Jay managed to bring my piano (untuned for 15 years) back to life. Happy with the results and…read morepromise to keep it tuned more regularly in the future!

I inherited a decent, mid-level Kranich and Bach piano and wondered what to do with the instrument…read more Jay listened, gave generously of his time and graciously helped me make a decision in the piano's best interest. He didn't have to take this time ( for once I was concise, so it wasn't a Long call ) but it is So nice to encounter someone who is proficient, professional, considerate and respectful that I felt a strong, positive review was the Least I could offer. Thank You, Jay. If we replace the K&B down the road, we will look forward to working with You. Kind Regards, David

Excellent prompt service with outstanding communication. Highly recommended with clear value.read more

Kentaro worked on our piano that had not been serviced in some time. Scheduling was easy. When…read moreadditional issues were found beyond what we expected, he was clear about what he would do and what it would cost, and he stayed late to complete the work.

Max is AWESOME! He played for our Dementia Friendly Musical Memory Cafe today and was…read moreoutstanding!!! The crowd was fully engaged..tapping their toes & singing along. Highly, highly recommend and we hope he will return for our next event!! Yay Max!

From the owner: I am a self-taught piano technician with an MIT engineering degree. I have a sensitive ear and…read moreperfect pitch, I take great pride in restoring beautifully crafted instruments. Flexible hours and transparent rates

An electric piano we use for our church services had a key that started sticking. East Cambridge…read morewas the second place I called, recommended by another shop who didn't really want to look at it. I almost tried to take it apart myself after watching YouTube videos that said it's usually just dust inside, but I'm really glad I didn't. James knew immediately what the problem was just by looking at the keyboard before taking it apart (he could see a slightly bigger gap between that key and the next; something I couldn't see even when he pointed it out). He took it apart and showed me a crack in the key in question. He replaced the key while I waited and it was good as new. It was a very reasonable price as well. He also met me downstairs at the loading dock with a cart and we rode up on the freight elevator. I now have a go-to place if we ever need another repair. Incidentally, he said he sometimes gets people who bring him a box of parts because they took their piano apart after watching YouTube but couldn't fix it or put it back together. James said the problem is hardly ever dust.

My new Yamaha U3 arrived today. Everything about working with East Cambridge Piano has been superb…read more The website is easy to navigate. James Nicoloro answers every question. He kept up with me in email even when he was out of town on business. When I asked what "professionally refurbished" meant, he sent me the website of the refurbisher so I could see the process. So I made the trek from the Cape into Somerville. When you arrive in the showroom, you know that you are in a place where someone knows and cares about pianos. James offered me lots of options, including some pianos that were less expensive. There is no hard sell. I found the piano I had dreamed about. And James gave me a ride back to the subway station. What service! Michael Griffin, recommended by James, brought the piano this morning. It sounds wonderful. James called to make sure all was well. I could not recommend this business more highly. It has been a great experience.

We bought a Yamaha U-3 from him 3 years ago for $5K and said there was not only a buy back program…read morebut also a 5X tuning package ($500) we could purchase at a discount if we did it all in one purchase. We were able to get Mark back to tune the piano this year (2025). It seems like Mark has had some health issues in the family and so we had some problems reaching him in the past 2 years but he is now back and honoring his warranty! Thanks Mark!

What an awesome family business of 4 generations! If you want to buy a preowned piano but don't…read morewant to sacrifice on any quality, this is the best place to go! Mark is extremely knowledgeable, and takes excellent care of his pianos. All the pianos in the showroom looked like new, perfectly rebuilt and reconditioned, played nicely and sounded amazing. Mark has always been patient with all my questions and he completely understands my needs. I never expected the process from start to end to be so smooth and easy. He and his family also handled the delivery super well, thanks to them I was able to play my piano before thanksgiving. I am very grateful and I don't know how to thank Mark enough for everything. If you are looking to find really good quality pianos or simply just in need for a piano technician, Mark is the person you can always trust. - a very happy customer :)

