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Blake Cooper
President
blake@cooperpiano.com
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Blake Cooper is the fourth generation of the Cooper family to lead Cooper Piano. He started learning and playing the piano when he was four years old. In 1963 Blake began working in the family business at the young age of ten, and has worked in every department of the piano business. He also learned to play the bass and at the age of thirteen he joined his first rock band and performed in various bands for ten years.
Over the years Cooper Piano has offered all music related products and education. At the end of the 1980’s, the family chose to specialize in keyboard related products, services and education. In 1991 Blake was promoted to President of the company, as his father David retired. Blake launched www.cooperpiano.com in 1996 and strives to continue to offer the finest keyboard products and services in the Southeast.
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Brett Parker
Digital Piano Manager
brett@cooperpiano.com
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Brett Parker is a former employee of Cooper Piano in 2002 through 2004 as a organ and digital piano salesman. After leaving Cooper Piano, Brett worked with a large corporate music retailer, selling electronic instruments. Brett has worked selling musical instruments for over 20 years.
Blake Cooper is excited to welcome Brett back as a returning member of our family, and we know he will take good care of our friends and customers.
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Steve Czarnecki
Store Manager
steve@cooperpiano.com
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Steve Czarnecki has worked at Cooper Piano for twenty-one years, and has worked in piano sales for over thirty years. While living in Buffalo, NY Steve ran his own Piano and Organ store for six years, carrying the Wurlitzer and Kawai line of pianos. Steve loves American and European pianos because each one has its own unique tone and character. |
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Kyle Smith
Product Specialist
kyle@cooperpiano.com
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Kyle is a veteran of the music industry with more than 20 years of experience. He has held a variety of positions in this business, including Director of the Music and Wellness Program here at Cooper Music. Kyle has the knowledge to help his customers select the perfect instrument to fit their needs and lifestyle.
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Leigh Ann Boozer
Executive Assistant
leighann@cooperpiano.com
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Service Staff
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Michael Crosby RPT
michael@cooperpiano.com
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Michael Crosby came to Cooper Piano in 2001 after having worked in a local piano rebuilding and restoration facility. He received factory training and certification from the Piano Disc player company in 2001 and later from the Pianoforce/ Baldwin concertmaster company in 2007. In 2006 Michael was awarded the Registered Piano Technician status from the Piano Technicians guild after a 4 year series of tuning and technical exams. Michael says the best part about his job is being privileged to tune for some of the biggest names in music such as Elton John, John Legend, Stevie Wonder and Natalie Cole. Michael is also an expert with cabinet repair.
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Larry Keith
larry@cooperpiano.com
Delivery Support Manager
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Larry Keith has been working for Cooper Piano since 2001. He came to Cooper from the Baldwin Piano retail division where he had worked for 30+ years. Larry’s knowledge of the moving and service industry has helped him as a manager of the delivery and inventory.
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Joe Swenson RPT
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Joe Swenson has worked as a technical consultant to piano factories in both Europe and China. His responsibilities have included the establishment of regulation and voicing standards and the management of quality control initiatives. Additionally, Mr. Swenson has worked with techniciaisn throughout the country as a consultant for technical and warranty issues, and has taught regulation and voicing classes at Piano Technicians’ Guild seminars. He has been working as a technician at Cooper Piano for the past two years.
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Paul Byron RPT
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“I love a piano that has a big bass and a treble that twinkles,” states Paul R. Byron, Piano tuner for Cooper Piano. Paul has worked at Cooper Piano for five years. He began tuning pianos at Western Iowa Tech in 1987. Paul is a Registered Piano Technician with the Piano Technicians Guild.
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Bill Schueneman
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Certified Baldwin Technician
Bill Schueneman is a piano tuner, technician, and cabinet touch- up technician with 35 years of experience. He started in 1975 as a Piano tuner and technician in south west Michigan. He has been with Cooper Piano since 2001 and is responsible for all tunings, repairs, furniture case touch-ups, rebuilds, and other shop-related services.
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