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My name is David Broker and I am a second generation piano tuner/technician. My Father was a piano tuner/technician in the 1950’s. He was a parochial school music teacher supplementing his income and trying to feed a family of 4 children. I followed in his footsteps and learned the skills and techniques through a long apprenticeship and have been serving satisfied customers for 40+ years. I began tuning by ear and have moved to the use of electronics when I realized I could tune the first o...

My name is David Broker and I am a second generation piano tuner/technician. My Father was a piano tuner/technician in the 1950’s. He was a parochial school music teacher supplementing his income and trying to feed a family of 4 children. I followed in his footsteps and learned the skills and techniques through a long apprenticeship and have been serving satisfied customers for 40+ years. I began tuning by ear and have moved to the use of electronics when I realized I could tune the first octave with much greater precision. I use my ears (and a tuning hammer!) to tune the other 6+ octaves because I believe I can produce a more perfectly tuned piano. I was a public and parochial music teacher (band, orchestra and chorus) and church choir director for many years and finished my career in IT Management. I am recently retired and still enjoy music of all genres and especially enjoy restoring neglected pianos back to perfection. I have had a successful piano tuning business, and satisfied clients, in three cities: Cleveland, Ohio, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Austin, Texas. I am again starting my business in Milwaukee after 8 successful years in Austin. We have returned to Milwaukee to be closer to family and friends. I am now a one-man band, but I used to do it all – rebuilding, refurbishing, refinishing, moving! I am the only employee of my piano business and have the wisdom to recognize that other craftsmen and women I have met and admire in this industry have the facilities and capability do some things to a level of perfection I could never reach. You will find their business names referenced under SERVICES / SKILLED PIANO PROFESSIONALS in the menu above. I do not receive a commission for any service they provide to you. When I’m not tuning, I enjoy singing Barbershop and Southern Gospel Music and playing keys for a church praise team. I also spend a considerable amount of time in the air as a gyrocopter pilot. Give me a call – let me bring beautiful music back to your home, school or church through a perfectly tuned piano.