Meet the Team
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Justin Ducharme is a multi-talented musician who has a great passion for pianos. He became interested in creating music during his teen years, at which point he decided to enroll in piano as an elective. During his senior year of high school, he began studying piano technology through the Randy Potter correspondence course while he reconditioned and refinished his old Wellington upright piano from 1914. He quickly realized his calling! What started out as a hobby turned into a passion and has now become his service to the community.
Over 24 years later, Justin remains committed to raising the bar for what piano technicians have to offer local pianists, organizations, churches, and residents alike. He continues to make his primary goal a never ending improvement for those seeking to understand the joys of exploring the world of music through their own magical box, "the piano forte".
Ashley Ducharme is co-owner of Ducharme's Piano Service and an important part of their recipe for providing excellent service. She finds great joy in knowing that she is bringing a much needed service to the homes, schools, and churches of the community. During a service call, you may see her answering the phone, fixing sticky notes, shaping hammers, regulating actions, cleaning the piano, locating a buzz, or even splicing a broken bass string. With over 12 years of full time experience in the field of piano technology, Ashley has an attention to detail that brings a new level of professionalism to piano maintenance.
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When Justin and Ashley aren't busy transforming pianos, they enjoy spending time with their fur baby Bella, reading, hiking/camping in nature, gardening, and creating music and art. Some of their favorite music genres are jazz, funk, ambient, and Indian.
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Justin plays and owns a variety of musical instruments. He currently plays piano, keyboards, guitar, didgeridoo, tabla, and other drums. Some of his favorite instruments in the studio are his Fender Rhodes 73, Juno 6, Wurlitzer 200a, tabla drums, and of course, his Kawai grand piano.
Credentials & Certifications
DPS has had the pleasure of working with the following clientele:
LSU School of Music, Baton Rouge Symphony Orchestra, O'Neills Music, Baton Rouge Riverside Centroplex, Manship Theatre, Baton Rouge Community College, Baton Rouge Little Theatre, Chorum Hall, many of the churches, schools, and teachers throughout the community, as well as many satisfied residential clients
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Mentionable artists include:
Dr. John, Emmanuel Axe, McCoy Tyner, Yo-Yo Ma, Marco Benevento, Captain Green,
Willis Delony, Joana Genova, Sandie Patty, Olga Kern, and more
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Education & Experience:
Randy Potter Correspondence Course, Minneapolis, MN 5 day advanced training seminar, New Orleans, LA PTG meetings, apprenticeship under Gary Krieger, Charleston, SC PTG meetings, LSU assistant technician, PTG SCRC 2011 Canyon of the Eagles, study under Sam Whitmire, 7 years at O'Neill's Music, study under Mike Mattison (RIP) & Steve Houk (RIP), Yamaha Little Red School House in Buena Park, CA, 2014 PTG National Convention in Atlanta, GA, 2017 PTG Seminar in Denton, TX, Certification for PLS installation (Ashley), 2018 PTG SCRC in Austin, TX, Passed RPT written exam (Justin), 2024 PTG SERC in Jacksonville, FL, Passed RPT tuning exam (Justin) , 2024 PTG GAR in Kansas City, KS (Ashley)
