Vintage Piano Works was conceived for the love of music and pianos. For tuning, repairs, voicing, appraisals, reconditioning, rebuilding, or complete restoration you can count on Vintage Piano Works. Your piano is in the capable and caring hands of our experienced and knowledgeable staff.

Matt Grossman learned the craft of piano tuning, repair and restoration as an employee of Campbell’s Music Co. in Washington, DC beginning in 1975.  While there, he had the opportunity to serve as a concert piano technician for Campbell’s Steinway Concert and Artists division where he did work for the White House, Wolf Trap, the National Symphony and other high profile venues and customers in the DC area. 
 
In 1979 Matt was hired by the University of Memphis as Piano Technologist with the responsibility for 110 pianos, a college level course in piano maintenance and a two-year Piano Technician Apprenticeship Program. In 1990 he moved to the University of Louisville to perform similar duties with 160 pianos.
 
In 1995 Matt began as a full-time independent piano tuner/technician. Recognizing the need in the market place for a business that could deliver the very best in piano repair and restoration services, he started a small piano rebuilding shop in Georgetown, Indiana and Vintage Piano Works was established in 1999. Matt Grossman is a Registered Piano Technician of the Piano Technicians Guild Inc., has served as a technical consultant to piano factories, written articles for the Piano Technicians Journal and has given numerous educational presentations for piano technicians and piano teachers.

Wade Stephenson joined the company in 2001 as a piano tuner, technician and rebuilder. He is a graduate of Indiana University with a BA in music. Wade apprenticed with Matt Grossman while attending college. In addition, he has had extensive training with the Randy Potter School for Piano Technology, the Yamaha Little Red Schoolhouse and through the Piano Technicians Guild Inc. Wade is a qualified Yamaha Disklavier technician, certified PianoDisc installer and a Registered Piano Technician of the Piano Technicians Guild Inc. 

Sally Phillips has been a full-time piano technician and piano restoration specialist since 1974. She trained at the North Bennett Street School in Boston and then moved to New York City where she honed her concert tuning skills and worked for major recording studios. Sally has been employed by various piano manufacturers and owned a successful piano dealership for 10 years. She has presented classes at the Piano Technician’s Guild conventions on regulation and voicing. Sally specializes in concert piano preparation. Prior to joining VPW in 2007 she represented Bechstein Pianofortefabrik, AG in the US and Canada as both technical and sales representative.

Carol Larson joined VPW in 2007 as piano and digital piano sales consultant. Carol holds a Master’s degree in music from the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago and has taught piano and voice for over 30 years. She was a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Chorus singing under such prominent conductors as Sir Georg Solti, Carlo Maria Giulini, Claudio Abbado and James Levine. She also served for many years as a church musician; singing, playing solo piano, providing piano accompaniment and directing church choirs in the Chicago area. Carol is a member of the Greater Louisville Music Teacher’s Association and is a producer and host for WUOL 90.5 FM, Louisville’s Fine Arts station.