References

Theaters, Production Companies and Museums

  • Amherst Museum, 716-689-1440
  • Artpark, Lewiston, NY, 716-754-9000
  • Michael Bielski, Pittsburg Philharmonic
  • Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Buffalo, NY
  • Garth-Newell Music Institute, Hot Springs, Virginia
  • Lancaster Opera House, Lancaster, NY
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, NY
  • Richard Myers, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestara, Brass, 716-773-2913
  • Shea’a Buffalo Theater, Buffalo, NY, 716-847-1410
  • Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site

  • Schools, Churches & Institutions
  • Academy of Theatre Arts, Williamsville, NY
  • Amherst High School, Snyder, NY
  • Akron Central School District, Akron, NY
  • Alden School District, Alden, NY
  • Amherst Central School District, Amherst, NY
  • Blocher Homes, Inc. Williamsville, NY
  • B’Nai Shalom Amherst, NY
  • Buffalo Board of Education
  • Calvary Episcopal Church, Williamsville, NY (Debbie Overton), 716-633-7800
  • Canisius College, Buffalo, NY
  • Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, NY
  • Cheektowaga School District, Cheektowaga, NY
  • Cheektowaga Sloan School District, Cheektowaga, NY
  • Clarence Central School District, Clarence, NY
  • Cleveland Hills Schools, Cheekowaga, NY
  • Collegiate Acadamy, Erie, PA School District
  • Daemen College, Buffalo, NY
  • Depew High School, Depew, NY
  • Elmwood Franklin School, Buffalo, NY
  • Erie Community College, Buffalo, Amherst, Orchard Park, NY
  • Erie, PA Hisorical Building
  • First Baptist Church, Don Rust, 716-662-3323
  • Garth-Newell Music Institute, Hot Springs, VA
  • Gow School, East Aurora, NY
  • Holy Angels Academy, Buffalo, NY (Sister Karen)
  • Holland Central School District, 716-527-2231
  • Hopewell Baptist Church
  • Iroquois Central Schools, Elma, NY
  • Kenmore East High School, Kenmore, NY
  • Lafayette High School, Buffalo, NY
  • Lancaster Presbyterian Church, Lancaster, NY
  • Lancaster Central School District (Mr. Lee), 716-686-3249
  • Litchfield Performing Arts Academy, CT
  • Lockport Central School District, Lockport, NY
  • Lutheran Church of Our Savior, Buffalo, NY
  • Maryvale School District, Cheektowaga, NY
  • Mill Creek School District, Erie, PA
  • Mt. St. Benedict Monastery, Erie, PA
  • Mt. St Joe’s Academy, Buffalo, NY
  • Mount Olive Baptist Church
  • Nardin Academy, Buffalo, NY (Mark Nazer), 716-881-6262
  • New Hope Baptist Church
  • Niagara Falls High School, Buffalo, NY
  • Niagara Falls Board of Education, Niagara Falls, NY
  • Niagara University, Lewiston, NY
  • Niagara Wheatfield School District, Wheatfield, NY
  • Nichols High School, Buffalo, NY
  • Orchard Park Presbyterian Church
  • St. James Episcopal Church, Batavia, NY
  • St. Joseph’s University Church, Buffalo, NY (Rev. Jack Ledwan), 716-833-0298
  • St. Peter & Paul, Williamsville, NY (Gail Sheppard), 716-632-6146
  • St. Stanislaus Church
  • Starpoint Central Schools, Pendelton, NY
  • State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
  • Sweethome High School, Amherst, NY
  • Temple Beth Am Amherst, NY
  • Tuckegee Institute, Alabama (Dr. Berkley Eddins)
  • West Seneca School District, West Seneca, NY

  • Piano rebuilders and technicians:
  • Frank Ciminese, Piano Rebuilder
  • Clark Music, Albany, NY, 315-255-2870
  • Clark Music, Syracuse, NY, 315-446-7020
  • Bob Frank, Maryville, TN, 865-984-2153
  • Walter Gramza, Piano Tuner
  • Jonathan Griffiths, Piano Technician, Buffalo, NY, 716-741-3497
  • Bill Hatzenbuhler, Piano Rebuilder
  • Joseph Illos, Piano Rebuilder, 716-636-3905
  • Jim Lecksell, Piano Technician, Buffalo, NY, 716-833-1939
  • Geo Miller, Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Piano Technician
  • James Mosier, Piano Technician, Buffalo, NY
  • Piano Disc Inc., Sacramento CA, Nina Butler, 800-566-3472
  • Piano Technichians Guild, Buffalo, NY (James Mosier, President)
  • Bob Byrns, Rochester, NY
  • David Sipos, Piano Technician, Buffalo, NY, 716-882-6484
  • Bob Sowyrda, Piano Technician, Buffalo, NY, 716-652-7503
  • Mary Snieszko, Piano Technician, Buffalo, NY, 716-684-2204
  • Vincent Tagliarino, Piano Technician, Buffalo, NY, 716-681-1645
  • Gary Zusman, Piano Technician, Buffalo, NY, 716-694-6764

