Charles has been maintaining our family's three pianos for close to ten years now. We won't let…read moreany other piano technician touch them. He made my wife's baby-grand Schimmel sound like a Steinway. We have two Steinway Bs in small rooms, and Charles was able to voice them so that they don't over-resonate. And speaking of voicing, Charles's excellent care ensures that all octaves of each piano are the same brightness. No dead or overly bright octaves can be heard. Charles has also given us valuable feedback on our children's practicing habits. By observing the wear of the hammers of one piano, he was able to tell us that our oldest child's practicing style was overly percussive. He worried that she might be heading for a repetitive stress injury; our daughter's complaints about pain in her forearms confirmed Charles's suspicion. His timely feedback encouraged us to make an adjustment in our daughter's learning style, and the problem moderated significantly. Gratefully, we consider Charles a good friend too. When we invite him over, he asks about our children's school and music activities. He even listens to my stories. I can only think of one downside to Charles: he's in demand. That means if you need him today or tomorrow, he probably won't be available. But if you can wait for his schedule to clear, he will make your piano sing. If you can't wait, invite him come in later to correct the inferior work your last piano tech did.

Mr. Ball is a very qualified and competent piano tuner. He brought new life to our old Kawai grand…read morepiano. He arrived on a timely manner and took the time to do a great job. We will certainly call upon him again. The community is fortunate to have him available.

I'm very pleased with the tuning. I had another tuner in October, but he ghosted after I complained…read morethat the high notes were out of tune, which is not unusual for a tuning to not stick after ten years. I was referred to Jeff by Charles Ball. Charles Ball, Linn Roath, and Jeff Farris all used to tune and work together at UT. I liked that Jeff spent more time and charged less than the tuner in October. Jeff now has my business for yearly maintenance.

Very thankful for Jeff coming to my apartment to tune my piano. I had an almost 100 year old piano…read morethat had a few rusty strings and Jeff was considerate enough to let me know that he couldn't raise the pitch to it's intended pitch but was willing to tune the whole piano to the same key which just means if you play a C you are actually playing a B. I was okay with this because I had used the piano this way anyway. Just means a lot of transposing. I'm happy nonetheless.

I contacted Brian Henselman again to tune Things Two's baby grand piano as it was recently moved as…read moreI purchased a new home. Its important to tune a piano after a move and on other occasions such as: 1- When a piano is not played, the strings will gradually stretch with the passage of time and the piano will fall out of tune. Pianos need regular tuning at least once a year to keep them up to pitch and playing the correct notes. 2- When fluctuations in temperature and humidity occur which cause the wooden parts of the piano to expand and contract, affecting string tension. 3- When a piano is not tuned regularly. Pianos get set in their ways as they age. A piano that hasn't been tuned in a long time will go out of tune again very quickly. Pianos are temperamental and should be tuned at least once per year. I like to think of a piano like a car in that, cars require regular tune ups, oil changes etc. Brian showed up on time, was efficient and gave some great tips on piano care. If you are seeking an honest and reliable piano tuner, Brian is the best bet! Total for tuning: 205.68 #supportlocal

I rented a piano from Brian for 6 months while taking piano lessons. The transaction was smooth…read moreand efficient. His movers showed up as scheduled both when moving the piano into the house and out. Brian was really informative when helping me out with choosing a piano. He offers both purchase and rental deals. If you're in the market for piano, I'd recommend checking out his gallery.

First of all, Kevin is indeed a pretty cool dude. However, he came and tuned my piano last year and…read moreit left a little something to be desired service-wise. He did an okay job...used an electric tuner which I've just never gotten as good a tuning from anyone who doesn't do it aurally. It did sound okay. But really just okay. A good tuning should make you go "wow" once you play it after and this most certainly did not have that effect. He didn't have a very professional setup either. Just a backpack with the tuner and like 2 wrenches from what I saw. Flip flops which he promptly removed. I guess I'm just stuffy but I don't feel like a professional service should be performed by someone barefoot unless its a surf lesson or something. He also, showed up quite late which was frustrating. Granted it was raining heavy at the time and traffic...but still. And there were communication issues from him getting the appointment set up. He said he was late for the appt because of a concert he went to the night before. Which he showed me a video of...it was pretty cool, but not what I'm paying for. The tuning didn't take very long even though it had been a long while since the previous tuning and the piano was really needing some work. Like I said he did an okay job, it sounded okay but far from the top level tunings I've received in the past. He also, played it a lot...I appreciate a tuner who can also play well enough but it almost seemed like he was performing for me or something. Which was odd. He wasn't a bad player, I just didn't pay him the 130 or 150 it cost to tune to hear him play. I actually had to get him to stop and ask if he was finished. He was there much less than hr which also seemed like too short a time to do a really thorough job...I couldn't say for sure but it seemed, cursory. And my piano broke a string less than a week after he was there. That's literally never happened on my workhorse piano. Maybe it was just time and would of happened no matter what, but given that it happened so short after his tuning...I don't know, its suspicious to me. Not saying, just saying. Also, he bent my ear for a while about South American spiritual retreats and such, and astrological values in Japan, which while intriguing enough to me, is again...not what I'm paying for. And he was barefoot. Anyways, like I said he was a pretty nice fellow and did an okay job, but there were just too many things that didn't feel quite right about the whole thing; the communication; the comportment and unfortunately the overall quality of service. Honestly he didn't really seem to have much interest or passion in what he was doing which in my experience is somewhat rare for technicians...Seemed more like an adventurer who occasionally tunes a piano for extra cash. This is quite cool, but I want a technician who is totally invested in their practice. Adam Pryzbla or Nathan Cook are both Austin area technicians who in my experience offer a much superior service all around.

