Piano Tuner Tim Rainwater

About me -  "Tim the Tuner"

Piano technician works his tuning hammer inside a grand piano.
I've always loved and played the piano. The piano was at the heart of my Father's family. Dad would come home from work, sit down, relax and play all the big classics. My aunt could play any piece of music in any key....she also taught piano and played for church.  My Grandmother played for the silent movies when she was just a girl....and she played for church and taught piano lessons as well. When we were all together, other instruments were added in for impromptu, family concerts. The piano was destined to be part of my life, and I feel blessed to have the ability to make the piano part of my customers' lives as well.

Servicing and moving pianos has been my life's work since 1987. The need for continuing education is vital, so as a member of the Piano Technicians Guild (PTG) I attend many national and regional PTG conventions. I feel my services are based on my love for the instrument and customer satisfaction. My goal is to always give the customer more than their money's worth. Phone calls are returned promptly, and I make my services available at your convenience. I am proud to offer my services as a skilled and experienced New Mexico piano tuner.  My passion is to provide my clients with quality New Mexico piano tuning. 

Professional History

  • 1987 Studied under Jim Geiger at HCC in Houston, TX.
  • 1988 H&H Music: tuning, purchasing and moving pianos
  • 1989 Selected to participate in a work/study program under Dean Shank at Rice University, Houston, TX.
  • 1994 Earned Registered Piano Technician (RPT) status.
  • 1995 Relocated to Las Cruces, NM, becoming a University Technician for NMSU and WNMSU.
  • 2000 Relocated to Albuquerque, NM, consulting with King Music and Music World.
  • 2001 Completed training with Baldwin Piano Company.
  • 2002 Became qualified Disklavier Technician with Yamaha Corp.
  • 2003 Attended 'Little Red Schoolhouse' with Yamaha Corp.
  • 2006-present  Began prepping Steinway grands for Charles Pianos, the Albuquerque Steinway dealer.
  • 1987-present. Continued education though attendance of many National Piano Technicians Guild Conventions, developed personal customer base, worked for numerous local and touring artists, Churches, restaurants, hotels and government facilities. Also worked several tours with Yamaha Artists, moving and maintaining the pianos throughout the country.
  • 2012 Attended a Performance Regulation class with Yamaha Corp.  This is a 4-day class with not more that 6 students and just as many teachers.
When we moved to Albuquerque a few years ago we had a piano which had suffered some damage in transit and which had a player mechanism that no longer worked. We were thrilled to find a piano technician who not only knew how to reconnect the parts to make the piano playable and then to bring the piano into tune, but also to repair and make our player mechanism work again.  Tim has incredible knowledge about pianos and amazing skill to bring out the best in their sound performance.  We are really thankful for the great work he has done on our piano and we enthusiastically recommend his work to other piano owners. - Kirk G., Albuquerque, NM
When you need an Albuquerque piano tuner who can bring your great results for affordable rates, call me, Tim the Tuner. 
My clients trust me to deliver quality results every time.

Call or Text: (505) 259-5522 or contact now