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Our Story

Generations of Craftsmanship

Our piano restoration workshop was founded by Greg and Gaebelle Hulme over 30 years ago and is now continued by their son, Conrad Hulme who has been doing this work for over 10 years. We rebuild fine grand pianos in our shop and offer the full range of services needed for piano maintenance; including tuning, all technical services, repairs and appraisals.

 

Schedule Appointment

For information on scheduling a piano tuning, consultation, appraisal, repair or to talk about restoring your piano.

Testimonials

We have worked with Hulme Piano for decades and continue to happily do so! Conrad is our go-to for all of our piano needs, including tunings for our most high-profile artists in multiple venues. He’s very reliable, professional, and flexible with our needs and requests. We are lucky to have such a skilled technician available to us!”
— — MELISSA CARTER | DIRECTOR OF EVENTS AND FINANCE OF HARRIMAN-JEWELL SERIES
Hulme Piano has been an integral part of the Folly Theater’s organization for over 30 years, faithfully maintaining our own American Steinway throughout all of those years, and in the last 10 years, the Hamburg Steinway that is owned by Harriman Jewell, and stored at the Folly.
My experience working with Greg Hulme initially, and then Conrad, as Greg brought him into the business has been exemplary. Both Greg and Conrad have always been there when we needed them, and have been on site for the needs of such greats as Emanuel Ax, Dave Brubeck, Lang Lang, Andras Schiff, Simone Dinnerstein, Brad Mehldau, Ethan Iverson and many more. In addition to our own programming (Jazz & Americana), we have a number of rental clients such as Harriman- Jewell, Friends of Chamber Music, Heartland Men’s Chorus, all of whom have utilized the services of Hulme Piano for many years.
In the twelve years that I have been here, we have always received compliments about our pianos and the way that they have been maintained. In the last few years since Conrad has taken over the business from his father, we continue to have positive experiences, and would highly recommend Conrad and Hulme Piano to anyone.
Please feel free to contact me should you want further information.
— Gail Tallis | Executive Director of Folly Theater
Conrad Hulme has cared for my 1894 Steinway B for many years, always with the highest quality work, attention to detail, and respect for both the instrument and the client. A few years ago he rebuilt the action, making it as smooth as silk, supple, and responsive. Conrad worked with me over several weeks to get just the sound I wanted from this vintage Steinway, and he has graciously honored my request to keep it tuned to A=432. I am fortunate and grateful to have had Conrad to keep my piano in excellent condition.
— Jon Bauer | Composer, pianist
Working with Conrad has been great! Having studied the craft his whole life under the apprenticeship of his parents, he is a pro and I feel completely comfortable having him work on all of my piano needs. Conrad has been keeping my 1940’s Baldwin grand in great shape and completely restored a 1920’s Steinway grand for the church I work for a few years ago and tunes it almost monthly. He is a true artisan! Often I get recommendation requests for a piano tech/tuner and Conrad is my go to.
— John Brewer / Christ Community Church


 

 

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About Me

MY NAME IS Conrad

I started apprenticing for my dad, Greg Hulme when I was twenty five, but in truth, I basically grew up in the piano shop on our home property in Greenwood, MO. I played piano, taught full time for a decade, and attended UMKC as a piano performance major. I’ve been servicing the greater Kansas City area, and beyond, as a piano technician for over 15 years and am proud to do my best to continue the legacy of our family business.