Piano Finders Client: Fantasy Studios

Kendall Ross Bean of Piano Finders rebuilt both the Yamaha 7′ and Yamaha 9′ Grand pianos at Fantasy Studios.  Piano Technician Larry Riley provided input on the choices of hammers and strings and he maintains the pianos every week.

Not every client of Fantasy Studios tweets their photo with the Fantasy Studio Yamaha’s that Kendall Bean has rebuilt. But, it was fun to see Patrick Stewart’s tweet the day the piano arrived at Fantasy from Piano Finders shop.

Here are a few of the artists who record at Fantasy Studios:

• The 2 Live Crew,
• The Actors,
• Margie Adam,
• John Adams,
• Oleta Adams,
• Yolanda Adams,
• Cannonball Adderley,
• Nat Adderley,
• Aerosmith,
• AFI,
• Allman Brothers,
• Scott Amendola,
• Gene Ammons,
• Tori Amos,
• Audrye Sessions,
• Patti Austin,
• Tiffany Austin,
• Autopsy,
• Awesöme Orchestra Collective,
• Azymuth,
• Joan Baez,
• Claudio Baglioni,
• Marty Balin,
• Gary Bartz,
• Bayete,
• Beats Antique,
• Dee Bell,
• Clara Bellino,
• The Bengsons,
• Tony Bennett,
• Berkeley High School Jazz Ensemble,
• Berkeley Symphony,
• Asha Bhosle,
• Big Boi,
• Big Data,
• Big Easy,
• Raquel Bitton,
• Blackbyrds,
• Brian Blade,
• Wil Blades,
• Art Blakey,
• Terence Blanchard,
• Blues Traveler,
• The Bobs,
• Bomba Estereo ,
• Booker T & the MGs,
• David Bowie,
• Billy Bragg,
• David Bromberg,
• Tammi Brown,
• Buck-O-Nine,
• Kenny Burrell,
• Gary Burton,
• The Buzzcocks,
• California Jazz Conservatory,
• Masha Campagne,
• Ron Carter,
• Neko Case,
• Cee-Lo,
• Exene Cervenka,
• Chanticleer,
• Beth Neilson Chapman,
• Tracy Chapman,
• Chuck D,
• Cirque du Soleil,
• Eric Clapton,
• Stanley Clarke,
• Nels Cline,
• Jimmy Cobb,
• Bruce Cockburn,
• Freddie Cole,
• Richie Cole,
• Chick Corea,
• Larry Coryell,
• Tom Coster,
• Andraé Crouch,
• Counting Crows,
• Stanley Cowell,
• Robert Cray,
• Creedence Clearwater Revival,
• Mikal Cronin,
• The Crooked Jades,
• Steve Cropper,
• Caroline Dahl,
• Richard Davis,
• The Dear Hunter,
• Jack DeJohnette,
• Disco Biscuits,
• DMZ,
• Placido Domingo,
• The Donnas,
• Donovan,
• Doobie Bros.,
• Dave Douglas,
• Doves,
• Tom Dowd,
• Dr. John,
• Drop Apollo,
• Quentin Dujardin,
• Duran Duran,
• Jakob Dylan,
• Sheila E,
• Charles Earland,
• Steve Earle,
• East Bay Ray,
• Kurt Elling,
• Dave Ellis,
• En Vogue,
• Ensemble Mik Nawooj,
• Pete Escovedo,
• Estelle,
• Bill Evans,
• Everlast,
• Fantastic Negrito,
• Lisa Fischer,
• Tommy Flanagan ,
• John Fogerty,
• Frankie Beverly and Maze,
• Bill Frisell,
• Funk Inc.,
• Jackie Gage,
• Eric Gales,
• Jerry Garcia,
• Red Garland,
• Glide Memorial,
• Ben Goldberg,
• Dexter Gordon,
• Gov’t Mule,
• Grand Funk Railroad,
• Grateful Dead,
• Green Day,
• Johnny Griffin,
• Dave Grisman ,
• Vince Guaraldi,
• Buddy Guy,
• Lua Hadar,
• Sammy Hagar,
• MC Hammer,
• Kirk Hammett,
• Johnny Hammond,
• Herbie Hancock,
• John Handy,
• Ben Harper,
• Jerry Harrison,
• Mickey Hart,
• Hampton Hawes ,
• Edwin Hawkins,
• Sean Hayes,
• Roy Haynes,
• Joe Henderson,
