Senior Piano Technician: Tune, Voicing & Rebuild

West Virginia University; Evansdale (WV); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 annual leave days

18 sick days

401(a) retirement with 6% match

Wellness programs

Job summary

West Virginia University’s CCAM School of Music is seeking a Piano Technician Senior to tune, voice, and regulate acoustic pianos. The role involves coordinating logistics for performance and recording events across campus, maintaining digital and acoustic keyboard inventories, and leading major rebuilding projects to ensure peak instrument condition.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's in Music or equivalent piano-technology training, with 3+ years of hands-on tuning, repair, and regulation

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Music.
• Trade-school piano technology training or apprenticing with a registered piano tuner.
• Minimum three (3) years experience: piano turning, repair, and regulation.
• Experience rebuilding pianos of various makes and vintages; familiarity with Steinway pianos preferred.
• One year experience setting and maintaining a tuning schedule.
• Equivalent combination of related education and/or experience will be considered.
• All qualifications must be met by the time of employment.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair acoustic pianos, digital pianos, and their accessories. Coordinate keyboard needs for performance, rehearsal and recording events across campus.
• Manage the School's digital keyboard inventory, including Disklavier and Clavinova.
• Plan and implement major acoustic piano rebuilding on a regular basis with parts like strings, hammers, and dampers.
• Serve as liaison between music faculty, performers, and production staff for instrument readiness.
• Provide technical support to guest artists, including pre-concert tuning and voicing.
• Coordinate with university offices for keyboard requests during events and receptions.
• Order supplies and maintain inventory of piano repair materials and parts.
• Generate revenue by billing for equipment rental and tuning services for non-division events.
• Coordinate tuning/maintenance schedules with technical staff.

Skills

Piano tuning

Voicing

Regulation

Maintenance

Scheduling

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Music

Trade school piano technology training

Tools

Clavinova

Disklavier

Piano repair tools

Steinway familiarity

Job description

West Virginia University’s CCAM School of Music is seeking a Piano Technician Senior to tune, voice, and regulate acoustic pianos. The role involves coordinating logistics for performance and recording events across campus, maintaining digital and acoustic keyboard inventories, and leading major rebuilding projects to ensure peak instrument condition.

Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's in Music or equivalent piano-technology training, with 3+ years of hands-on tuning, repair, and regulation