How Ampico Recordings Captured Piano Performances Forever

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

Free Song Downloads for your Disklavier, MIDI and ESEQ Formats

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

About Alexander Peppe

Alexander Peppe learned the trade of piano tuning and repair from his father, Eric Peppe, and began his tuning career with his father’s guidance. 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 … Read more

Services

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

Price List

This publicly posted price list is accurate as of January 20th, 2025. Travel I will not charge travel for any piano within an hour of Portland, Maine. I am willing to travel farther, although I will sometimes charge for considerable distances and trips to islands if there aren’t enough other customers in the area. Discounts … Read more

Giebler’s Yamaha DOM Package for a Clavinova Backups

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

Free Piano Giveaway for “Passionate Instrument Lover”

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

Cadenza in Freeport

As a professional piano tuner, I’ve had the privilege for several years of working at some the most beautiful music venues. Cadenza is nestled right in the heart of Freeport at 5 Depot St, and this venue attracts music lovers who come to enjoy live performances and the beauty of its Yamaha C7 grand piano. … Read more