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 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 Bradford in 1992 to start a new career, then decided to enrole with a piano tuning & restoration course .
In 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.
LATEST NEWS 2017
After a long thought process, Colin is moving to Northumberland in June 2017, and will be based near Amble/ Morpeth (NE65). Covering all areas of the North East of England, Colin will continue his services mainly in this area. AA Piano Tuners UK will still operate in Yorkshire and other parts of the UK on an annual basis/ visit friends, as I have many contacts. The 'move' will be quite stressful at times, but I hope to delivery a professional piano tuning and teaching service in and around my home town of Morpeth and surrounding areas. I hope to see you soon!
If you wish to contact me at any time, please only ring 0791 485 4072 (and not any number starting 01274) or by email.
Many thanks.
Colin Nicholson
In 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.
LATEST NEWS 2017
After a long thought process, Colin is moving to Northumberland in June 2017, and will be based near Amble/ Morpeth (NE65). Covering all areas of the North East of England, Colin will continue his services mainly in this area. AA Piano Tuners UK will still operate in Yorkshire and other parts of the UK on an annual basis/ visit friends, as I have many contacts. The 'move' will be quite stressful at times, but I hope to delivery a professional piano tuning and teaching service in and around my home town of Morpeth and surrounding areas. I hope to see you soon!
If you wish to contact me at any time, please only ring 0791 485 4072 (and not any number starting 01274) or by email.
Many thanks.
Colin Nicholson
AA PIANO TUNERS UK T: 01274 968993 // M: 0791 485 4072 E: aatuners@hotmail.com
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