• "For the press book of Jim Wilson: Jim Wilson is one of the best piano tuners I've come across!" ~ Chick Corea
  • "With my sincere appreciation for your work on the piano and your faithful attention to the details of the voicing. Many thanks. Best of wishes," ~ Van Cliburn
  • "Jim fixed it for me! Sounds like a whole new piano!" ~ Paul McCartney
  • Jim, You're the best! You treat my piano like a favorite son. Our long association through the years is due to your excellence in all areas of piano wisdom and I truly value you as a friend and keyboard tech wizard. Sincerely ~ George Duke
  • Dear Jim, It has been our pleasure and privilege to have you tune our wonderful pianos. Your high expectations in your work have been much appreciated and your piano services have been an asset to our organization. ~ Peter Eddington, Mgr for Ambassador Auditorium
  • Dear Jim, A great job on the piano, as always... Thanks. Your friend ~ Burt Bacharach
  • Dear Jim, As I'm letting my fingers run on my piano, I cannot help but praise you for the incredible talent you have, and the ability to take a tired, worn down piano (like mine) into a dashing, entirely new sounding instrument. With love and gratitude ~ Michel Colombier
  • Dear Jim, Just a quick note to let you know how very happy I am with the amazing new sound of my Yamaha grand after letting you work your magic on it. It now has a beautiful singing tone that it probably never had, thanks to the accuracy and subtlety of your regulation and voicing. The action is now fluid and responsive and suddenly I am a much better pianist than I was two weeks ago. ~ Brad Cole (Phil Collins Music Director)
  • The voicing and regulation of my Yamaha C7 that you just did has not only transformed it to its higher self but also me. Whenever I play it, I am immediately transferred into the zone of the aesthetic universe where pure self expression beckons! ~ John Novello
  • We genuinely appreciate your tuning for the Symphony. You've worked miracles! ~ Thomas Conlin, Amarillo Symphony
  • Jim, my piano sounds and plays fabulously. the new renner hammers and your voicing and tuning all melt into one incredible instrument that is a joy to play. Thank you, thank you, thank you for your great service all these years ~ Robbie Buchanan
  • I started out with arguably the best piano in city, a 9'3" Imperial Concert Grotrian Steinweg. It was time for "renewal" (strings, hammers, dampers, action) to be what it could be. Jim Wilson gave me back arguably the greatest piano anyone has ever heard, sweet, strong, centered with a catabile approaching a minute of pure fundamental! It is impossible to stop playing this piano. Thank you Jim! ~ Mike Melvoin
  • I was faced with the decision of either purchasing a new grand piano or refurbishing the Steinway I have had for over 40 years. Jim brought new life to my sentimental, treasured workhorse. His respect for my "mistress" coupled with his skill as a technician and his sensitivity as a musician helped create a truly amazing transformation. It is an inspiration to play! ~ Terry Trotter
  • Dear Jim: I wanted to say thank you again for the incredible job you did on the Steinway action.  It hasn't sounded this good since Kate's mother bought it 30-plus years ago, and I bet it didn't even sound this good then.  Now I feel like I have to raise the quality of my playing by about, oh, a hundred-fold to be worthy of touching the keys.  Seriously, what you do is art as well as great craft, and we are very grateful and happy.  Everybody enjoyed hearing you play it, too, by the way.  We are extremely satisfied customers. Best regards ~ Kevin McMahon
  • Dear Jim, Thank you so much for your excellent work on my 9 ft. Steinway piano. After you finished replacing the action parts, regulating and voicing, it is so much better and faster. It makes me sound like a better player! I already got strong compliments from one of the studio players. Before you worked on it, it had a clanky sound with high honky-tonk tone in high mid key area. You have completely taken that tone out (how you did it, I don't know) and the mid high keys are warm as the rest of the keys now. My dream was to play Chopin, Mozart, Jazz, Pop, and Gospel on one piano and the tone will respond to each style of playing. Now I got it !!!!!!!  Now the piano sounds clean, warm, dynamic, and huge. Especially the low keys are growling with power which only 9 ft. piano is capable.  Thank you again for your excellent job. I will cherish the piano for the rest of my life! Sincerely ~ Michiko Hill
  • Dear Jim, We love how our Yamaha grand sounds now that you worked your magic -- it's even better than when it was new!  With the new hammers you installed and the regulation and voicing you did, It is now perfectly balanced from top to bottom, with a warm sound throughout.  Mike will have to start seriously practicing again! Thank you for treating our piano like it was your own... ~ Mike and Judi O'Sullivan
  • Hi Jim, I just wanted to send you a note and say: Wow, piano sounds so sweet I don’t want to stop playing.  I was considering spending $80,000 buying a new 9 foot grand and now there’s no way I’m changing pianos now.  My Yamaha C7 sounds so good and feels so good. You did an amazing job and I can’t thank you enough. All the best ~ Rob Rettberg
  • Dear Jim, Once again, I wanted you to know how thrilled I am with my C6. I was amazed
    by the profound change in the touch, as well as the change from a strident, shrill sound to a warm, and beautfiul tone... not just in the treble, but throughout the entire keyboard. I was not a happy camper with this brand new C6. Thanks for your MAGIC  touch. ... .... you've made me love this piano!! Sincerely ~     Caryl Smith
  • "I can't believe the difference your voicing made in Kenny G's 7' grand.  It used to be my least favorite piano, and now it's the perfect recording instrument!" ~ Walter Afanasief, producer
  • "The regulation, voicing and tuning you did on my piano is just delightful.  It's a whole new instrument now!  I keep thinking I'm walking into someone else's studio -- I didn't realize it was that far off  It's wonderful to hear the fidelity of tone... the pitches are so pure and they have just the right overtones. You've given me a whole new piano!  Thank you so much."
    ~ Seth Riggs, voice teacher
  • "When Jim Wilson graces your piano with a visit, it's as if Merlin waved his wand and cast an enhanted spell...your piano will never sound better." ~ Dean Brassfield

