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About Dwight’s Piano Works

Dwight's great joy in Life is helping to bring Harmony to the World, one piano at a time! 
Dwight's Piano Works . . . and Yours Can Too! It's not just a slogan, it's how Dwight approaches the care of each instrument that he meets. He wants your piano to be an absolute joy to play, and a positive factor in your life. Expressing yourself through playing music should not be hampered by an instrument that doesn't respond well or is limited tonally. Dwight has the Right Stuff to bring your piano to its full potential - knowledge, skill, expertise, experience, passion, and vision. Each piano has its own possibilities and limitations. Dwight's musical and technical artistry is in recognizing these, and striving to accentuate the positive aspects of each instrument.
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Music and sound have long been a major part of Dwight's life. 

Connecting the sound moving around a church sanctuary with the movements of the organist was the first cognitive experience of his life path. He began playing piano at age four, and studied piano, voice, and trombone through high school and several years of college. Dwight was active in church musical ministry since the early 1970s, before opting to have his weekends back in early 2017. His favorite genres of music to perform, compose/arrange, and listen to are New Age (modern lite classical), Posi (positive messaged multi-genric), and Ambient (meditative, atmospheric, journey-esque). Dwight has also studied acoustics, sound reinforcement, and recording, and has designed, implemented, consulted, and/or operated several installations over the years.

Originally a native of Riverton, IL, Dwight's initial experience in piano care was by watching that community's elder tuner, Albert Camille, work on his family's piano. Formal technical training was at Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City, IA, from which he was graduated and certified in 1982. He has cared for pianos in Springfield, IL and the surrounding area since then, with excursions to Austin, TX adding flavor and perspective. A longtime member of the Piano Technicians Guild, Dwight has achieved Registered Piano Technician (RPT) affiliation, and has held offices in the central Illinois chapter, most recently as chapter president.

Dwight has been married to Veronica (Crawford) since 1997.

As music students at Lincoln Land Community College, Dwight and Veronica met, made music together, and almost married. But the marriage didn't take place until 1997, almost 20 years later, after separating then becoming even deeper friends.  Veronica works as the Business Manager for Dwight's Piano Works, doing her best to keep Dwight busy and all the numbers in order.  She enjoys cooking and gardening, reading Dr. David R Hawkins' books on Devotional Nonduality, and raising one husband and two cats. Together Dwight and Veronica like to play and watch disc golf, listen to eclectic music, and eat unusual food.

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