  • Pennsylvania
  • Pittsburgh Philharmonic, Mike Bielski
  • Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh
  • Mt. St. Benedict Monastery – Erie, PA
  • Dr. James & Elaine Schuster – Fairview, PA
  • Elizabeth Burton – Bradford, PA
  • Gary Klepfer – Erie, PA
  • Bill Reese (piano tuner) – Erie, PA
  • Paula Edwards (piano tuner) – Erie, PA
  • Bob Sadowski (piano tuner) – Erie, PA
  • John Erickson (piano tuner) – Warren, PA
  • Ron Rarie (piano tuner) – Erie, PA
  • Alex Gernovitch – Corry, PA
  • The Collegiate Academy, Susan Huster – Erie, PA
  • Millcreek Township School District, James Orloff
  • Phil and Paula Holmes – Erie, PA
  • The Erie, Pennsylvania Historical Building

  • Other
  • Ansgar Aylwood, Buffalo, NY
  • Steinway Piano Gallery, Greg Billings, Naples, FL
  • Cook Moving Systems, Buffalo, NY, 716-891-9087
  • Deer Ridge Farms, East Aurora, NY
  • J-Pec Co., LTD., Japan, Linn Roth
  • Music Lovers, Rochester, NY John Dretto, 716-242-0980
  • The Roycroft Inn, 40 S. Grove St., E. Aurora, NY 14052, 716-652-5552
  • RENNER USA, Lloyd Meyer, AZ
  • Wellington Development- Tennyson Court, Michael Becker, 716-632-1822
  • Xenon International, Korea, Mark Kee
  • Peter and Joan Andrews, Washington, DC, 416-894-0845
  • Rev. Barbara Baxter, St. John’s Episc. Church Youngstown, NY 716-745-9530
  • Kathleen Belscher, Boston, MA, 508-749-9193
  • Carol Boyse, Zanesville, OH, 614-452-4325
  • Clinton’s Piano New Haven, CT, 203-562-2166
  • Betsy Cohn, Old Saybrook, CT, 203-388-3534
  • Canoe Island Lodge Diamond Point, NY 518-668-5592
  • Joseph & Patty, Damrath, Hornell, NY 607-324-1897
  • Shu Kui Chueng, Ontario Canada, 416-871-7971
  • Herbert Hoover, Fairpoint, NY
  • P.K. Howlette, Scituate, MA
  • Hanz Holzapfel, Alamo, CA, 925-362-8853
  • Dennis& Irene Immerman, Shaker Heights, OH, 216-751-3322
  • Walter Jaworski, Boca Raton, FL, 407-995-2243
  • Dr. Peter LaNasa, Corning, NY
  • Karen & Dennis Linden, Solon, OH, 440-248-1282
  • Barry McKenney, Rome, NY
  • Pamela Meredith, Annandale, VA
  • Christine Owen, Manhattan, NY, 212-866-5141
  • Mary and James Pardo, Atlanta, GA, 404-352-8587
  • Mike Pura, Greenwich, CT, 212-449-5112
  • Ljiljana Pavelic, Buffalo, NY, 716-834-3427
  • Dr. James and Elaine Schuster, Fairview, PA, 814-474-2170
  • Paul and Nancy Teryl, Plantations, FL, 305-321-5401
  • Nancy Wellman, Miami, FL, 305-348-3184
  • Carolyn Wilkinson, Martinsville, NJ, 800-981-2491 X5830
  • Elizabeth Burton, Bradford, PA, 814-368-7450
  • Mary Sachassee, Norwich, VT, 802-649-1982
  • Rod Griffin, Long Island, NY, 516-749-1013
  • H. Albert Koerner, Holland, 716-537-2777
  • Seth Peyser, Teaneck, NJ
  • Tara Matise, Mituchen, NJ, 732-516-9378
  • Gary Klepfer, Erie, PA, 814-474-2131
  • J.R. Johnson, Grosse Isl, 734-675-1394
  • Leslie and Peter Howell, Chargin Falls, OH, 440-247-1525
  • Norm Murray, Clarence Center, NY, 716-741-4367
  • Doug Hansgate, Niagara Falls, NY, 716-298-1944
  • Eric Suchanek, Westchester, OH
  • Roy E. Nieman Jr. Emporium of Music Inc., Mansfield, OH
  • Jerry and Paula Butler, Shaker Heights, OH, 216-295-0318
  • John Poutler, Atlanta, GA
  • Mariel Joffe, Washington, DC
  • James Zientek, Washington, DC
  • Joseph Gabalski, Centerville, VA
  • Edward Veatch, Eds Piano Shop, Hammond, LA, 985-542-7090
  • Bob and Julie Gordon, North Tonawanda, NY
  • James Lecksell
  • Gregory George
  • Sharon Kaikini
  • Keith Kilpartrick
  • Nick Margaretis, Baltimore, MD, 410-869-4850
  • Patrick Augelo
  • Thomas Miller
  • Neighborhood Art House, Sister Ann Wambach, Erie, PA, 814-455-5508
  • Nancy Bakamjian, Port Washington, NY
  • David Austin, Alma, MI
  • Kim and Kathy Henderson, Ambler, PA
  • Marie Tokasz-Zienmiak, Gwynedd Valley, PA, 215-643-7552
  • Rickland Acadamy, Mansfield, OH
  • National Fire Adjusters, Joe Riscili, Amherst, NY
  • Nathalie and Johnathan Hurwitz, Norfolk, MA
  • Scott DeGhetto, Short Hills, NJ
  • William Mclver, Scotia, NY
  • Al Saladino, Buffalo, NY
  • Bill Reese, Erie, PA
  • Paula Edwards, Tuner, Erie, PA