Fredrick J. Mudge RPT |
d.b.a. Fred’s Piano Service
|
P.O. Box 1002 • Brookline, MA 02446 •
(617) 787-1997
SUMMARY
A premier concert piano technician with over 15 years experience serving
professional artists and venues throughout the Greater Boston area.
Concert work includes: Emanuel Ax, Yefim Bronfman, Russell Sherman,
Frederic Chiu, Eugeny Kissin, Garrick Ohlsson, Elton John, Ray Charles,
Billy Joel, The Boston Pops, Harry Connick Jr., Dave Brubeck, Chick
Corea, Marian McPartland, George Shearing, Ahmad Jamal, Marvin Hamlisch,
Ellis Marsalis and many more
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Fred’s Piano Service
(1995-Present)
Sole Proprietor
• Servicing the Yamaha Corporation of America,
Norwegian Cruise Lines, Celebrity Cruises, The Regattabar, Scullers
Jazz Club, Soundtracks Studio, PBS Studio, Wellspring Studio, Northeastern
University, Simmons College, Suffolk University, The Ritz Carlton
and other prestigious venues.
• Providing piano technical services to in-home clientele.
• Setting new standards for rapid response emergency service
calls.
• Sales and rebuilding quality vintage instruments.
• Ensuring customer satisfaction with personal and detailed
attention.
The Piano Restoration Workshop
(2001-Present)
Technician, Tuner, and Rebuilder
• Rebuilding and sales of Steinway & Sons, Mason &
Hamlin and other quality vintage instruments in association with
Aardvark Piano/George Crawford; Absolute/Jude Reveley, Steve Kilroy
Refinishing and D2 Movers.
• Performing tuning, voicing and final prep to quality rebuilt
pianos.
• Fully insured
Piano Forte, Inc.
(1988-1997)
Service Manager/Concert Technician
• Training apprentices in all aspects of piano technology
with industry standards for tuning, refurbishing, rebuilding, refinishing,
restoration, transport, and sales.
• Overseeing, coordinating, and performing piano technical
service to over 220 pianos at Berklee College of Music, as well
as hundreds of in-home clients, recording studios, and stages.
• Equating services to the nuances of a diverse range of concert
artists as house technician at many of the major venue in the Boston
area including: Great Woods, Harborlights, The Fleet Center, the
North Shore Music Theater, the South Shore Music Circus, The Worcester
Centrum and the Berklee Performance Center.
AFFILIATIONS
• Past President of the Piano Technicians Guild
– Boston Chapter
• Registered Piano Technician/Piano Technicians Guild (PTG)
• Certified Yamaha Disklavier and Concert
Technician
• Piano Technicians Guild – Certified Tuning
Examiner
EDUCATION/TRAINING
| William Steinway School: Steinway Factory with
Eric Schandall |
(2002, 2004) |
| Noriyuki (Nori) Sega tutelage: Yamaha Concert Artist Services
Program |
(2001) |
| Jack Stebbins Apprenticeship: CTE Certification |
(1995-1998) |
| Ron Connors of Steinway & Sons: Voicing Class |
(1999) |
| Ernie Juhn tutelage: Yamaha Ivorite Keyboard Replacement |
(1994) |
| Yamaha’s “Little Red Schoolhouse” |
(1992, 1993) |
References and an extended list of concert tunings
furnished upon request
