Cary’s Background

My family has been providing the Atlanta area with the best in piano tuning and servicing for three generations.

The story begins with my uncle, Ivan Thrift, who was born in 1925. He learned to tune and repair pianos at the Georgia Academy for the Blind in 1941 at the age of 16. He tuned and repaired pianos here in Atlanta until he died in 1987. He was one of the most respected and well-known piano technicians in Georgia. He was also a gifted musician who enjoyed singing and playing the piano, guitar, and harmonica.

My father, Cary Thrift, Sr., was born in 1941. When he was ten years old, my uncle Ivan began to teach him how to tune, repair, and regulate pianos. My father opened his own piano store in 1973 in Decatur, when I was 12 years old. In those days, I learned all phases of the piano business. I performed pitch raises, chip tunings, and regular tunings in my father’s store for six years. Finally in 1979, the same year I graduated from high school, I ventured outside of the store and began tuning pianos in homes, churches, and schools.

Today, over 26 years later, I continue our family’s tradition of providing Atlanta area residents with the highest quality in piano tuning, repairing, and rebuilding.

If you have any questions or desire more information, feel free to contact me via telephone or e-mail.

Cary Thrift, Jr.
770-517-9871 office
404-786-8524 cell
cary@royalpiano.com

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