Ted Rohde
Ted and his wife Debbie started Rohde Piano in September, 1976. He was in college to attain his degree in music and was fascinated while watching a piano technician work. He apprenticed and, upon graduation, moved to the Champaign, IL area where they started the business. It has been a slow and steady forty-year growth from zero customers to over 15,000 customers today. Unfortunately, Ted passed in 2020 after a battle with cancer and is missed by so many.
Jeff Rohde
Jeff is Ted and Debbie's younger son and the next generation and the owner of Rohde Piano. He grew up working on piano actions and began working as a full-time technician in 2006. You will find no finer aural technician than Jeff! His ear is accurate throughout the entire scale of the piano and his repair skills are unsurpassed. He and his family are now in Frankfort, IL (Chicagoland). Though, being the owner, you will see Jeff all throughout the state.
Debbie Rohde
For over forty years, Debbie has been the heart and soul of the business. She is the one who has sat at a desk with her headset on and scheduled the techs. She is the one with whom you've talked when you call in for service and the sweet voice who assures that your concert will be covered. Due to extended illness, Debbie is no longer the only voice you will hear when you call now. She's still active and working part-time, but has had to back off a bit from the daily complexities of scheduling. Debbie and Ted married in 1971 and have had a life-long partnership in every aspect of their lives. She has been, is, and always will be the reason our business works!
Ryan Sinclair
Ryan has been a full time tech for 3 years. He is quite proficient in his aural tuning skills. Already tuning for large concert venues, his tuning ability holds up to the high standards of professional musicians. Ryan also has a fine touch for regulating your piano. From Salem, IL he services mainly Central and Southern IL and also including the STL region.
Stefan Karrick-Woods
Stefan has been with Rohde Piano since 2024. His tunings are superb and has a great ability to diagnose and address mechanical issues with your piano. His passion for learning is endless. He is a fantastic addition to the team! Located in the center of the state, Decatur, Stefan travels just about anywhere!
Megan Smith
Megan has been a technician with us since 2017. Megan is extremely well rounded in her piano tech skills originally apprenticing under Ted Rohde. She is an intricate part of the team as she can handle any problem thrown at her. Just a great tech! The Rohde's have known her since she was young and we're happy and proud to call her one of our own!
Jeremy Hinton
Jeremy is our newest member of our team. He started at the beginning of 2025. But don't let his short time aboard fool you! Jeremy put in a lot of work in his personal time to catch up and even excel on his tunings. He is quickly becoming a suburb piano technician. Located in Clayton, IL Jeremy covers mostly Western Illinois.
Jaci Davis
Jaci (pronounced "Jackie") and her husband Gary have been decades-long friends with Rohde family. When Debbie decided to cut back, Jaci was the first choice to help with the situation. She's an amazing person! After only a year she mastered the scheduling system and software, how to work with customer databases, pairing the correct tech with the correct customer, and a myriad of other details that Debbie has had unwritten. She learned the terminology and lingo of the craft, although she will tell you that it's still confusing at times. She has taken an impossible task and risen to the occasion. We all love her and appreciate her being a perfectionist. In our craft, perfection is the standard we all try to achieve!!
