Robert Marinelli, founder and president of Pianotek Supply Company, has been a Registered Piano Technician since 1976. He studied piano at Wayne State University with Boris Maximovich before beginning his technical career. One of the most unique opportunities in his early technical training was working in a furniture repair shop for Henry Ford’s personal cabinetmaker. His work as a concert technician over the years has included the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the C & A department of the Hammell Music Steinway dealership. Bob owned and operated a piano rebuilding and refinishing shop in Detroit, as well as running his own piano tuning business.

At Pianotek, Bob is involved with new product development and with the manufacturing of replacement keyboards and action restoration. He is an active clinician at international and regional conferences, as well as at schools in the U.S. and abroad.