Greg just finished tuning my Steinway Model B, purchased in 1971 from Steinway in NY and here in the Bay Area since 1974. Greg did a painstaking, amazing job, for a very reasonable cost. He also educated me quite a bit about Steinway pianos generally and about mine in particular -- not surprisingly, considering his vast expertise, it turns out he does work for Steinway to make sure the pianos they sell locally are perfect. Over the 50 years my piano has lived in the Bay Area I've entrusted its tuning and voicing to perhaps a half-dozen professionals, all highly rated here on Yelp! and well-reputed in the musical community, and from now on Greg is the only one who will touch it ... So There! So glad I found him (thanks, Yelpers!) read more

Greg did a great job getting my Steinway B tuned and sounding uniform from top to bottom. Very knowledgable and experienced. Reasonable price. This area is lucky to have him. read more

Super prompt and professional service, and our 60+ year old Yamaha can be played again after gathering dust for a few decades

Greg is my all time favorite piano technician!!! A young piano student accidentally slipped a pencil through the gap of the piano fallboard. I messaged Greg and he was able to stop by right after he finished a job near by. He removed the pencil and also found a tiny sticky under a piano key. He didn't charge me and I was very happy to book my regular tuning within a week. Thank you very much Greg!!!!! read more

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We have a really out-of-tune piano gifted to us. Greg came and charged the same amount and spent a few hours tuning it up. A few weeks later when a few keys were not functioning again he came by within hours and spent another hour making sure it works without extra charge. I would totally recommend his service. Here is a pt by pt summary. 1. cares about his craft -- check. 2. wore mask for safety -- check. 3. Reasonable price and does not try and up sell or counts nickel and dime -- check. 4. Good and careful work -- check. 5. Communication -- check. 10/10 would recommend and use his service again. read more

Greg was responsive, punctual, and efficient in tuning my piano, which had not been tuned in some time. It sounded much better afterward, and he went above and beyond a basic tuning. He also sounded great playing during his testing and shared a lot of helpful information afterward. I'm looking forward to the next tuning with him! read more

Great service, friendly personality. He took a few hours to tune up our Yamaha for the first time in a decade and now it sounds great!

It was really nice and lucky to have Greg as my technician during my first (grand) piano purchase. I needed to choose between two similar grands and I had limited knowledge. Greg met with me at the store and carefully evaluated them, and provided detailed thoughts and feedback. We discussed quite a bit outside and then he went inside and double checked a few things again. Really impressed by his diligence as well as knowledge. He also provided some suggestions on the pricing. Finally I was able to make a very informed decision and picked one of them, and it's working very well at my home now. Really appreciate Greg's help and highly recommended! read more

Best piano tuner ever! My piano has never sounded so good! It's amazing! Greg was efficient, prompt and thorough. I've had my piano tuned annually with 3 other tuners. It sounds so much better. I love my piano again! read more

Detailed to attention and a wealth of knowledge. Tuned and pointed out areas that need and don't need work in 1975 grand piano and the impact of doing so for hammers and strings. Very patient and kind. The perfect piano expert to work on your piano read more

Excellent service! Highly recommended! Great to find someone local and trustworthy. Reason rates. read more

Has tuned our piano a few times. Very knowledgeable and professional. In addition to tuning, I had some requests about adjusting the tone/voicing, and Greg was able to understand exactly what I was looking for and make the necessary modifications. read more

Greg took amazing care of our antique upright piano, and told us a lot about the piano that we didn't know. He's extremely knowledgeable and did a very thorough job tuning it up. His rate was very reasonable. Highly recommended! read more

Great service. Greg plays piano himself and has a good sense of the piano voice and character, so he can adjust to the sound you are looking for. Easy to set up an appointment. We had two other people tune the piano, and the sound wasn't quite right until Greg came. read more

Truly phenomenal piano tuning- in our case our piano was not the best but he did a wonderful job of making it sound great. He was professional and provided exceptional customer service. Highly, highly recommend if you have a piano in need of tuning!! read more

Greg is extremely professional, friendly and thorough. Our pedal became disconnected and Greg fixed it in 30 seconds. We will continue to use Greg every year or for any repair. read more

