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Master Piano Craftsman​

Designer & Builder​

Piano Technology Consultant​

Acoustructural & Ergonomic R&D​

Leader in Piano Design​

Pianist & Organist​​

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Owner​

Arno Pianos LLC

Portland, Oregon USA

Est. 2016

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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

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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

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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).

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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

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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

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Signature Piano​s

Modern straight-strung 9'-4" [2.84]

Concert Grand Pianos.

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Contract Technician

Portland State University

Maintenance & Restorations

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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

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Memberships

AIO

American Institute of Organ Builders

Affiliate Member

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Educational Activities

Lectures at the Piano Technicians Guild

2019 National Convention - Tucson, AZ

& MTNA/Oregon Music Teachers Association.

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Bilingual Publications on Musical Acoustics

Consultations on Piano Technology

 

 

  
  

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