John Cote, Piano Tuner/technician
Vanderwagen, NM
(505) 778-5408
(888) 448-TUNE
musiccote@hotmail.com
Serving
the Four Corners, Zuni Pueblo, and the Navajo Nation with piano tuning,
regulation, repair and more. Also offering piano moving.
Piano tuning and repair serving the Inland Empire in Southern California call: 888-448-TUNE
I have been tuning pianos since I was an older
teenager, out of self-preservation... I was known as the kid with
perfect pitch, consequently, having to listen to out-of-tune pianos has
always been a somewhat painful experience for me (I actually have
somewhere between relative and perfect pitch). I use the aural method,
for a balanced, pleasing sound throughout the scale.
Additionally, I was part-time Pastoral Staff as the Music Minister (20
hours per week) for 17 1/2 years, consecutively, in a local church in
So. Calif., preceded by 4 years in another church. I retired from
AT&T after 30 years service, where I spent my entire career "fixing
things" that others gave up on or otherwise could not fix, so it was
terrific preparation and training for becoming a piano technician in my
later years. I enjoy tackling difficult and some of those intermittent
problem repairs.
I still maintain 500 pianos in Southern California during my monthly
trips there to monitor rental properties. I live in Vanderwagen,
working with McKinley County Fire Dept. and tuning pianos. I work
diligently toward excellence in service.
- (John Cote is an independent piano technician not
associated with Howard Piano Service who assumed the HPS customer base
in New Mexico and Arizona in March, 2009. Dr. Howard moved to Kansas
for his wife's health, and is pleased to introduce John Cote to the
piano owners he has served for many years).
"Dr. Howard, I miss having you come out to tune my piano but I
must say you couldn’t have found a better person to replace you. I’m
very pleased with John’s tuning ability..." Cathy Vancik, Tse Bonito
Roy,
Thanks for your note. This is an exciting development that you
are going to Ecuador. On Call Jazz is doing well.... We play at Sammy's
and Angela's but not Ramone's.... The girls are all learning music and
are thriving on homeschooling. John Cote turned out to be a
really good tuner. Jonathan Vilasier Iralu, MD
