We talked with Matt Johnson, owner of MJ Pianos in American Fork.  A fascinating story from piano tuning as a teenager to owning a piano store.   Episode Highlights The nature of their friendships and how they network within their community Matt’s early struggle with piano tuning and how it led him to start his own piano tuning business at The complexity and skill needed for piano tuning, sharing his early experiences and advancement in the craft The positive customer feedback he received for his piano tuning services His strategy to expand the business by hiring more technicians The initial economic fears he encountered during the first few weeks of the pandemic lockdown The inclusive offerings of his store, which also has a recital hall that holds frequent music events The importance of persistence and vision in achieving one's goals Where his piano showroom is located and the days and times they are open Hybrid pianos, which are traditionally built pianos adjusted with modern technology to record and silent-play using headphones Episode Resources Connect with Neil Bryce, Jeff Beck and Greg Spencer Left of the Lake Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/groups/288869046622439/?ref=share https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/?next=/leftofthelake/ Connect with Matt Johnson https://www.matthewbraidleypianos.com/home [email protected]  

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