All About Choosing and Buying Pianos

[jce]

Pearl River has been around for a very long time. In other words, it does have some quality for it to have lasted so many years. My mum use to have a Pearl River, used for 10 plus years and sold it off secondhand and the next owner used it for another 10 years. Lasting, but that was some 30 plus 40 years ago…

[starz]

jce:

Pearl River has been around for a very long time. In other words, it does have some quality for it to have lasted so many years. My mum use to have a Pearl River, used for 10 plus years and sold it off secondhand and the next owner used it for another 10 years. Lasting, but that was some 30 plus 40 years ago...

so far where to get pearl river besides getting from cristofori? not sure issit worth to buy?

[star89]

Mummies,


Did you sign up with yamaha for their tuning service? Is it good and worth? The price is higher than tuning by freelancer?

[jce]

Yamaha tuners - just like the teachers, there’s a mix bag, some better than others, so depends who you get. Freelance tuners, same thing, some are really good and some are just so-so and some really cannot make it. Again, just like freelance teachers. So best is via word of mouth. Price wise, there are freelance tuners who can charge $100 per tuning and those who will charge $40 per tuning.

[Oh My Gosh]

jce:

Yamaha tuners - just like the teachers, there's a mix bag, some better than others, so depends who you get. Freelance tuners, same thing, some are really good and some are just so-so and some really cannot make it. Again, just like freelance teachers. So best is via word of mouth. Price wise, there are freelance tuners who can charge $100 per tuning and those who will charge $40 per tuning.

Any good tuners to recommend? I know aircon serviceman sometimes perform service on their own accord, after office hours (or squeezed in between service requests). Then they keep the $ themselves and not report to their company. Is this trend common for piano tuners as well?

[NICKW]

Oh My Gosh:

jce:

Yamaha tuners - just like the teachers, there's a mix bag, some better than others, so depends who you get. Freelance tuners, same thing, some are really good and some are just so-so and some really cannot make it. Again, just like freelance teachers. So best is via word of mouth. Price wise, there are freelance tuners who can charge $100 per tuning and those who will charge $40 per tuning.

Any good tuners to recommend? I know aircon serviceman sometimes perform service on their own accord, after office hours (or squeezed in between service requests). Then they keep the $ themselves and not report to their company. Is this trend common for piano tuners as well?

I am quite happy with the following tuners:
1) Andy Png (ex Yamaha-trained technician) at http://www.pianos.com.sg/info2.asp?id=181

2) Miss Bee Shiuan (mobile 91371456)


I also have bad experience with the tuner from
1) http://attunepiano.com/index.htm
2) \"Renner piano\".

The arrogant tuner from Renner piano only takes 25 minutes to tune my piano. Dont know what he did to my piano ... the tone of my piano sounded harsh after the tuning. Asked him why the changes in tone, he simply shrugged his shoulders and said Yamaha piano is like that one ...

[Oh My Gosh]

I just bought a new Yamaha piano. The tuner called me within a week to tune my piano. As I was out of town then, I told him I will call back to arrange for the tuning when I am back. I thought piano is supposed to "settle down" for a couple of weeks before the first tuning? Should I call the tuner back to arrange for a tuning session or wait for the piano to "settle down"?

[VooVoo]

Bought a brand new K3 and Robert piano tuned the piano prior to delivery…will come and tune in 6 months’ time. Does it sound right?

[Blessed Homemaker]

Anyone regulates their piano? How often do we need to regulate? And does all tuner know how to do it?

[springwater]

Oh My Gosh:

I just bought a new Yamaha piano. The tuner called me within a week to tune my piano. As I was out of town then, I told him I will call back to arrange for the tuning when I am back. I thought piano is supposed to \"settle down\" for a couple of weeks before the first tuning? Should I call the tuner back to arrange for a tuning session or wait for the piano to \"settle down\"?

Hi Oh my gosh, in the end you also chose to buy a new one? Just curious, what's the reason you didn't consider the 1-year U1? Due to uncertain year of manufacture?