Ray Jensen
Piano Tuner / Concert Technician
contact: 0438 760 585
Biography
1980 - Studied piano tuning under the tutelage of Mr Graeme McGowen at Allan's Music, Melbourne.
1985 - Accepted after testing for membership in the Piano Tuners and Technicians Guild of Victoria.
Ongoing studies included training sessions with Herr George Ammann of Steinway Hamburg in the tuning and preparation of Steinway concert instruments.
Influential mentors were Mr Bryan Davison in the peculiar art of tuning and technical preparation for the concert stage, and Mr Robert Ruggeri in the art of piano rebuilding.
Notable Contracts and Clients...
Monash University, including 5 years as House Tuner at Robert Blackwood Hall (Steinway Model D)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra - recording studio and performance tunings
Melbourne Concert Hall, as Second Tuner working with Mr Davison
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Shepparton Piano Festival Official Technician 1990
Melba Hall and Melba Conservatory of Music
Other clients include private and public schools, churches and various organisations, and hundreds of private clients
The Police (with Sting) at their Flemington concert (Yamaha Electric Grand)
It is estimated that between 1980 and 1990 alone, approximately 10,000 piano tunings were performed.
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