Berg Piano Services was established in 1991 in the Orlando Florida area. We now specialize in custom piano restoration as well as residential piano service and repair. QRS player piano installation and repair is also one of our services and has been since 1991. To date we have installed over 350 player piano systems including home sound system integration as well as recording studio integration. Call us to inquire about our services. We would be happy to answer your questions.
Berg Piano Services is mostly Dan Berg. It may also indirectly include other qualified people in the piano industry who are either consulted or hired. These would include other technicians, refinishers, movers, piano stores, piano manufacturers and piano supply wholesalers. All of these resources are used when needed to fill the needs of piano owners caring for their instrument(s)
I grew up and was educated in Minnesota and Wisconson, USA. I am often asked the origin of the last name Berg. It is Norwegian. The family says the last name was originally Olson. When my great grandfather arrived on Ellis Island from Norway he was asked to change his name because of the abundance of Olsons arriving. Berg was chosen because he came from Bergen, Norway. I have never officially confirmed this information.
A Registered Piano Technician (RPT) is a member of Piano Technicians Guild who has demonstrated competence by passing a series of three rigorous examinations on the maintenance, repair and tuning of pianos.
History and work experience for Dan Berg:
Yes.I have repaired, restored constructed and modified a handful of instruments such as mandolins, violins, acoustic guitars, flutes, percussion, ouds, pump organs and now work mostly on pianos and an occasional repair on other instruments and furniture. I am also experimenting with the Middle Eastern instrument "Oud" construction and design.
In 1981 a friend of mine offered to swap my Telecaster guitar neck with his Stratocaster neck. We had no Idea what we were doing. I stripped the finish off my ugly Telecaster and took off the neck and installed a brass bridge. These necks were bolted on the same way so the switch was easy and we both ended up with unique guitars. Years later I learned that the scale length is the same for both guitars. So despite our ignorance we made a successful exchange. Let's call it a Telocraster. It was cool. I can't remember who I sold it to. I may have given it away.
I have been tuning pianos on a full-time basis since 1991 and tuning other instruments since 1974. Whereas a guitar may have up to 12 strings, a piano can have up to 250 strings. Many string instruments have a nice peg or geared knob to tune the strings. A piano has metal pins with very small threads. The pins are driven into a hole smaller than the pin which requires a certain finesse to move properly. It can be tricky to say the least.
Yes. Restoration has been a part of my work since I started working on pianos in 1991.
TOP Questions MenuNo. Organs are a whole different machine and require other specialized skills that Berg Piano Services does not offer.
Although modern player pianos are definitely electronic and we repair those, we do no repair work for strictly electronic keyboards such as those made by Korg, Yamaha, Kurzweil, Roland and others.
TOP Questions MenuNo. We do not move pianos. There are piano movers listed in the yellow pages under "Piano's" and "Piano movers".
I learned to tune pianos by ear in 1991 and continue to tune by ear. To pass the Piano Technicians Guild tuning test one must be able to tune by ear. I also use a computer to tune as well. By combining aural and machine tuning, a very good sounding and stable tuning can be achieved. It could be compared to doing math on paper (or in your head) and using a calculator. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. Combining the two is only an advantage.
TOP Questions MenuWe have been in the Orlando area since 1991.
I went to school in Minnesota and Wisconsin. I attended High School in southeast Minnesota, attended the Minneapolis College of Art and Design majoring in film, photograhy & graphics, University of Wisconsin majoring in music, and Winona State University majoring in woodworking & photography.
TOP Questions MenuSaturday afternoons are available for an appointment for some areas of Orlando. Evenings in Sanford, Lake Mary, Longwood & Altamonte Springs are available on certain days.
A great love of music, being able to work with your hands. As well as the opportunity to meet all sorts of people seemed like a wonderful combination.
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