So grateful for Greg. Very knowledgeable and honest. I have Aeolian piano player I recently purchased that I wanted tuned and if he could get the player to work. He only tune a few because there was rust on the pins and in order to bring it to pitch there could be a risk of a string snapping, it would be costly. I was happy with the sound despite my piano being half step off and I could live without it being in pitch/tune. So then we switched to figuring out the player piano issues. He manual tried to pedal it and was he pedaling hard and actual got some keys to play... but he said "don't get peloton you got this !" I laughed and said, "I don't think I could pedal it." Luckily it was electric and when I purchase this piano the previous owner did not have the power cord to used the player part. So when talking to Greg prior to him coming I sent photos of where I need the power or the cord and he said he probably may have something, will see or find one to fit and connect. When he checked it physically he had a connecting plug that he cut off from something and another plug to plug in the outlet and put them together to build me a power cord! I was fascinated watching him strip and rewire these two separate cords. He made the perfect power cord. We plugged it in and my piano was powered and running!!! I got so excited!! So we put a roll on but it wasn't playing the sounds at first but as it continued it was adding more notes sporadically but not fully playing the song. Still unsure of the hiccups he was thinking and tweaking. We decide to change to a different roll to see if that would work. The issue was playing and rerolling the rolls. It was semi stuck. He kept tweaking and as intricate as this piano is we got under a tight area where the lever to play and reroll control was detached and it was part of the main hiccup for not working. He got it connected and tighten things back. We try again and started to play the roll and it scared the crap out of us as the song played and it was so LOUD and a JOY to hear "zip pee Do dah". It brought me back in time as little girl going Ferrell's! Amazing such a vintage instrument created in the 60's sounded so fantastic! Thank you Greg for not only bring my piano to life but just great customer care, knowledge of the instrument, honesty and great conversation. I am beyond thrilled. I will extremely highly recommend Greg! Enjoy the video...it speaks for itself! read more

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I reached out to Greg a few years ago to check out an old piano someone was giving away for free. He came on time and gave a thorough exam, recommended us to not get it. We ended up buying a nicer newer piano. After 2 years, the piano needed a tuning so I texted Greg and he was able to service the piano. Took him about 2 hours to complete. Now the piano sounds wonderful again. Thank you Greg! read more

Greg came and tuned my upright piano that had recently been moved and had not been tuned in many years, if ever. He was responsive, upfront with flat rate pricing, punctual, respectful, and informative when I asked him more about the piano. He provided great customer service and accountability as a sole proprietor. He wears an N95 mask and removes his shoes in all homes without being asked to. read more

I highly recommend Greg for piano tuning. My piano was really out of tune, and Greg made it sing beautifully! Great communication and very professional. read more

10/10 will use this company for all of my piano needs. Greg promptly replied to my request for quote with a very competitive rate. He arrived on time and kindly wore a mask. Accepted many forms of payment, very convenient. He was extremely knowledgeable about pianos and thoroughly tuned and cleaned the instrument. It sounds (and looks) amazing. Thanks Greg! read more

This was the most outstanding, thoughtful, professional service I had ever received for my Steinway. My piano is my most prized possession, something given to me by my grandmother (herself a great pianist). Not only that, I had received a tuning a short while earlier I was unhappy with. There were numerous notes that were not sounding good at all, and even an issue with the pedal clicking strangely. Suffice to say, I knew this piano could sound a lot better. I explained all of this to Greg, who listened patiently and attentively. Then, he embarked on a marathon tuning / repair session that lasted well over three - yes, three- hours. Afterwards, he summarized some options for more involved upkeep (replacing hammer felt, etc. ) that I might want to have happen down the line. He provided sensible explanations as to why this would be, and pointed to visible evidence on the piano to illustrate his points. He even, during his tuning, treated me to a few supreme measures of a Scarlatti sonata! (Quite a pianist, Greg is!) When I heard the difference his tuning made, the "night / day" saying would not be an exaggeration. I am positively thrilled with the extraordinary level of Greg's work and the depth not only of his expertise but the seriousness with which he takes his work. Considering this, his pricing is also more than reasonable. I would not hesitate to suggest Greg White as someone working at the highest level in his profession. read more

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My husband's aunt recommended Greg and his company after using it for her grand piano. I have an older upright that's been in my family for a couple generations. He was willing to drive to my location in the mountains of Los Gatos to provide the tuning service. Very reasonable rate and wonderful service! Thanks for letting my kids sit nearby to watch you at work! read more

Amazing work! We got an used piano, which has not been played / tuned / clean for many years. And we asked Greg's help to clean and tune it. Greg arrived on time and took roughly 3+ hours to tune and clean up our piano. He also explained the piano in a very understandable way. Highly recommended! read more

Came in time, the team was very pleasant and professional. The piano sounds and looks great !

