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Over 30 years experience with Yamaha, Kawai, Steinway, Mason & Hamlin, Petrof, Samick, Young Chang, Heintzman, Mason & Risch and many more.....

BIO: Thomson Lawrie has been a full time piano tuner/technician living in Grimsby Ontario and serving the Niagara region and the Golden Horseshoe for 33 years. He was active in the Toronto chapter of the Piano Technicians Guild as a registered technician member for 18 years. Thomson is currently an associate member of the Piano Technicians Guild (PTG). Besides tuning for a number of concert series, churches and piano teachers, he also provides service for a several piano dealers.

The following is a partial list of clients past and present –

Piano Stores and Services
Kingsway Piano Service, Toronto – Lillico’s World of Pianos & The Music Stand in Oakville Ontario – Pianohouse Burlington, Lakeshore Music ( now operating as Long & McQuade), Baldwin Studios & The Music Stand in Burington Ontario – Costello’s Music in Dundas – Dean’s Music Centre, The Ivory Touch Piano Co., Baldwin Studios & The Music Stand in Hamilton Ontario – Parkwood Pianos in Jordan Ontario – Niko Music Gallery & McBride Piano House in St Catharines( together these two stores make up 17 years experience with new Yamaha Pianos)

Thomson has also provided piano tuning & service for The Shaw Festival, Ridley College, Brock University, Niagara Concerts, The Bradley Institute, Grimsby Music Series, several recording studios, many piano teachers (see Teachers Page) and performs over 150 piano tunings on church pianos every year.

Of Course, the majority of Thomson’s piano clients are piano students and private homes and he would be happy to hear from you about your piano.

Thomson is also a singer/songwriter. In 1998 he released his CD "The Sleeper Awakes" which is available through this web site or by visiting his Myspace page www.myspace.com/thomsonlawrie

You can book his services as a piano technician if you live in the following communities: Fort Erie, Niagara Falls, Welland, St. Catharines, Lincoln, Smithville, Grimsby, Stoney Creek, Hamilton, Burlington and Oakville.

We can also arrange for piano tuning in the Toronto area.

About This Site

Piano tuners/technicians get excited when they attend guild meetings and conventions because they get a chance to talk to people that actually know what they do all day long and care about the little nitpicky details that make up their daily work. Its hard to explain why standing over pianos, thumping away at the keys day after day isn't boring. People often ask us don't you get headaches? I guess you have to love musical instruments to understand. As a friend of mine once put it, it doesn't make for exciting dinnertime conversation to announce that you tuned 936 strings that day.

That's why when clients have a real interest in the inner workings of their instrument, most piano tuners are more than happy to share what they know. I have been a full time piano technician for the last 32 years and it is my hope that some of what I have learned may be of benefit to you. Some of this information is specific to the great lakes region, and some will apply to pianos anywhere on the planet.

We have a unique climate in southern Ontario with hot and very humid summers often followed by long cold winters that dry pianos out excessively. This can be a very harsh environment for pianos and some of them don't "age gracefully" as a result. For example, English pianos tend to fall apart after just a few winters in our climate. This is particularly true for the older instruments. Other imports from less damp climates do fine but humidity control is much more important here than in other parts of the world.

We also have a lot of Canadian made pianos that are unique to this country. There isn't a lot of information available in print on these instruments because they were not major players in the world market. Never the less they make up a significant percentage of the pianos that you are likely to come across in the used piano market in southern Ontario. If you are looking to have your piano serviced I would be happy to hear from you by E-mail.

Serving - Burlington, Oakville, Hamilton, Stoney Creek, Grimsby,
St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, Welland, Fort Erie, Beamsville, Jordan, Vineland & Smithville.

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