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​A B O U T    A R N O    P A T I N

 

Master Piano Craftsman

Designer & Builder

Piano Technology Consultant

Acoustructural & Ergonomic R&D

Leader in Piano Design

Pianist & Organist​​

Owner​
Arno Pianos LLC
Portland, Oregon USA
Est. 2016
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

 

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

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

1973 – 1976

 

Musical Education

Piano, Music Theory and Harmony with

Alice Blumenthal, Genevieve Theron,

Marcel Bitsch.

Piano, Harmony and Performance with

Emil Ludmer, Joe Makholm

and Eddy Martinez.

1965-1985

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


Signature Piano​s

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

Concert Grand Pianos.

Contract Technician

Portland State University

Maintenance & Restorations

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

Memberships

AIO

American Institute of Organ Builders

(Affiliate Member).

Educational Activities

Lecturer at the Piano Technicians Guild

2019 National Convention - Tucson, AZ

& for the MTNA/Oregon Music Teachers Association.

Bilingual Publications on Musical Acoustics

Consultations on Piano Technology

 

 


  
  


 

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