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The Winking Jack Story: From Piano Player to Piano Tuner

Hi! I'm Justin Swain, piano technician and founder of Winking Jack Piano Service in Columbus.


Owning a piano tuning service business wasn't always on my radar, but when you consider two things that fascinated me as a child – playing the piano and taking things apart – it all makes perfect sense! 


I started playing when I was 11, but our house was too small for a piano, so I had to settle for playing on a keyboard at home. I remember being mesmerized by all the moving parts inside my piano teacher's piano and in the ones I played at school.


It wasn't until I was all grown up and had a home of my own that I got my very first "real" piano. Within a couple of days, I took it apart piece by piece to learn how everything worked. I knew in that moment that working on pianos was my calling. From there, I enrolled in a piano technology program and decided to make a career out of it!


The name "Winking Jack" is a nerdy play on words. The jack is a part inside the piano (there's actually a jack for every key). When a piano tuner makes fine adjustments to the parts surrounding the jack, the process is referred to as "winking the jack." I don't know who came up with the term, but I thought it would make a fun, memorable name for my business.


I love working on pianos, but I love making customers happy even more. When I work on your piano, you can be sure that I'll approach it with the same respect and adoration as that 11 year old boy.


Best,

Justin

Piano Technician in Columbus Ohio.

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