My mailing address for correspondence and payment is below. This is the correct address if you’re mailing floppy disks to me: Alex’s Piano Service LLC4 Scamman St.Suite 19-406Saco, ME 04072 My physical location (open by appointment only). This is the correct address if you’re physically bringing your instrument to me for repair: Alex’s Piano Service … Read more
My service area is most of Southern Maine—roughly the blue-shaded region on themap below. If you’re on the edge of the boundary, reach out and I’ll confirmavailability. Please see my contact page for ways to reach out. Need help outside the shaded area? Let me know—if the schedule allows, I cansometimes accommodate special trips, or … Read more
If you’re sitting on a cherished VHS collection—whether it’s home movies, rare recordings, or out-of-print media—it’s absolutely worth digitizing it while you still can. What got me involved in this? I’ve established a bit of a reputation as the “legacy media guy” with my customers, thanks to all of these floppy disk transfers. So they’ll … Read more
Over a century ago, famous artists played on specialized instruments from Ampico designed to capture their work. Today, you can download those very same performances as MIDI files available for download! Your very own Disklavier can reproduce those century-old performances. What once were marks made by a nearly-extinct technology on chemical paper can now be … Read more
I’ve made a brief list here of websites where you can find free or public domain MIDI files. I always recommend registering or donating if you find the services valuable. If you’re downloading numerous songs at once, I highly recommend DownThemAll, a browser extension that allows you to simultaneously download many files at once. In … Read more
Alexander Peppe learned the trade of piano tuning and repair from his father, Eric Peppe. He further developed his craft as the exclusive in-house piano technician at Starbird Music for six years, where he tuned, regulated, and repaired a wide variety of both consignment pianos and new floor models. This allowed him to explore the … Read more
I provide a variety of services here locally in Southern Maine relating to keyboard instruments. I also can assist throughout the country with problems peculiar to older Disklaviers, USB emulation, floppy disk transfers, and other technical problems peculiar to older digital and hybrid instruments. Piano Tuning I do tune pianos throughout Southern Maine. Piano tuning … Read more
This publicly posted price list is accurate as of January 20th, 2025. Travel My service area is roughly within one hour of Portland, ME, and I do not charge travel within this area. You can see a map of my service area here. I am willing to travel farther, although I will sometimes charge for … Read more
A Yamaha service note from 2004 refers to Giebler’s Yamaha DOM package, which is used for copying Clavinova and Disklavier files. I’m in the process of transferring files in a Yamaha CLP-156, a Clavinova from 1994, which uses an early version of ESEQ. I was curious to see if Giebler’s software package gave me better … Read more
Have you recently received an email offering a free, high-quality piano to you, a “passionate instrument lover”? I periodically receive emails from customers asking me for guidance after receiving similar emails. See the email below for an example: GreetingsI am offering my late husband’s Yamaha Piano to anyone passionate about musical instruments. Please inform me … Read more