Kevin is extremely passionate and professional about his profession. He is fair priced and will…read morework around our schedule. He is our only choice for a piano tuner. The first time he tuned our piano, it was a 1920s best up baby grand. Most people refused because they were scared but Kevin didn't just tune it but got it sounding amazing. Thanks Kevin!

Was living out of state at the time of my move - Tess and team handled everything soup to nuts and…read moretreated my valued possessions as if they were their own. Leading up to the move, communications were proactive and prompt. I had to change the date of my move by two months and they were able to accommodate with no issue. On the day of the move, they provided a FaceTime walkthrough and tailored it to provide me with peace of mind. They were in and out quickly but didn't sacrifice quality or cut any corners.Truly a gem in Austin and a company / team / leader in Tess that I could not speak more highly of.

First of all, we had to change our move date twice within 2 weeks of the date of the move. this…read morewas accommodated by Christi with no issues whatsoever. The team showed up ready to go to work and with everything they needed to safely move our effects. The two men were friendly and asked questions where other companies in our experience just made assumptions. The move was less than 2 miles, but everything was wrapped and protected like it was going to Alaska. Highly recommend this business for your move needs based on our experience.

Mr. Cook was great to work with when he inspected my used piano when I purchased it. He also did a…read morefantastic job tuning my piano - wow!! Top notch. My piano teacher uses Cook's Piano Service as well. The piano always sounds so bright and beautiful when I go to my lessons. Now my piano at home sounds just as delightful! I'm so happy with his piano tuning. Mr. Cook goes above and beyond in terms of service. He makes it easy to set up appointments. He was very cool when I screwed up our appointment time. My cleaning people showed up when he came tune my piano (also totally my screw up) and Mr. Cook was very kind and forthright about what he needed in order to do a good job. He was kind to me, my cleaning staff, and my dog (who thought he might accompany the piano tuning which a little singing and barking of his own). I asked for a consultation regarding my broken damper pedal. For my particular issue, he fixed the pedal in a matter of minutes, and (wow, again) didn't even charge me for it! 5 stars all the way, man.

Nathan Cook is a superb technician, able to handle any piano issues, including the tuning and…read moremaintenance of our two old Steinways. He's the best.

I checked with several services before I made the decision to use TX Pianos to tune and repair my…read more40 year old Grand Piano. Most places didn't respond to my request for an estimate and the couple that did wanted me to sign a contract to have the piano tuned every year or pay them a $75 traveling fee to drive from south Austin to Cedar Park. Then I turned to "Thumbtack" to find a piano tuner. Derek was the first to respond. He owns and operates TX PIANOS, and he responded personally. Gave me a reasonable quote on line to tune the piano (which had not been tuned for 5 or 6 years) and replace a broken string. When I asked about travel pay, he said that if he had 2 or more appointments in the same town he did not charge travel pay. It just so happened he had another tuning appointment scheduled a couple of days later in Cedar Park, so he waived the travel pay. He sent me a text to remind me of the appointment. He sent another text with a location tracker to show me where he was when he was on the way to my house. Derek is very personable and easy to work with. Even my big ole' furry Australian Shepherd, who barks at everyone who tries to enter our house, took up with Derek and walked right up to him, allowed a couple of pets, and never barked at him once during the visit. Derek described what he would need to do and completed the job of tuning and replacing the two broken strings in just a little over an hour. The piano sounded great when he finished and it was more "out of tune" than I thought. Due to the age of the piano and the mallets, we talked about performing a voicing to bring back the rich soft timbre the piano had when it was new, 40 years ago. Again, I received a very reasonable price for the service whenever I decide to have it done. He also put me on a "check-in" schedule for every 6 months to see if I have any other needs throughout the year. It was a pleasure talking with Derek about the piano and we even joked around about our playing techniques - or lack thereof! But most of all, he was reliable and honest and an expert at getting my old grand back in tune. I will not be looking for a piano technician again now that I have met Derek. If you need piano repair or just a tuning, you will not be disappointed with TX PIANO.

Derek came on time and took about 1hr & 45 mins to tune our piano. Very careful and detail…read moreoriented. Since ours was brand new and only had one service before, he gave some good recommendations for when it needed tuning again and on how to care for the piano. Honest and no pressure. I would highly recommend him. Best of all as a bonus, he loves dogs and got along with both of ours.

What a worthless experience. This guy was unable to get our piano in tune and after the second…read moreappointment I discovered many flat keys. Ron's response was to belittle me and tell me he left if exactly where he intended. He sure seems to think a lot of himself but apparently doesn't stand by his work or care about his reputation. He was arrogant and defensive instead of making sure his work lived up to his claimed high standards. Save your money and go with someone with the huge unfounded ego.

Ron is AMAZING!! I contacted him through Yelp, and he responded in a very timely manner. I have an…read moreold piano that's never been tuned in the time that I've had it (2ish years). He got to me in the timeframe provided and was very friendly. My dog was walking around while he was working and became best friends with Ron. While working on the piano, he noticed that I had some stuck keys and rusted strings. He communicated with me potential ideas, and we both worked through solutions. At the end of the tuning, he played some amazing music and even polished my piano! It was rather lacking in both the pitch and shine before, and he turned it back into the beauty that it's supposed to be. Thank you so much, Ron, for your help! Can't wait to see you at the next tuning.