Ben tunes all kinds of pianos for many types of clients. Every client is important to him, and every piano gets the attention it needs! Ben works hard to satisfy his clients in every way he is able. Below is a list of just a few notable clients that he has served as a piano technician:
Calvary Memorial Church - large church community in Oak Park, IL
Columbia College - Chicago college dedicated to the study of visual, performing, and media arts
Elliot Carter - prominent 20th/21st century classical composer
Frank Lloyd Wright Home Studio - home of the "hanging piano", where FLW designed the house to have a grand piano hang over the stairwell from the second story!
Garrison Keillor - NPR radio personality and host of "A Prairie Home Companion"
Instituto Cervantes - organization committed to the Spanish culture and language
James Levine - renowned classical music conductor of the Boston Symphony OrChestra and Metropolitan Opera.
James Taylor - beloved American singer-songwriter
Lyric Opera of Chicago - Chicago's premiere opera performance venue
Neo-Con - largest world trade convention for innovative home furnishings (like this piano)
Northern Illinois University - Illinois state college known for its superb jazz program
The Raconteurs - former White Stripes bandleader Jack White's alternative rock band
Radiohead - popular English alternative rock band, selling over 25 million albums in the course of their career
Sherwood Conservatory of Music - notable music instruction conservatory in Chicago
U2 - multi Grammy-winning popular rock band with well-known lead vocalist Bono
Wheaton College Conservatory of Music - Christian liberal arts college with exceptional music program
many, many more...
The greatest compliment my clients can give me is to recommend me to a friend, colleague, or family member!
Wonder what areas Ben services? Ben makes a special effort to travel to as far as necessary around Chicagoland to service his client's pianos. Based in Forest Park, he's traveled numerous times to destinations in Oak Park, Berwyn, River Forest, Elmwood Park, Riverside, LaGrange, Countryside, Hinsdale, Oak Brook, Willowbrook, Elmhurst, Schiller Park, DesPlaines, Park Ridge, Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, Palatine, Deerfield, Wood Dale, Darien, Woodridge, Downers Grove, Lombard, Glen Ellyn, Wheaton, Naperville, Winfield, West Chicago, Carol Streem, Streamwood, Elk Grove, Hoffman Estates, Schaumburg, Bartlett, St. Charles, Aurora, and Palos Park, (just to name a few!).
He also services many Chicago neighborhoods, such as the Loop, Near North Side, Near South Side, Lakeview, Lincoln Park, Logan Square, Rogers Park, Andersonville, Uptown, Lincoln Square, Irving Park, Montclare, Edgewater, Hyde Park, Beverly, and South Chicago, and is always willing to expand his horizons.