An experience of high quality from start to finish. Having visited a number of show-rooms in…read moreseveral states on my piano search, I feel that Falcetti's provided excellent service that I cannot help but recommend to others. Here is why. *Pre-Purchase* The instruments in Falcetti Pianos showroom are in consistently excellent regulation, voicing and tuning (this consistency is not present in other showrooms I visited in various states). Making an appointment was easy and once there I was able to take my time with the instruments, alone in the showroom. On his own initiative, Conner even turned off the AC to create a listening environment to get to know each instrument's nuance. The opportunity to really LISTEN this way is itself worth the price of entry. I found the staff at Falcettis to be more like resources and less like sales-people: they gave me generous time and space to get to know the instruments without any sort of pressure. When I had questions, Conner and Jake were quite knowledgeable, and I feel I learned from them. *Purchase* When I found a pre-owned instrument with which I feel in love, I was offered the opportunity to place a fully refundable deposit to hold the instrument while I visited other showrooms and played other pianos. Again, no pressure. Once I was certain that this instrument was for me, Conner was extremely helpful not just in arranging the purchase but also in helping me source an artist bench at an incredible price, arranging to move my current instrument at no additional cost and arranging a tech to come and re-install a Dampp-Chaser humidity system (that we use as a sort of humidity insurance along with ambient humidification) at no additional cost. At each turn, I was met with generosity and a helpfulness that turned what could easily have become a cumbersome, complex process with many moving parts into something that was, simply, easy. *Move* The moving team communicated in a timely way, was timely (they completed their work ahead of schedule) and, again, made the entire operation easy. Omar, Falcetti's tech who came to reinstall the humidity system on the new instrument was excellent. Timely, did excellent work. A pleasure to work with him. Overall: I am so happy, and thankful, to start what I am certain will be a long-term relationship with Falcetti Pianos.

We bought a new hybrid Yamaha…read more The piano itself is a great instrument. I was allowed as much time as I needed to experiment every instrument in the store I wanted. The price of the piano was acceptable by market standards. The purchase was a trade up and we were given a fair offer for our old piano. Last but not least, the staff is very pleasant to deal with. When the time comes to purchase a concert grand, this will be my first (and very likely the only) stop. Looking forward to that, because it will mean we're rolling in it.

Doug has tuned my baby grand piano several times with no problem but the last time he tuned it, I…read morenoticed after a few days that the soft pedal was detached from the piano. Since I only play it occasionally, I did not notice it. For some dumb reason, I didn't contact him about it. I recently contacted him to tune it again. After several days, he responded and we set up a day and time. I waited all day for him and he did not show up. I called him and texted him but he never responded. Very very unprofessional and he broke my piano.

As a gift, we hired Doug to tune the piano of a relative. The piano had been moved to a new…read moreresidence over a decade ago, and hadn't been tuned since. It sounded 'off' and we knew it was time to have this addressed. I contacted Doug via email giving him specifics on location and piano type and asking for a 'ball park' cost to tune. He replied about an hour later to let me know the usual price to tune is one hundred seventy five dollars, and informed me that if a piano has not been tuned in a very long time, it may require a second tuning to get back into proper pitch. He also made clear if it were in need of repair that would be an additional cost. Prior to tuning, he does an inspection of the instrument to determine the state of hammers, strings and so on after which he is able to give an accurate quote. He also let me know the fee for this inspection and his time is ninety five dollars should we decide at that time to not move forward with the tuning. If we did move forward, the cost of the inspection is included with the tuning fee. We scheduled a time to meet him at our relatives home. He called about a quarter hour before the planned appointment time to let us know he was a little behind schedule, and arrived about 30 minutes later. He was professionally dressed, carrying his tools, wearing a mask. After quick introductions, he headed straight to the piano. There were many questions asked, and he answered them all and seemed to enjoy the conversation. During the inspection he found the piano be 1/2 pitch out of tune and would need to be tuned twice. The first time to correct the pitch and 2 - 3 weeks later, a second tuning to assure accuracy of pitch. During the tuning process, one of the base strings broke. He let us know the cost of a new string is fifty dollars and the cost of installation is seventy five. We ordered a new string through him and he let us know once the string was manufactured and in his hands he would contact us to schedule the install and second tuning. The entire process took about one hour. As he came to us, the round trip, plus work done, was around 3 hours of his time. Playing the piano after that first tuning was a huge improvement. After about six weeks of not hearing from Doug, I sent him an email asking if the new string was in hand, would he please give a call when convenient to schedule the install. He responded within 4 hours (on New Years Day) and called next day to schedule. We were not present during the installation and second tuning, but all went well. Our relative plays for pleasure, not a professional and although the cost to tune a piano twice and install a new string was costly, we feel it is worth the expense. Especially during this time of pandemic, creating moments to enjoy yourself is high on the list of priorities. Doug is a professional businessman, knowledgeable about his chosen career and we are satisfied with his services as rendered.

