Your piano is an investment in your future. It can bring you and your family a lifetime of music, adding immeasurable joy and beauty to your home. Since it is also such a large investment, it should be maintained with the utmost care. Regular servicing will preserve your instrument and help you avoid costly repairs in the future. More...

   Your piano was designed and built so that under normal use and conditions, it should need tuning about twice a year. Many have their piano tuned three or four times a year. During my years at the Kennedy Center, I tuned the concert pianos before every rehearsal and before every performance. In professional recording studios, the piano is tuned three or four times each week as a matter of course. However, you should have the piano tuned as often as you think necessary.

Tuning services $225.00 

   Action regulation addresses the touch of the piano. Do the keys feel too heavy or too light? What about the repetition? Is it sluggish? or, do the keys feel like they don't stay underneath your fingers, in that you lose control? Is the action uneven? More...

   Voicing is to some extent a matter of preference. Some prefer a "bright" sound while others prefer a mellow sound. Whatever your preference, every piano will acquire a somewhat brighter tone with time, because the hammer felts will be compacted as they are thrown against the strings. Often, the tone is uneven. One note could be "bright" and the one next to it mellow. When we voice a piano, we make the tone even. It can be evenly bright, or evenly mellow. That depends on you and the piano. More...

Regulation and Voices services normally range between

$750-$1800.

   If you suspect that your piano needs major repairs, please arrange for me to inspect the piano. I will discuss the benefits of various repair options, and whether the completed piano would meet your performance requirements. Then I will provide you with a written contract. More...

Estimates and Appraisals $225. 

   When selecting a new piano, there are three main areas of consideration.  

1.       The power and sustain of the tone.

2.       The action geometry.

3.       The instrument's ability to be voiced.

      The power and sustain is a function of the soundboard assembly and the case. the action geometry has to do with the touch of the keyboard, and its responsiveness. The voicing determines if the tone is bright or soft and whether it is even. I have assisted many people in the selection of their new piano, including many teachers, artists and institutions, including the Kennedy Center.  

How do I shop for a used piano? Read more...

Piano Selection Service $225.