A B O U T A R N O P A T I N
Master Piano Craftsman
Designer & Builder
Piano Technology Consultant
Acoustructural & Ergonomic R&D
Leader in Piano Design
Pianist & Organist
Owner
Arno Pianos LLC
Portland, Oregon USA
Est. 2016
Arno Patin Studios LLC
Ann Arbor, Michigan USA
2007 – 2017
Owner, Technical & Artistic Director
Ateliers Arno Patin
Paris, France
1998 – 2003
Apprenticeship & Education
Places of Apprenticeship & Academic Education
Atelier Alain Anselm
Organ & Harpsichord Maker
Orléans Area, France
Organ construction, Woodworking Technologies, Keyboards construction, Pipe construction,
Historical Instruments Preservation.
1977-1980
Rainer Schütze Cembalobau
Harpsichord & Pianoforte Maker
Heidelberg, Germany
Harpsichord & Pianoforte construction.
1980
Ditta Organaria Bartolomeo Formentelli
Organ Builder & Restorer
Verona, Italy
Restoration of the Cavaillé-Coll Organ Castelnaudary Collégiale, France.
1979
C.B. Fisk, Inc.
Organ Maker
Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA
Pipe & Reeds construction with Roland Dumas,
Master Pipe Maker.
1981-1982
Les Pianos LaBrousse
Faubourg Saint-Honoré, Paris, France
Piano restoration, Tuning & Regulation,
String manufacturing.
1994-1995
Frédéric Tassart
Concert Tuner & Piano Technician, Paris, France
Piano tuning, Action balancing & regulating,
Concert preparation.
1993-1998
Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
On-line Class, Structural Engineering
2008 – 2009
Washtenaw Community College
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
CAD, CAD/CAM
2004 – 2005
La Sorbonne, Paris
Musical Acoustics & Sound Technologies
1985 – 1986
Istituto Internazionale di Liuteria
Cremona, Italy
Musical Instruments Technology & Design
1977 – 1979
Lycée Paul Valéry, Paris
Baccalauréat
Philosophy & Languages
1973 – 1976
Musical Education
Piano, Music Theory and Harmony with
Alice Blumenthal, Genevieve Theron,
Marcel Bitsch. (Of the Paris Conservatoire).
Piano, Harmony and Performance with
Emil Ludmer, (of St Petersburg, Russia)
Joe Makholm, (of Berklee School of Music)
and Eddy Martinez (New York Salsa).
1965-1985
Experience
30 years of experience in Piano Maintenance & Restoration.
40 years of experience in
Musical Instruments Technology
Master Piano Craftsmanship
Signature Piano Design & Manufacturing
Restoration of Fine Grand Pianos &
Historical Keyboard Instruments
R&D in Mechanical Acoustics
Consultant in Piano Technology
Custom Parts Manufacturing
Tuning & Maintenance
Bass Strings Manufacturer & Distributor
Concert Preparation
Acoustical & Structural Engineering
Specialties
Leader in Piano Design
Piano Tone & Touch Specialist
Piano Scaling Consultant
Fine Piano Restorations
Tuning & Maintenance
Soundboard Design & Manufacturing
Piano Action Dynamic Balancing
Design and Production
Signature Pianos
Modern straight-strung 9'-4" [2.84]
Concert Grand Pianos.
Contract Technician
Portland State University
Maintenance & Restorations
Specialty Work
Tuning
Action Regulating
Hammer/Action Replacement
Action Balancing
Re-Scaling/Re-Stringing
Tone & Touch Optimization
Musical Activities
Piano & Music Teacher
Children & Adults, in partnership with
Elaine Soldo Piano Studio (ESPS Portland)
www.elainesoldopiano.wordpress.com
Memberships
AIO
American Institute of Organ Builders
Affiliate Member
Educational Activities
Lectures at the Piano Technicians Guild
2019 National Convention - Tucson, AZ
& MTNA/Oregon Music Teachers Association.
Bilingual Publications on Musical Acoustics
Consultations on Piano Technology
