Providing quality and care for piano tuning, repair and restoration.

We now offer easy to book appointments with our new online scheduler!

A little orchestra?

It is an old tradition to write orchestral and ensemble music at the piano. They can also be rewritten to be played on the piano. Four voices? No problem on this wonderful instrument! As it turns out, there’s an entire finger-powered mechanical engine in there that needs loves and maintenance. My job is to make it so that you don’t notice, leaving you free to explore the music.

Services

In a nutshell, what all can Little Orchestra do?

“Britney, Thank you so very much! I am so completely impressed and grateful that you could restore my family piano so beautifully! Harry and I appreciate your months of hard effort and careful work to do this amazing thing. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.” -Harry and Sally Buerer, Gulbranson grand rebuild 2022

History

Piano curiosity began at the age of 8, however piano technician work began in 2013 at Classic Pianos. Britney studied under various piano technicians and tuners to regulate, repair, clean and tune hundreds of pianos. Within three years they had become one of the store’s most qualified technicians servicing both in the store and in client's homes. In 2017 Britney was contracted with the historic Piano School of Technology for the Blind in Vancouver, WA as they sadly worked to shut their doors. Afterward, Britney was hired to help develop and co-run the piano rebuilding shop at Michelle’s Pianos. They’ve been running their own shop since 2020 and enjoy tuning in many homes around the Portland and Vancouver Metro areas including for various teaching and music studios.

Having been a musician all their life, Britney started competing as a pianist at the age of 12. At 14, they starting competing in composition competitions as well. Britney graduated with a BM of Composition at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music in 2010. Outside of school they worked alongside the multi-talented Minna Choi at Magik*Magik Orchestra (Magikmagik.com) as an arranger, production manager, and arranger working with and writing for Third Eye Blind, The Lonely Forest, BirdCall, Melegari Quartet, producer Narada Michael Walden in collaboration with the Oakland Symphony, as well as tuning and repair work for Portland’s Piano Push Play, The Decemberists, Rancid, and many more.

In 2025 Britney’s husband Matthew began working at Little Orchestra. Having met in 2013 at Classic Pianos, Matthew had already been working as a piano technician. In 2016 he pursued an accounting degree and CPA designation. Matthew now helps in the shop, specializing in key tops, finish repair and making furniture out of salvaged piano parts.

Both Britney and Matthew play in bands: Distorted Times and Beggars Canyon, respectively. You can often find them either at a show or with a good book, a dog or a cat in their lap!