John Schaldach RPT (Registered Piano Technician) is one fine piano craftsman who use to work for us part time as he settled into the Washington D.C. area. We were sorry to see him leave us. His kind gentle spirit was welcome around our employees and our walk-in customers. John is an honest soft-spoken gentleman who thinks before he speaks and listens well. I can only imagine how comfortable he must make his customers feel when working on their pianos. I wish him great luck and success in his worthy craft and hope that this unsolicited feedback facilitates brisk business which he deserves. Rick Jones, President. Rick Jones Pianos Inc. read more

John was incredibly professional. He arrived on time, was very mindful of Covid-related safety measures (and adhered to them), and worked to get our "new' piano in proper shape. We could not be more pleased. Thank you, John! read more

John is a great piano tuner, and takes his time to get it right. He is warm and friendly, and my piano has never sounded better. He even likes my cats! read more

Schaldach Piano Service - I sketched John while he tuned my piano! - Piano Services Near Me

Great service. Miracle worker. Over 12 years ago I bought a Weber piano for looks and regretted it the minute they delivered it. I bought it for price and beauty and hoped I'd get used to the muddy sound. The piano wasn't capable of anything but forte play. To try to get a range from pianissimo to forte was impossible. Play wasn't fun, so I eventually stopped using the piano. A few years ago I looked into tuning it but was dissuaded when so many tuners weren't sure they could help me since I'd waited so long. Their quotes were high. Finally, my daughter's viola instructor told me to contact John Schaldach. John arrived exactly on time and spent over 2 hours with my piano. He did a wonderful and thorough job. I can play Moonlight Sonata with incredible nuance now. It's just wonderful. The tone is cheery and key play is marvelous. My piano is finally fun to play! If you've got a piano in need of tuning, give John a call. He works hard and his rates are very reasonable! read more

John was very professional and on-time. Excellent service! Our old upright sounds like new!

John Schaldach just left my house - and for the first time in 10 years, these old keys play like a dream. Professionalism, manners, attentiveness, and friendliness are prized attributes in today's service industry. Not only is John a natural master of each, but he's a tremendously skilled technician. After researching other Washington, D.C.- area tuners, I initially expected to pay double what John actually charged - and after today, I would have happily paid triple for his fine service. read more

Prompt, courteous and (to my untrained ear) did an excellent tuning job. John spent plenty of time working through the tuning process and clearly explained everything, including how I could fix a broken music stand myself. I highly recommend John and his service. read more

Excellent, this guy is one of the best in the business. Others have written here about his work on their older pianos. I was looking for a technician who does more than fix what's broken and tune strings. I hired John to work on my brand new piano. I told him what I wanted as far as touch and tone and asked him to spend hours making the very fine, precise adjustments needed so that the instrument would match my expectations. I ended up with fantastic results. Has a warm personality and a friendly demeanor. Professional but not pretentious. I feel very comfortable inviting him into my home. read more

John is an outstanding piano craftsman. He's in high demand, but it's worth it to get someone that's so knowledgeable and that takes the time to really get it right. I couldn't recommend him more highly. read more