Our Mission
The mission of Gottschalk Piano is to enrich the lives of our clients by providing quality music education and products at reasonable prices, and to exceed their expectations by providing excellent service and a memorable positive experience dealing with our company. We are proud to be an advocate of music in our communities and to promote and support the arts.
Location
Phone:
(559) 226-0793
Address:
4240 N. Fresno Street (Fresno & Ashlan)
Fresno, CA 93720
Hours:
Mon-Thur ........... 9am - 6pm
Friday & Sat ....... 9am - 5pm
Sunday ............... 9am - 5pm
Available evenings by appointment
DIRECTIONS
Heading North on Hwy. 41:
Exit on Ashlan Ave. and turn right (East). Take an immediate left turn on to Fresno Street. Store will be on your right side immediately after tuning on to Fresno Street.
Heading South on Hwy. 41:
Exit on Ashlan Ave. and turn left (East). Take a left turn on to Fresno Street once you cross back over 41. Store will be on your right side immediately after tuning on to Fresno Street.
ABOUT: Our Staff
JOHN GOTSCHALK
Store Owner/Operator
John began playing French horn in his elementary school band in the fifth grade. A few years later, he started working with his father and grandmother at Gottschalk Music Center in Modesto. He followed high school by going to Modesto Junior College and graduating from CSU, Chico, with a Music Education degree. After teaching elementary band for a year in Modesto, he joined the family business full-time by managing a new Gottschalk Music Center location in Stockton.
In 1992, he moved to Merced to manage and later purchase the Merced GMC. In July, 2021, he opened Gottschalk Piano in Fresno, CA. Today, he enjoys working at both the Merced and Clovis locations of GMC and Gottschalk Piano as well as playing the French horn in local groups.
Daniel Alamilla
Director of Institutional Solutions & Store Manager
Music has been a constant presence in my life, rooted in a family legacy of musicians. While I am not a performer myself, I have spent my life around the piano, eventually turning that lifelong exposure into a technical career.
Now serving as Store Manager and a certified Yamaha Digital Technician, I focus on the precision and technology behind the keys. My goal is to use my technical background to help you find an instrument that matches your inspiration—whether that comes from the classical masterworks of Chopin and Beethoven or the modern innovation of a Yamaha piano