Hey Gang…welcome to the TX Pianos official Piano Blog! First, let me tell you how excited I am that you visited this website. And, I am even MORE excited that you came to read the blog. I love what we do here and it makes me happy when people connect with us, our service and our heart.
TX Pianos is a small outfit…it’s just me (Derek), as a matter of fact.
I started the company for a few reasons ~
1. Practical – I’m good at it…aaaaand, turns out I needed a job
2. History – I have a musical background. And, while I was never much of a musician myself (I have great pitch, but the musical-talent gene skipped me…*shrug*), I love, love the musicals/artistic community. It was important to me to find a place to work that kept me connected to creators and artists.
3. Joy – It makes me happy! To make sure that the musicians I work with have the BEST working instrument in front of them is my (small) way of contributing to art within the world. When a musician sits down to play after a tune/repair, I watch their face. At first, while they’re moving their fingers over the keys they knew needed work, their face is concentrated into “test mode”. Then, as they realize the instrument is back to 100%, it changes to “ohmygoditsoundsgoodagain!” mode. And that makes me smile.
So, those are a few of the reasons why the company exists. And, since I make up 100% of the staff, I’ll give you the easy cliff-notes about me…so you know who you’d be calling/texting/working with
Cliff Notes About Me ~
- I’m chatty and I love people. (*Obligatory* – I promise I read social cues and I won’t keep you longer than you want to be kept! :P)
- I’m a single dad with 2 kids in their teens/early twenties. So – I’ve got plenty of time on my hands to schedule your appointment! And sometimes my youngest will come along with me and act as my assistant. (And, by assistant – I mean they’ll hang out on their phone during the appointment and ignore me :P)
- I’m also a dad to 1 dog, 2 cats and 2 bunnies. I love these animals! They, however, will not be attending the appointments as my assistants…despite their enthusiasm to help.
- I owned 2 other businesses before this. They were both lost to the pandemic. And TX Pianos was born because I wanted a career where I could stay within the artist community, and still maintain control over my personal time. I want to enjoy the work AND the people I work with!
- I am freakin’ EXCITED about this business! This is a combination of passions and challenges for me and I’m looking forward to working with you guys to maintain your instruments!
Thanks again for visiting the TX Pianos ~ Piano Blog!!
I’m excited you’re here. I’m excited to keep a Piano Blog to stay connected to you guys. And, of course, if you have questions – feel free to CONTACT ME. Or, if you wanted to swing by and see what services we offer and the prices – click HERE. I try to be super transparent about what we do.
Have a fantastic day. I really look forward to connecting with you soon. If you want to chat directly with me – TEXT ME. I’d love to hear from you!
Until next time, go create GREAT music!
~ Cheers everyone…
Derek