Anthony Smith
Tony Smith is the founder and chief technician of Innovative Pianoworks. He has been tuning pianos since 1992 and has serviced almost every make of piano. He is regarded as an expert in his field and one of the best technicians in the valley. He was selected by The Yamaha Corporation of America in 2019 to partner with them as an independent consultant. He has attended the exclusive Steinway Technical Academy at the Steinway and Sons factory in Astoria, NY numerous times that included both extensive acoustic piano training as well as advanced training for Spirio and Spirio-R player systems. Other training includes, but is not limited to, The Little Red Schoolhouse at Yamaha Corp and QRS Music Technologies in Seneca, PA. He is a registered RPT status member of the Piano Technicians Guild, and has performed well over 10,000 tunings over the past 28 years. He has tuned for celebrities such as Harry Connick, Jr., Randy Newman, Lou Rawls, Neil Sedaka, Donna Summer, and many more. He is an accomplished pianist himself, having won national competitions among other achievements. However, Tony’s greatest achievement is his family. This includes his wife, Andrea, and his two beautiful daughters. He enjoys playing piano, mountain biking, scuba diving, camping, and traveling with his family.

Ashley Vinson
Ashley has been working in the piano industry since 2020. Before discovering the best career ever, she enjoyed over 15 years of creating exceptional customer experiences in both management and training roles. Ashley studied at Hawaii Pacific University earning her bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 2010. She went back to school in 2019 and graduated with her Master of Business Administration from Maryville University in Saint Louis in 2021. She is passionate about making life easier for our clients and technicians.

Ashley has been a life-long music lover. In school, she played the clarinet, trombone, baritone, and every percussion instrument available to her. She loves to sing and has performed in several choirs and as a solo artist. She plays guitar and has begun piano lessons though she has played a little bit by ear over the years.

In addition to enjoying music, Ashley enjoys cooking and exploring restaurants with family and friends. She is a devoted mother and aunt. She is also an amateur writer who loves “Dad Jokes” and a good story.

Phil Smith
Phil, Tony’s father, started tuning and rebuilding pianos in 1976. In the early 80’s he opened a retail piano store. He was instrumental in teaching Tony the critical points of being a good technician and business owner. Phil moved out of pianos after 9/11/2001 when he opened a franchise of ‘The Cleaning Authority’, for house cleaning. He built a very successful franchise and merged another franchise office with his. He started with zero customers and zero employees and ended 12 years later with 25 employees and 400 customers. Once it was time, he sold the business and “finally” retired…or so he thought. After ‘retirement’ he sought to fill his time and remembered his roots of piano tuning. He dug out his tools and started tuning for friends and family. He soon after decided to start tuning professionally for Innovative Pianoworks and has been since. He enjoys tuning but also enjoys getting to know our customers. If there is anything we can say about Phil is that he is a people person and great technician and will go the extra mile to make you happy.