My Profile....
Colin Nicholson, originally from Morpeth, Northumberland, has had classical piano training from the age of eight, and having entered in for many victorious music competitions and working through the 'grades', he entered in for his ABRSM grade 8 piano & theory of music in 1982, passing with Distinction - and having previous expert tuition with concert pianists Professor Denis Matthews, Brenda McDermott and Gerald Robbins. Between 1983 - 1985 Colin attended Colchester School of Music where he studied piano performance and accompaniment. Colin eventually moved to Yorkshire in 1992 to start a new career, then decided to enrole with a piano tuning & restoration course .
Between 1995 - 1997 Colin completed and passed a two-year course with distinction in:
Diploma in Musical Instrument Technology @City of Leeds College of Music covering:
Upright & grand piano tuning/ repairs / restoration/ metal & wood work skills - tool making /
Health & Safety.
Colin has carried out major piano restoration work with various alias organisations such as Northern Piano Services (Leeds)/ GSG Pianos/ ABC Tuning, Wharfedale Music Festival, singer-song writer
Eddie Lawler, and private valued customers. Colin also worked in various piano/music stores providing assistance in piano tuning, repairs, restoration, teaching, removals and sales.
Colin also completed a wood finishing/ French Polishing course in Boroughbridge with the Timber and wood machine experts John Boddys.
By becoming a professional pianist & technician has helped Colin to understand not only the technical and physical challenges of classical piano works, but also in piano tuning, repairs and restoration. Colin fully understands the need for a piano that can produce a warm tone and responsive touch. Although piano tuning is an art in physics of music itself, he feels that being able to hear what a pianist wants from a piano in terms of tone, timbre and touch is of paramount importance.
Colin was assigned to a large restoration project, which involved travelling to Italy (assessment) to ship a London Erard Concert Grand Piano to Northumberland, where it took eight months to fully restore. To complete the restoration / set up, Colin travelled to Houston, Texas, USA to meet the client for the first time. See the restoration.
Colin has recently taken an interest in reed organ restoration.
If you wish to contact me at any time, please ring 0791 485 4072
Many thanks.
Colin Nicholson
Between 1995 - 1997 Colin completed and passed a two-year course with distinction in:
Diploma in Musical Instrument Technology @City of Leeds College of Music covering:
Upright & grand piano tuning/ repairs / restoration/ metal & wood work skills - tool making /
Health & Safety.
Colin has carried out major piano restoration work with various alias organisations such as Northern Piano Services (Leeds)/ GSG Pianos/ ABC Tuning, Wharfedale Music Festival, singer-song writer
Eddie Lawler, and private valued customers. Colin also worked in various piano/music stores providing assistance in piano tuning, repairs, restoration, teaching, removals and sales.
Colin also completed a wood finishing/ French Polishing course in Boroughbridge with the Timber and wood machine experts John Boddys.
By becoming a professional pianist & technician has helped Colin to understand not only the technical and physical challenges of classical piano works, but also in piano tuning, repairs and restoration. Colin fully understands the need for a piano that can produce a warm tone and responsive touch. Although piano tuning is an art in physics of music itself, he feels that being able to hear what a pianist wants from a piano in terms of tone, timbre and touch is of paramount importance.
Colin was assigned to a large restoration project, which involved travelling to Italy (assessment) to ship a London Erard Concert Grand Piano to Northumberland, where it took eight months to fully restore. To complete the restoration / set up, Colin travelled to Houston, Texas, USA to meet the client for the first time. See the restoration.
Colin has recently taken an interest in reed organ restoration.
If you wish to contact me at any time, please ring 0791 485 4072
Many thanks.
Colin Nicholson
AA PIANO TUNERS UK M: 0791 485 4072 E: aatuners@hotmail.com
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