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Black Forest Piano
Tuning & Repair

We proudly serve Colorado Springs and surrounding areas, Fountain to the South and Castle Rock to the North. Schedule appointment now ...

(719) 425-8845

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NOTE: We do not service electronic keyboards at this time.

JIM FARISS, RPT

Jim Fariss, RPT

Hello, I'm Jim Fariss, RPT. I'm a Registered Piano Technician by the Piano Technicians Guild. My interest in piano work started with the desire to play the piano as an adult and began with an electronic keyboard along with some self study books. After about a year, I was comfortably reading sheet music (easy piano, thank you) and felt the time was right to start practicing on a real piano. I purchased a rebuilt 5’ 3” Yamaha baby grand and what a world of difference that made in my enjoyment of both learning and playing the piano.

Living in Central Australia at the time, there were no piano tuners in the area and had to wait for the visiting tuner. He recommended having the piano “regulated” and installing a Dampp-Chaser system due to the dry desert climate. I didn’t know what regulation was but after he did that the piano sounded wonderful and I really enjoyed the touch of the keys.

MORE ABOUT JIM

Tuning

TUNING

Piano tuning is the adjustment of the tuning pins so that all the strings are of the proper tension (pitch), to have the correct sounding musical intervals. An out-of-tune piano can discourage even novice musicians.

Piano Tuning

Restoration

RESTORATION

A restoration is a complete overhaul of the piano using mostly the frame and discarding/replacing the rest.

Piano Restoration

Smoke and Fire Damage

SMOKE / FIRE

If your piano has smoke smell or covered in soot due to a fire, I have the solution for you! Trust my experience to revive your piano.

SMOKE / FIRE

Touch Design

TOUCH DESIGN

Touch design will balance the feel of your grand piano particularly useful for those suffering with arthritis in the hands.

TOUCH DESIGN

Regulation

REGULATION

Regulation attends to the touch and uniform responsiveness of your action, all vital to making each performance pleasurable.

REGULATION

WHAT CLIENTS SAY ABOUT BLACK FOREST PIANO

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Josh Kiesel
Josh Kiesel
14:35 14 Nov 19
Jim was excellent! He was in communication about arrival time (even offering to come earlier if needed) and took time to explain the process and methods when I asked. We look forward to working with... Jim for all our future piano needs!read more
Carrie Gilbert
Carrie Gilbert
00:56 27 Sep 19
The greatest piano tuner. We loved his passion for pianos and learned so much not to mention our piano sounds wonderful. Thanks Jim!!
Matt and Janelle Davis
Matt and Janelle Davis
23:51 22 Aug 19
Mr. Farriss was professional, thorough, and very kind about our aging piano. I especially liked how he invested some time teaching us some interesting details on how to tune!
David Molchan
David Molchan
16:45 18 Aug 19
Very thorough, thoughtful and a great teacher. I have an old piano that hasn't been serviced in quite some time. Jim assessed its condition and recommended a course of action to get it playing... again. Then recommended Phase II for a later date. Told me exactly what he was doing at each step and explained the inner workings of the action. He is a knowledgeable professional that I certainly recommend and will continue to use.read more
Michael Dixon
Michael Dixon
18:00 12 Jul 19
Jim is extremely friendly and knowledgeable! I am super glad that I called him. Our piano sounds beautiful. He's going to be our Piano Guy from now on! Thanks Jim!
Erin Roberts
Erin Roberts
13:02 25 Mar 19
Jim did a wonderful job tuning our small upright (that was long overdue for a tuning). He is very knowledgeable and enjoyed sharing information about what he was doing when I asked. He was excited to... show my kids the workings of the piano when they got home from school. They thought he was great, too!read more
Tim Merhar
Tim Merhar
20:25 17 Feb 19
Jim was awesome to work with. He happily explained everything about the piano's components and what he was doing when I showed interest. Our piano is over one hundred years old, and we love it. We've... owned it for the past 11 years, and it's never sounded better. We're very pleased with his work, and will absolutely be using him again in the future.read more
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