Michael did a great job working with a vey old piano that has been in my family for generations. I…read moreappreciated his knowledge and his insights as to how best work with it.

Just reiterating what everyone else said here- Michael was extremely responsive and prompt in…read moretuning my very old and very out-of-tune Craigslist piano. The price was perfect as well, and my previously not-playable piano is now used almost everyday. Highly recommend for prompt and perfect service!

These guys are PROS! They gave me a very competitive bid. There was excellent communication…read moreregarding pickup time. They showed up promptly, didn't damage anything. They were courteous and polite and there were no surprise surcharges. 100 percent positive experience. I highly recommend Allegro Piano Movers.

Updated review as promised. Confirmed the owner called after seeing original review and returned…read morethe $40 (additional star). However, during the conversation with the owner and in his follow up review, he continues to deny any responsibility of lack of effective communication in all aspects. 1. The sales was made on June 2 and the delivery was on June 8. Taking out the weekend, the business must be so good that they could not find 5 minute to inform a customer for 3 days. And all their customers must not have jobs and just stay at home expecting their call 1 hour before delivery. 2. I have admitted in the original review that I did not do a comprehensive check before letting them go and that was my responsibility. However, I continue to emphasize the piano mover's role in communication. The fact that the pin was bent, there were only 2 possible logical scenarios: either it was shipped that way, or it happened during assembly. It certainly cannot lift the plug and bent itself, physics yeah? If it was shipped that way, the assembler needs to inform the customer, which did not happen. Therefore lack of communication. If it was bent during assembly, the assembler would be the direct cause of the bent, which again was not informed. Therefore lack of communication. This lack of communication has returned in additional 3 weeks of back and forth just to get a functional piano. The owner keeps emphasizing over the phone that "we are only movers, we do not know what the other 2 pedals do, we only checked 1 pedal." and later stated "we've delivered thousands of piano over the years". For a business that has delivered thousands of piano, perhaps he has never bothered to learn the existing and function of the product, but maybe all thousands of customers have also never checked all 3 pedals? The fact that owner has made no effort to recognize any possibility of improving their customer service (not 1 apology in his lengthy response) has made his refund seem less sincere. It's looking more like an attempt to exchange for higher rating. I would still stay away.

Kris has taken care of my pianos for years now. They truly understand each instrument's unique…read morevoice and how to keep it singing! They worked on my 1894 Steinway upright for several years and then sold me a wonderful 1921 Steinert baby grand from their private collection. They visit twice a year to keep it singing like an angel. Thank you, Kris!

Kris is the best. We've had them service our piano twice, and the latest time it came out sounding…read morelike a different instrument. Our piano is a family heirloom, and it's played regularly by a proficient pianist. Words cannot fully explain what the improvement in the instrument symbolizes to us. The best I can do is to say that it sounds like it's genuinely happy. Kris is highly recommended and always welcome in our home!