• Howard Hersh,
• Lauryn Hill,
• Jennifer Holliday,
• John Lee Hooker,
• The Hooks,
• Bruce Hornsby,
• Penelope Houston,
• Huey Lewis and the Newts,
• Iggy & the Stooges,
• Tommy Igoe,
• Indigo Girls,
• Insane Clown Posse,
• INXS,
• Chris Isaak,
• Wendy James,
• Erika Jayne,
• Wyclef Jean,
• Jack De Johnette,
• Hank Jones,
• Jinx Jones,
• Philly Joe Jones,
• Stanley Jordan,
• Jillette Johnson,
• Journey,
• Juvenile,
• Henry Kaiser,
• Carla Kihlstedt,
• Keb’ Mo’,
• Orrin Keepnews,
• B.B. King,
• Kirk Knuffke,
• Kronos Quartet,
• Nicolasa Kuster,
• Patti LaBelle,
• Ladysmith Black Mambazo,
• Azar Lawrence,
• Lil Wayne,
• Loquat,
• Los Lonely Boys,
• Joe Lovano,
• Erika Luckett,
• Magik*Magik Orchestra,
• Taj Mahal,
• Henry Mancini,
• Shelley Manne,
• Ray Manzarek,
• Branford Marsalis,
• Mike Marshall,
• George Martin,
• Matchbox Twenty,
• Dave Matthews,
• Christian McBride,
• Country Joe McDonald,
• Bobby McFerrin,
• Sarah McLachlan,
• Myra Melford ,
• Metallica,
• Midtown Social,
• Irina Mikhailova,
• Ron Miles,
• Allison Miller,
• Marcus Miller,
• Charles Mingus,
• Toro Y Moi,
• Eddie Money,
• Airto Moreira,
• Rita Moreno,
• Shana Morrisson,
• Mother Hips,
• Mr. Big,
• The Muffs,
• Maria Muldaur,
• Mark Murphy,
• Andy Narell,
• Meshell Ndegeocello,
• Holly Near,
• David “Fathead” Newman,
• Joanna Newsom,
• Nightranger,
• No Use for a Name,
• Oakland Interfaith Choir,
• Ray Obiedo,
• Jeffrey Osborne,
• Ozomatli,
• Pacific Boychoir Academy Laura Pausini,
• Pavement,
• Art Pepper,
• Oscar Peterson,
• Phil Lesh & Friends,
• Phish,
• Pick Pocket Ensemble,
• The Pretenders,
• Primus,
• Flora Purim,
• Quartet San Francisco,
• Bonnie Raitt Ramblin’ Jack Elliot,
• Rancid,
• Real Vocal String Quartet,
• Rhiannon,
• Damien Rice,
• Boots Riley,
• Carrie Rodriguez,
• Sonny Rollins,
• Rosin Coven,
• Patrice Rushen,
• Poncho Sanchez,
• Santana,
• Joe Satriani,
• Boz Scaggs,
• Jenny Scheinman,
• Neal Schon,
• Christian Scott,
• Mike Scott,
• The Sea The Sea,
• Ty Segall,
• Bola Sete,
• SFJAZZ Collective,
• Brandi Shearer,
• Marcus Shelby,
• Meerenai Shim,
• John Simon,
• Smashmouth,
• Lavay Smith & Her Red Hot Skillet Lickers,
• Dr. Lonnie Smith,
• Steve Smith,
• Snarky Puppy,
• Squid Inc Starship,
• Sonny Stitt,
• Mark Soskin,
• Ira Sullivan,
• Rocky Sullivan,
• The Subways,
• Bill Summers,
• Suzanne Ciani and the Wave,
• T Sisters,
• Gregory Taboloff,
• Tears for Fears,
• The Temptations,
• Bryn Terfel,
• Tesla,
• Testament,
• Chester Thompson,
• Richard Thompson,
• Cal Tjader,
• Mads Tolling,
• Too Short,
• Vieux Farka Toure,
• Allen Toussaint,
• Train,
• Trombone Shorty,
• Tuck and Patti,
• Two Gallants,
• McCoy Tyner,
• U2,
• UnderCover Presents,
• The Uptones, J. Valentine,
• Andy Vargas,
• Vanessa Vo,
• Joe Lewis Walker,
• Lissy Walker,
• Wayne Wallace,
• Kenny Washington,
• Rob Wasserman,
• Roger Waters,
• The Waterboys,
• The Waybacks,
• The White Stripes,
• Marvin Winans,
• Wilco,
• Will.i.Am,
• Lucinda Williams,
• James Williamson,
• Stevie Wonder,
• Neil Young,