC PIANOS

The Piano Shop maintains the University’s fleet of performance pianos and concert-sized practice pianos. These include:

2 Steinway & Sons Model D (Concert and Recital Halls)
1 Hamburg Steinway & Sons Model D (Recital Hall)
1 Shigeru Kawai EX-1 (Recital Hall)
1 Yamaha CF (Concert Hall)
1 Steinway & Sons Model D (Marriott Center Arena)
2 Steinway & Sons Model D (E-400 rehearsal room)
1 Baldwin SD-10 (E-250 rehearsal room)

In addition to the concert pianos, the Piano Shop maintains the piano faculty’s instruments, all of which are Steinway & Sons Model B. BYU owns more Yamaha Disklavier reproducing pianos than any other academic institution.

ELECTRONIC PIANOS/ORGANS

Electronic pianos and organs are not maintained by the BYU Piano Shop. Please direct inquiries to Mike Ohman at 422-3149.

BYU PIANO SHOP PERSONELL

Full Time Technicians

Keith Kopp, BA, RPT
Jim Busby, BA, RPT

Student Technicians

Samuel Yamamoto
Stephen Anderson
Ryan Whiting
Anthony Willey
Steven Schmidt