Mr. Gregory Gavin, a native of Saint Paul,
attended Cretin High School and holds degrees in music and philosophy
from the University of St. Thomas. He studied music with a member of
the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra and a member of the Minnesota Orchestra
for six years.
He is a registered piano technician and holds a craftsman-level
membership in the Piano Technicians Guild. He holds a certificate from the University of
Minnesota’s McPhail Center for the Arts in piano tuning and repair, has been a piano
technician since 1981, and has offered piano technician training since 1987. Mr. Gavin has worked with the Twin Cities’ finest piano technicians. In addition, he’s tuned pianos for Interlochen National Music Camp in Michigan, the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, The Minnesota Opera Company, and many celebrity performers at
the Target Center Downtown Minneapolis, as well as various recording studios and local
schools.
He owned and operated Gavin Piano, Inc., a new and used piano retail store, piano supply shop and piano instruction studio. He currently operates a new and used
retail store in downtown White Bear Lake, Minnesota and tunes and repairs pianos. Gavin
is an excellent educator, and he creates a friendly, open atmosphere in his classrooms.
