Paul Corbin is a French piano maker who worked as a designer at C.
Bechstein in Seifhennersdorf, Germany. In his spare time, he took on the challenge of building his own grand piano: the DuoClave. After seven years of work, its construction is complete. Here, he presents the features of this extraordinary double grand piano and all the innovations it incorporates.


Paul Corbin is a French piano maker who worked as a designer at C.

Bechstein in Seifhennersdorf, Germany. In his spare time, he took on the challenge of building his own grand piano: the DuoClave. After seven years of work, its creation is now complete. Here, he presents the features of this extraordinary double grand piano and all the innovations it incorporates. Name: Corbin
First Name: Paul
Address: 48 Rue du Four, 75006 Paris
Tel.: +33(0)6.85.04.58.02
Email: contact@duoclave.com
Born on August 7, 1992, in Le Mans

Qualifications

2007-2008: Vocational training in the maintenance of automatic and mechanical systems, Brevet d'Études Professionnelles

2008-2010: Vocational training as a piano tuner, Certificat d’Aptitudes Professionnelles at ITEMM (Le Mans)

2010: Diploma in Music Studies, Certificat d'Études Musicales (CEM) at the Chartres Conservatory of Music

2010-2012: Vocational training as a piano repairer, Brevet des Métiers d’Art at ITEMM (Le Mans)

2012-2014: Master craftsman studies in piano making, Diplôme des Métiers d’Art at ITEMM (Le Mans)

2008-2015: Piano technician at Atelier Petit in Chartres and at Parisian music conservatories

2015-2025: Piano designer at C. Bechstein in Seifhennersdorf, Germany, and involved in the production of the DuoClave double grand piano

2025-: Self-employed piano technician in Paris

Internships

2013: Stuart & Sons, piano manufacturer in Newcastle, Australia

2014: Steingraeber & Söhne in Bayreuth, Germany

2012, 2013, 2014: Stephen Paulello, France

Institutions visited: Cité de la Musique, Paris
ITEMM (European Institute for Music) Music professions), Le Mans
Chartres Conservatory of Music
Le Mans Conservatory of Music

Languages
French
English
German