The Steinway Piano Gallery Little Rock opened in 2019. The Gallery is a beautiful showroom to view Steinway Pianos and is acoustically designed for chamber music and recitals.  The gallery provides opportunities for some of Arkansas' finest musicians to perform wonderful chamber music. Piano teachers of Arkansas are able to host recitals here on the finest piano in the world - a Steinway.  This gallery is not only a Steinway retail store, but it is a place where the Arkanas music community can come together and enjoy the beautiful art of sound and music. 

We also recently opened a second location in Fayetteville in May 2023. This store provides a place for the Northwest Arkansas music community to also come together and enjoy music.

Learn More About Stephen

I began my piano training in 2002 as an apprentice under Piano Kraft's founder Jim McGehee. Before opening Piano Kraft, Jim McGehee co-founded a piano rebuilding workshop in Scandinavia, which enjoyed succeess for twenty years. He received extensive training at the Steinway Park Royal London Workshop, taught at the European Piano Technicians Guilds National Convention, and was the tuner/technician for the Royal Danish Orchestra and Royal Danish Music Conservatory.

After a full year of learning and training un Jim McGehee, I began tuning outside of the Piano Kraft workshop and inside the homes of private customers. During my apprenticeship, I learned not only how to complete professional tunings but also how to voice, regulate, rebuild, and move pianos. I continued learning and working under McGehee until 2010.

In 2010, I became co-owner of Piano Kraft. During this time, Piano Kraft was the only Kawai and Yamaha dealer in Arkansas, and I was the head technician for both brands.

In 2012, I began my own business venture, Stephen's Piano Shop, LLC. When I started my new business, I began tuning for the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra, and I am still their current exclusive tuner and technician.

In 2014, I started tuning for the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR) under contract and became the exclusive university technician in 2016.

In 2015, I became the exclusive technician for the University of Central Arkansas.

In 2016, I trained with Kent Webb at Steinway and completed the Steinway Regulation Course. I plan to complete all courses.

In March 2017, I opened my 6000-square-foot full rebuilding shop. This shop includes a small showroom where customers can play their pianos after work is complete.

In the summer of 2017, Steinway and Sons asked me to be the exclusive Steinway dealer for Arkansas, and I graciously decided to accept and begin a new journey. The Steinway Piano Gallery Little Rock, LLC was completed in 2019. It is located in Mayflower, AR at 657 Hwy 365. The Gallery is a beautiful showroom to view Steinway pianos and is acoustically deisgned for chamber music and recitals. Being centrally located, the Gallery provides opportunities for some of Arkansas' finest musicians to perform wonderful chamber music here. Piano teachers of Arkansas can also have student recitals on the finest piano in the world - a Steinway. This Gallery is not only a Steinway retail store, but a place where the community can come together and enjoy the beautiful art of sound and music.

In May 2023, I opened a second gallery in Fayetteville, AR at 4155 N. Steele Boulevard, Suite 30.

Staff

Stephen Wirges - Owner

Daniel Huey - Director of Operations

Eric Chessir - Sales 

Jenn Carlton - Schedules

Billy Davis - Technician/Tuner

Tim Davis - Technician/Tuner

Tim Elliff - Technician/Tuner

Jordan Burch - Technician/Tuner

Harvey, Corey, Jayce - Moving Team