Bruce Gibson Piano Technician is an independent business which provides professional services for all makes and models of pianos including aural tuning, concert and studio preparation, custom rebuilding, regulating, repairing, restoring, voicing, and consulting. The business is jointly owned and operated by Bruce Gibson (Piano Technician) and Gail Ritchie (Manager) in Saskatoon, CANADA.
Bruce rebuilding a Yamaha
C3 Grand Piano
Education:
- Apprenticed (1980-1984) with the Dragoman Piano Company, Guelph, Canada
- Apprenticed (1982-1984) in the harpsichord shop of Matthew J. Redsell, Toronto, Canada
- Completed (Summer 1983) a Piano Technician Practicum under the direction of Don Stephenson in the Faculty of Music at the University Of Western Ontario, London, Canada
- Graduated (Spring 1984) with Honours from the Piano Technician Program under the tutelage of Ted Sambell at George Brown College of Applied Arts and Technology, Toronto, Canada
- Upgrade skills by participation in technical workshops, seminars, and conferences offered by such organizations as Bosendorfer, Canadian Association of Piano Technicians, Kawai Corporation, Piano Technicians Guild, Steinway & Sons, Yamaha, etc.
- Established (Summer 1984) own business, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
- Service area covers approximately 200,000 square kilometers of Saskatchewan
- Provides service for clients such as CBC Gallery, Darren's Music Place (Saskatoon Kawai Piano Dealer), Department of Music University of Saskatchewan, GLOBAL TV, Kawai Corporation, Persephone Theatre, Regina Baldwin Yamaha Piano Centre, Saskatoon Baldwin Yamaha Piano Centre, Saskatoon Jazz Society, Saskatoon Public School Board, Saskatoon Separate School Board, Saskatoon Symphony Society, SaskTel-Saskatchewan Jazz Festival, Saskatchewan Music Festival Association, Saskatchewan Registered Music Teacher's Association, Yamaha Canada Music Ltd., 25th Street Theatre, concert artists, churches, hotels, recreational players, students, teachers, etc.
- Toured (Summer 1985) as a percussionist with Juno Award Nominee, Douglas John Cameron
- Tuned (Fall 1992) the pianos and sang tenor in the choir at the Baha'i World Congress, New York City
- Attended (Spring 1998) the PTG Pacific Northwest Conference, Banff Centre, Canada