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Piano Services Throughout the Bay Area · Est. 1982
A Bay Area collective of dedicated piano craftspeople.
Working together as a cooperative, our technicians share daily bench knowledge, specialized skills, and regional care. One familiar face for your piano, supported by the wisdom of our entire network.
Member, Piano Technicians Guild
Yamaha & Kawai Warranty Service
Led by a Yamaha Artist Services Technician
Serving the Bay Area Since 1982
Inside the instrument
Every visit starts at the bench, not the invoice.
What we do
Three tiers of care.
From a straightforward tuning to a full working-over, each done on the bench in your home.
Tier 1
Essential Care
Tuning & light cleaning
- Tuning
- Pedal Adjustment
- Key Cleaning
Tier 2
Standard Maintenance
The Tune Up
- Tuning & Pitch Raising
- Interior Cleaning
- Minor Voicing and Adjustments
Tier 3
Comprehensive
Fixer Upper
- Half Day Service
- Tuning, and pitch correction
- Repairs and Adjustments
- Thorough Cleaning
We're a cooperative of technicians who each carry a region of the SF Bay Area and learn your instrument over the years.
Behind the scenes is a real team that keeps us running. When you call SF Piano Works, you're not handed to a random contractor. You reach the people who know your piano. We have each other's backs, and we have your back.
The SF Piano Works collectiveServing the SF Bay Area since 1982
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Find your technician.
Not one shop across town. Regional technicians serving the SF Bay Area, so you get a familiar local expert on every visit. Tap your region to reach them.
01
North Bay
Marin · San Rafael
Your technicianThe collective
02
San Francisco
The city, door to door
Your technicianRob Vela
03
Peninsula
South of SF · to Palo Alto
Your technicianRob Vela
04
Diablo Valley
Concord · Walnut Creek · Dublin · Antioch
Your technicianThe collective
05
East Bay
Oakland · Berkeley
Your technicianEvan Micheels
06
South Bay
San Jose & Santa Clara Valley
Your technicianBraelen Addison
Let's get your piano singing.
Tell us where you are and how we can help. We'll match you with a piano tuner for your region.
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