Piano tuner in harmony with his dream job

After decades of hitting the right note, Chen Deran is still striving for excellence

Belting out a karaoke song at a KTV hall is a popular way for under-pressure white-collar workers in China to have fun and blow off steam. But Chen Deran makes sure he is never among them.

Forty-year-old Chen, a senior piano tuner with the Guangzhou Pearl River Piano Group, has given the rowdy venues a wide berth since he became a tuner in 1995.