Invicta Pianos
Serving Kent since 1982
David Fry
F.I.M.I.T., M.P.T.A. (TECH), I.A.P.B.T., C.P.T.A.
David first started his formal training in 1982 and since then has worked for some of the top companies in the world.
He is one of the last tuner/technicians in Kent to have been formally trained through a traditional five year apprenticeship.
He is technical member of the Pianoforte Tuners Association, having passed their strict membership exam. He is also a member of Euro Piano and the International Association of Piano Builders and Technicians.
In 2001 he was honoured by the Institute of Musical Instrument Technology for his contribution to the industry who elected him a Fellow.
In 2013 he was invited to be a member of the Chinese Piano Tuners Association, making him the first ever foreigner to join.
In 2014 he was appointed Professor of Piano Technology at the Changshu Institute of Technology, in Shanghai .
He has trained at the famous piano action maker, Louis Renner, where he was project manager in Stuttgart and COO in Shanghai. He has unrivalled knowledge in the UK and China, in piano construction, action design.
He currently serves on the Council of the Institute of Musical Instrument Technology and has additional roles with the education committee.
Sarah Rapley
Sarah is our on the road tuner. She completed her training with one of the leading piano companies in the UK before joining Invicta Pianos.
She is a student member of the I.M.I.T.