Super efficient tuning, very responsive, and friendly! My piano hadn't been tuned in about 15 years and now it sounds so much better. Very reasonable pricing compared to lots of other tuning services as well. read more

Amazingly professional, good ear, and very trustworthy. Will be a client for a long time to come. read more

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Greg did a great job tuning our piano. His communication was top notch, he arrived on time, and was very professional, wore a mask throughout, left his shoes at the door, etc. Greg not only did a wonderful job tuning our Yamaha upright, but he also fixed a creaky pedal. At the end, he took the time to talk to me about what he observed while tuning the piano and how to take good care of the instrument. Greg played a few melodies while tuning, and it sounded wonderful. Highly recommended, he's a true professional! read more

Greg was very quick to response to my online inquiry. He offered me a good price so I scheduled the work. On the day of the appointment, Greg was on time and wearing mask. He did an excellent work on my piano. I would call him again for my next tuning. read more

This is the best servicing I've ever received for my my Kawai and probably for any other piano I've ever owned. Over the course of more than 2 hours, Greg carefully tuned, repaired, tweaked and explained, and then played beautifully. The piano sounds and feels like a new instrument. I am excited to get back into some Rach and Chopin that I put on hold because I didn't enjoy the tinny, out of tune sound coming from the piano. Greg's thoughtful approach and detailed work allowed me to learn something about the instrument and I could not be more impressed with the excellence and professionalism of his service. I hope to have Greg back regularly for every tuning we ever do. read more

I can't speak highly enough of Greg. He is very skilled, pays attention to what you want, and gives advice about whether that's possible or advisable. After a move, my Boston baby grand had sounded a little "tinny" to my ears. I had tried another tuner who was not able to restore the more mellow sound it had had before. I then found Greg. He first tuned it at the beginning of 2020, when, although he was able to improve the sound, it still wasn't quite as I wanted. He just tuned it again, remembered what I had asked for 18 months earlier, worked at it for 90 minutes and this time he was able to get just the sound I wanted. He's also prompt to reply to messages, polite, professional, and very easy to talk to. And he's a pianist! pp read more

Greg was great! He was right on time and very professional. He wore a mask the whole time he tuned and cleaned our piano. He even fixed our sticky keys. It was lovely getting to hear him play our piano too (an added treat!) My kids are learning and they don't play like that yet. The price is very reasonable too. Highly recommend. We will be having him back again for our next tuning. read more

Gregory at Da Capo Piano did an amazing job of reassembling, cleaning, and tuning our humpty dumpy piano. Photos and captions tell the story the best. Gregory was professional and courteous. I was so impressed with his dedication to getting our piano "right"... he was truly concerned for its well-being. Thank you, Gregory! read more

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For the first time I had my piano tuning service done by Greg a couple days ago. I was deeply impressed not only by his excellent professional knowledge, skills and work ethic, but also his honesty, patience and genuine warm personality. Greg simply is the best, and I'm going to recommend him to all my friends! :D read more

I did not get my baby grand piano tuned for a while. It required a couple of tunings. After the first tuning, the tuner said I needed new felt on the hammers. Other tuners began quoting me hammer replacements. Greg was the only one who thoughtfully asked about the piano and then concluded that I did not need hammer replacements. When he came to service the baby grand, he was detailed from tuning, raising the pitch, making small adjustments to the pedal and seat, and vacuuming the dust. There was no rush. Greg saved me from a large expenditure and his piano service price was very reasonable. I highly recommend him. read more

Greg provided excellent service. He arrived on time and spent nearly two hours tuning our piano. He was friendly, knowledgeable, and did a great job. The piano now sounds fantastic. read more

Greg is great. He is patient and generous with his time. He spent 2.5 hours on my piano. He vacuumed my piano and tuned the keys, and fixed 2 stuck keys for a reasonable flat fee. I would highly recommend him! read more

Greg is fantastic! Fair price, good work, and does a very thorough job! Highly recommend!!

Greg tuned our older upright piano. Greg is very professional and seems very knowledgable (what do I know) and spent a lot of time on the tuning process. We are excited to have our piano sounding great. read more

We had a great experience! He was very thorough and careful (and friendly). We would highly recommend him to anyone seeking piano tuning / maintenance. read more