About

My name is Paul James, and I perform tunings, minor repairs and regulating work on most varieties of pianos in and around Cambridge.

I am a qualified piano tuner and technician. I received my diploma in piano tuning and repair from Newark College - Europe's leading piano engineering school.

I have a BMus (Hons) degree in Music from The University of Wales, Bangor, and an MMus (Hons) degree in Music Composition from Huddersfield University. It was while I was studying for my degrees that I started to develop an interest in the physics of sound, and a love of abstract sound and music focused upon sonic effects. It was during this time that I began inadvertently honing my ear to listen to sound in the way required for tuning pianos. I began three years of training in Newark to become a piano tuner shortly after completing my Master's. I have been tuning professionally in Cambridge since 2014.

I love the uniquely beautiful sound of the piano, and I am passionate about, and dedicated to, making each piano that I tune sound its very best.