Our Mission

The piano is at the heart of music education and creativity. Our goal is for you to enjoy learning and creating with your instrument, by doing everything we can to bring yours up to specifications, no matter what piano you own. For new or existing clients, if your piano is too far gone, or you have simply outgrown it, we will guide you in the process of upgrading to a new or used piano.

Midwest Piano Tuners is your one stop source for all things piano.

Caleb’s Piano Tuning Method:

The best possible tuning calls for the best possible tools. The most important tool in his case, is the handmade Charles Faulk tuning hammer, one of the best in the world. The Charles Faulk hammer has outstanding rigidity, instantaneous feedback and incredible tuning pin grip. We have used these exclusively since 2015.

The next most important important tool is the Cyber Tuner app (created by Dean Reyburn). Cyber Tuner has been continually developed goin all the way back to the 90’s, and is simply the best tuning app in the world! It allows the piano’s tension to be gradually increased from one end to the other that, and that just isn’t possible with a tuning fork method. The app really shines is as a time (and arm) saver during pitch adjustments, allowing more time to address other areas of concern such as regulation and voicing. We use the “Pure Twelfth” tuning temperament, and our clients love the sound! We still trust our ears as the final checkpoint of course, and every tuning is checked aurally, (although we rarely end up deviating from Cyber Tuner’s original calculation). Custom and historical temperaments are also available.

Finally, the MOST important tool of all, the human body. What good is the best tuning app and tuning hammer if you can’t hear or feel the difference? Caleb has been training his ear from an early age, first during piano lessons to recognize individual notes and chords without seeing them, and later to understand the complexities of the piano’s tone and to hear all of the different ‘partials’ and to know what a well voiced piano sounds like. On top of knowing what a piano should sound like, you must also be able to move the tuning pins in a precise way to stabilize the tuning. Caleb has worked for 20+ years developing his ability to create rock solid tunings. Preventative care is also important. Caleb uses hearing protection regularly in noisy environments, even during extended rides in the car! Piano tuning requires the full attention of the tuner, physically and mentally.

Thank you for taking the time to learn more about us. If you have any questions please email: midwestpianotuners@gmail.com