  • "One of my biggest concerns about my move from Atlanta to Los Angeles recently was finding a "master technician" to care for my beloved Yamaha C-6 Disclavier. I've been working with a tech in Atlanta for many years and had gotten very accustomed to having the piano in the best of condition as it was in recording studio.

    After a bad experience, I was referred to Jim Wilson and after two visits, the piano is actually "better" than it has ever been thanks to Jim's superb regulation, voicing and tuning talents, not to mention the love of his craft. I'm relieved, and can go on with my work with an an instrument that, if it could speak, must also be very happy."     ~ Ted Howe, jazz pianist/arranger/composer

  • Jim- A word of thanks here for the absolutely excellent, uncompromising work you did in rebuilding my (46-year-old) Steinway. Wonderful  responsive action, beautiful, singing tone throughout its full dynamic range, clarity and depth that it never had. It really offers more in all respects than if I were to have bought the same piano new. And the refinish looks spectacular. ~ Mark Gasbarro
  • Hi Jim. For the first time in years I feel like going to the piano to play instead of just writing. The lyrical tone and touch that I remember  from when I bought the instrument in 1980 have reappeared, and I was compelled to sit down and work through my Brahms, Debussy, Bach, and other works. The piano literally sings as I touch the keys, and what a lovely touch it is, from pianissimos to fortissimos. You have made Mimi and me very happy indeed. Many, many thanks for your expertise. ~ Rich Manners
  • Dear Jim. I want to thank you for your amazing work on our piano. You've resurrected our Steinway grand into a truly beautiful thing to play. The sound and the touch are exactly what I hoped for. You're the best. ~ Theodore Shapiro, composer
  • Hey Jim, Now that I've had a few days to really play my piano since you regulated and voiced it, I've got to tell you that I'm ECSTATIC! As you know, I loved my piano before you worked on it. I loved the definition and clarity of its sound, and the feeling of fullness of  the action under my fingers. But NOW... how to put it in words?...  you've added  warmth and roundness to the tone without losing the definition I loved, and the timbre for the first time is EVEN from note to note across the full range of the instrument. As for the regulation: I can play pianissimo now- hallelujah!!! Playing involves less effort, and I have more control, without giving up that nice feeling of fullness under my fingers. And again, the feel is uniform from key to key across the range off the instrument. Jim, you really "went the extra mile" to transform my piano so beautifully, actually working into the night to get it right. Your hard work totally shows in the result. You are THE MAN- thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I'll stop here, because I'm itching to go back to playing my new piano... Best ~ Tom Lerner
  • Hi Jim, Thanks to you my entire family is finally enjoying our piano that you rebuilt with such care.   This is the first time my boys have ever played on such a beautiful instrument and I’m sure will encourage all of us to pursue our love for music.  You far exceeded all of our expectations by transforming our 70+ year old Chickering baby grand into an instrument with great touch and tone that I am confident will give us years of enjoyment.  Thank you again! ~ Tom Firestone
  • For years Jim Wilson has been coming to David L. Abell Fine Pianos to tune and voice select pianos for us -- most recently a 9'6 Bosendorfer 290 concert grand piano. Within the course of the day, Jim turned this piano into a work of art. I now have the confidence to show it to every single customer who walks through our doors. And if they don't buy it, then I should! While I'm not sure he could turn a Weber console with no strings or keys into a Bosendorfer, I wouldn't put it past him to try. ~ Adam Chester, manager, David L. Abell Fine Pianos
  • For me, it's a pretty simple choice. You can buy a new piano or have Jim regulate and voice the one you have! The results are the same. My piano sounds richer and warmer without sounding muddy! ~ Marcus Miller
  • Jim, thanks so much for all the work you've done on my piano.  You've transformed an aging 30 year-old C7 into a beautiful and expressive instrument.  With the latest regulation, it plays like new, and your impeccable voicing has brought a new level of warmth and subtlety to the piano without sacrificing power and clarity.  I only wish I could take it with me on the road! ~ Joshua Levy - pianist, arranger, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
  • Wow! Jim, your regulation and voicing package turned a clunky, brassy, lethargic six foot Korean made baby into a sweet sounding, responsive jewel. Bravo! In gratitude ~ Emilio Borelli
  • Jim - Just wanted to drop you a note to tell you...wow, what a great job you did revoicing and regulating my C3. That's some sort of piano voodoo you've got going there, turning a 28 year old Yamaha into a brand new Bösendorfer. The touch and tone are amazing, even and beautiful, and I can play softly now in a way I could never do before. Just great. And that's saying nothing about how you tuned it - best it's ever been tuned. You're making this old klutz sound like Rubinstein. Honestly, my thanks for the work you did. Worth every penny. ~ Tom Drescher


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