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Our Services

Tuning a Steinway Model C grand piano

Piano tuning

$250 (incl GST)

  • Concert performance-level tuning

  • Aural tuning to concert pitch (examined by Yamaha Piano Technical Academy)

  • Pitch correction when necessary

  • Multiple checks for accuracy and stability after tuning

  • Initial appointment includes a review of the piano's condition to make your piano sound and play better, and to last longer

  • Service plan with regular reminders

  • Returning customers can book appointments online up to 12 months in advance

  • Yamaha Piano Care work accepted without a gap fee

Tuning a Kawai SK-EX grand piano for a concert

Pre-purchase advice

  • Selecting an optimal location for your piano

  • Picking pianos to suit your circumstances and skill level, from beginners to local and international competitiors

  • Pre-purchase inspection for your peace of mind, before you commit to buying or moving an older piano

Cleaning the soundboard of a Kawai grand piano

Preventative maintenance

  • Cleaning of interior and exterior, retrieval of fallen foreign objects

  • Humidity control to improve tuning stability and prevent sticky keys; to reduce oxidation of lead weights; and to reduce rust and mould formation

  • I am a certified installer of Dampp-Chaser Piano Life Saver dehumidifiers

  • Dust control to prevent or reduce rust formation on strings, especially in grand pianos (please see Service Showcase)

Tuning an AMEB NSW examination grand piano

Examination-specific services

  • I have extensive experience preparing pianos for HSC Music examinations in schools, and the AMEB NSW

  • Tuning and servicing your piano to make it sound and feel as similar as possible to examination pianos

  • Registered on EdConnect as a NSW Schools contractor

  • Advice on upgrading pianos to suit a student's progression or an institution's performance requirements

  • Preparing pianos for video repertoire exams 

Disassembling a Yamaha C5 grand piano for routine cleaning and regulation

Piano servicing

  • Regulation to improve the touch and control of the keys

  • Voicing to improve the tonal quality of the notes

  • Major service (cleaning, regulation, lubrication, voicing and tuning) available for routine and catch-up maintenance

  • Repairs with genuine parts (where possible) to preserve the authenticity of your instrument

  • Pre-delivery set up and tuning of pianos in home and at selected piano dealers

  • Warranty work as directed by Kawai and Yamaha service departments

Stephan Moccio performing on a piano I prepared (Apr 2023 at the Sydney Conservatorium oof Music)

Event-specific services

  • Evaluating the suitability of a piano for its intended performance

  • Preparing the piano (tuning, servicing and cleaning) for rehearsals and the performance

  • Intermission tuning

  • Installing larger wheels to make moving grand pianos easier, and to reduce possibility of damage to strings

Sydney-wide Piano Technician

Yamaha Authorised Service Agent & Preferred Supplier for Kawai Australia

Certified Dampp-Chaser Piano Life Saver Installer

Most modern upright and grand pianos serviced

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Certified Installer of Dampp-Chaser Piano Life Savers

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Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Gadigal of the Eora Nation as the Traditional Custodians of the lands on which we are located.

We pay our respects to all Aboriginal communities and their cultures; and to Elders past, present and emerging.

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