Our Team

Sales

Mi Kim
Mi Kim
Senior Piano Sales Consultant, SVP Marketing and Advisor
Mi has 35 years of piano consulting experience, is a member of the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) and the Californian Association of Professional Music Teachers (CAPMT). She also speaks Korean and English.
35 년 경력의 피아노 렛슨 경력과 판매로 최고의 서비스를 제공 합니다
Jamison Genki Tsuchiya
Jamison Genki Tsuchiya
Piano Sales Consultant, Inventory Control, Advertising Specialist
Jamison Genki Tsuchiya represents the third generation of the Tsuchiya piano business. He matches the unique needs and budget of each customer to the best piano available at SVP.
土屋ピアノ三代目の代表として、お客様お一人お一人のご要望とご予算に合わせ、心のこもったサービスをご提供できるよう最善を尽くすつもりです。
これからも、どうぞよろしくお願いいたします。
土屋元輝
Bessie Ng
Bessie Ng (吴老师)
Senior Piano Sales Consultant, SVP Marketing and Advisor
Bessie Ng has 30+ years of piano consulting experience and speaks Mandarin and Cantonese. She is the music board chair of Foothill Congregational Church of Los Altos, and a member of the Chinese Music Teacher Association of Northern California (CMTANC).
30年經驗鋼琴銷售顧問
北加州中國音樂教室協會
洛斯阿爾托斯基督公理會音樂委員會主席
Phil Young
Phil Young
Senior Piano Sales Consultant, Registered Piano Technician
(by appointment only)
Phil has 40 years of experience in piano technical service and sales consulting in the San Francisco bay area. He's fluent in both Chinese and English with a professional music background.
本人有40 年的鋼琴技師和選購顧問的經驗,具備專業音樂背景服務舊金山灣區

Operations

Jayson Tsuchiya
Jayson Tsuchiya
Owner / CEO
Jayson is one of three sons of Yuma Tsuchiya, the original founder of Silicon Valley Piano and Yamaha Peninsula. He is committed to continuing Yuma Tsuchiya's legacy by offering top quality pianos and providing the best and personalized service to all customers.
Mitsuko Tsuchiya
Mitsuko Tsuchiya
Director of Operations, Marketing
Piano music has always been an integral part of Mitsuko's life. Listening to customers play in the showroom or performance hall always brings her much joy. The entire staff is committed to helping you find the piano sound that you have always wanted to hear!
私にとってピアノはいつでも音楽への扉であり大切にしてきました。そのため、弊店のショールームやユウマホールでお客様の演奏を聴かせて頂く度に喜びを感じます。
お客様のお求めになっておられるステキな音色に出会えるよう、スタッフ一同お手伝いさせて頂きます。
ご来店を心よりお待ちしております。
土屋光子
Natalie Plummer
Natalie Plummer
Bookkeeper, Administrative Support
Natalie is one of our store bookkeepers, and the newest edition to our team! She has quickly become a valuable asset to our accounting department. When you vist our store, you'll get to see her beautiful smile and experience her willingness to help you! When she's not crunching numbers you can find her baking up delicious treats, finishing up a puzzle, or catching up on her reading.

Technical

Justin Watkins
Justin Watkins
Technician
Justin is one of our excellent and dedicated team of piano technicians. He works both in-store and remotely for SVP. Justin is a practicing piano technician with over 4 years of experience in the Bay Area, who has learned from the masters of the craft at Bechstein, Bösendorfer and many others. He is currently enrolled as a student of the Butler School of Piano Technology and an apprenticeship program with a local RPT technician.
Joshua Carrillo
Joshua Carrillo
Piano Detailer
Joshua is a great asset to SVP. He pays attention to every piano part and component to make sure that your instrument is in tip-top condition. He got much of his buffing and polishing skills through detailing high performance automobiles.
Stan Neff
Stan Neff
Senior Technician
Stan has been a piano technician for 32 years. He graduated from the Randy Potter School of Piano Technology as a piano technician. He has attended many other piano technology workshops and courses, and has been certified by the Piano Technician’s Guild as an RPT. He has tuned, repaired and rebuilt pianos, and taught courses in piano technology.
Randall Black
Randall Black
Senior Technician
As a piano technician with many years of experience, Randall has both the technical and musical skills to provide excellence in the care and refinement of your piano. He received his training at Western Iowa Tech, in Sioux City, IA, which laid the groundwork for his dedication to his profession. Because his craft is his passion, Randall stands with confidence behind his work. Your satisfaction is his great pleasure.
Jun Ye
Jun Ye
Technician
Jun Ye began apprenticing with a professional piano technician in the Bay Area in 2009, then joined SVP in 2021. She tunes our pianos all over the valley and in-store as needed. Attentive and dedicated at her work, she possesses high standards. She actively attends PTG coventions to continue her professional growth, and recently participated in training for C. Bechstein Concert Service, Tips & Techniques for Grand Regulation, and more.
Brian Fox
Brian Fox
Senior Technician
Brian has worked with Silicon Valley Piano since 2017. As a member of the Piano Technicians Guild, he regularly travels to advance his training at the C. Bechstein Technicians' Academy in Germany, and as an authorized service technician for Steinway & Sons, New York. Brian often tunes for concert artists across Northern California. He is also a graduate student, wrapping up an MBA from CSU Monterey Bay as he begins an M.Eng program in Acoustics through Penn State University.
Norio Kawato
Norio Kawato
Senior Technician
Norio is originally from Japan and has over 45 years of experience in piano tuning and repair. He has experience in all piano brands, notably Yamaha, C. Bechstein, Steinway, and Bösendorfer. He is also a well-known Concert Tuner and has provided his service for famous artists such as: Stevie Wonder, Billie Eilish, Dave Brubeck, Herbie Hancock, Norah Jones, and more!
Steven Lee
Steven Lee
Senior Technician
Steven graduated from Yokohama Piano Vocational School (橫浜ピアノ調律學院) in Japan in 1988 and has more than 35 years of professional piano tuning, maintenance and repair experience. Before moving to the Bay Area, he was the preferred piano technician at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing and Tom Lee Music Store in Hong Kong. He has also worked for Yamaha Peninsula Piano Company in the United States.
Robert Hirohara
Robert Hirohara
Technician
Robert has been a piano technician for 14 years and is certified by the Piano Technicians Guild as a Registered Piano Technician. He enjoys serving clients throughout the Bay Area Peninsula.