Manu started is journey has a piano technician back in 2001, working in Paris as an apprentice. This four year’s experience in a piano shop and workshop in the centre of Paris included tuning, voicing, regulating and repairing pianos of many different brands. He then continued his journey spending two months training in the renowned Schimmel Piano factory in Braunschweig, Germany. Being able to see how pianos were made was a very valuable experience as a technician, helping him to expand his knowledge and skills.
Manu then started working at the Yamaha European Distribution Centre in Belgium, preparing brand new Yamaha and Kemble pianos for dispatch to France, Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. After less than a year, Emmanuel was sent to Japan to the Yamaha Piano Technical Academy in Hamamatsu. The one-month Grand Piano Course was a very challenging and rewarding experience, but this was just the beginning of a fantastic journey as, a year later, Emmanuel was offered a position in the Yamaha Music UK branch, in Milton Keynes. This gave him the opportunity to broaden his field of work visiting customers, preparing pianos for events, concerts, competitions and recordings. During his eight years working at Yamaha Music UK, Emmanuel went twice to Japan and successfully completed the Grand Piano Master Course and Concert Piano Course. In 2014, he became an Instructor for the Yamaha European Piano Technical Academy, teaching tuning and regulation skills to Yamaha dealer’s technicians.
In 2007, Manu set up his own company, Pianotechservices Ltd., working as a freelance piano technician. Since then, he works regularly for recording studios, private customers, corporations and piano manufacturers.
Technical education and training:
Concert Piano Course at the YAMAHA PIANO TECHNICAL ACADEMY
Hamamatsu, Japan January 12, 2012 – February 8, 2012
Grand Piano Master Course at the YAMAHA PIANO TECHNICAL ACADEMY
Hamamatsu, Japan; June 9, 2010 – July 6, 2010
Grand Piano Course at the YAMAHA PIANO TECHNICAL ACADEMY
Hamamatsu, Japan; February 14, 2006 – March 14, 2006
BMA “Diploma of the Trades of Art” at the ITEMM
Le Mans, France Grand Piano Apprenticeship 09/2003-08/2005
CAP “Vocational Training Certificate” at the ITEMM
Le Mans, France Upright Piano Apprenticeship 09/2001-08/2003
Concert and recording services:
