Sid Siff - Piano Tuning, Repair & Restoration

My clients sometimes ask me how I got started in the business of tuning and restoring pianos. As a young boy, I watched intently as Mr. Cloutier, our family's piano tuner, opened up his black leather bag and set out his assortment of tools and brightly colored felt. I listened as he began the long process of striking notes in odd progressions and nudging the tuning pins with his tuning hammer.

The piano represents the height of human ingenuity in design and engineering principles. Its place in the world of music is firmly cemented, having a power, dynamic range, and expressiveness unmatched by any other instrument. It is a machine made mostly of wood, and given the vigorous use and climatic stress to which most pianos are subjected, they have a remarkably long lifespan.

I've been doing arrangements for piano ever since working out Beatles songs as a pre-teen in the mid '60s. My piano tuning clients often ask where they can find the music for songs I have played for them.

For those considering the purchase of a new piano, this reputable dealer, serving all of New England, is a good place to start your search. Formed in 1987 to bring piano teachers together to share ideas, offer workshops, sponsor student recitals and create performances for area musicians. Piano lessons for all ages given by an experienced and well respected teacher in Amherst, MA. Individual music lessons, classes, and groups for a variety of instruments by a collaboration of eighteen music teachers in Amherst, MA.