Piano Hospital

First, this is not only a «piano hospital». The primary function of Emil Fries is training blind and visually impaired students to tune pianos. This school started in 1949 when Emil Fries’s piano tuning program was cut from the Washington State School of the Blind. Since then, when he opened his own school, between six and twelve students have been trained each year (two year program) and the former students, from 15 countries, have gone on to open their own piano tuning businesses.
Who wouldn’t want to support this kind of local program? The only one of its kind.
Other business functions, to support the piano tuning school, are selling used pianos; repairing pianos; and helping match people who are giving up a piano to a family that would like one but may not be able to afford it. They also tune pianos!
This is a great local story.

What a terrific service! They were more than courteous, on time, called when on the way, AND did a terrific job of tuning a piano which had not been tuned in years. The young man, Sam, who did the tuning was a joy. I can’t rave enough about the Piano Hospital — it is amazing. And, the cause is great, too. A definite win-​win!

Wonderful service and cause. They have tuned our piano the past couple of years and it sounds great. Technicians are trained via the blind school.