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.

We are very happy with the service provided by Jacob at www.bostonpianotuner.com…read moreHe did his best to accommodate our request in a timely manner. He was professional, prompt and most importantly that our piano is sounding beautiful again. Jacob provided a detailed evaluation of the condition of our piano. His pricing is reasonable and transparent compare to quotes we got from other providers. We will definitely use him again and highly recommend Jacob to anyone in need of honest high quality piano services.

Positive experience with Jacob. He tuned our old upright when we were living in Nonantum that we…read morehad bought second hand. He made it sound good which was pretty amazing given how old it was. When we were ready to get something newer we asked him for advice and he spent a lot of effort giving us guidance and his opinion. We ended up with one of the upright Yamaha models and still using Jacob for the tuning. I feel like he really cares about his work.

We are so happy with the service. It was our first time getting our piano tuned. Ian was at our…read morehouse for over 2 hours I think it was. It was really cool hearing how he bought the sound from really low to perfect. We are so pleased! We highly recommend Fred's Piano Service. Thank you so much for your service. -Tara and Gary of Dedham, MA

Consumer beware - you may schedule a piano tuning and be charged $185 for Fred's Piano Service to…read moredo absolutely nothing. Although we have had our pianos tuned by various tuners over the years, our last tuner retired and referred us to Fred's Piano Service. Going on the good recommendation, we booked a tuning after our recent move. Prior to the service I was informed a tuning by Fred's Piano Service usually costs $185. On the tuning day, the tuner came to my apartment and started working on my Yamaha U1. He was friendly and cordial throughout. After about thirty minutes (in which we were chatting most of the time) he informed me that the piano needed some major work - almost a $1,000 worth of work - before he could tune it. I thanked him for his assessment of my piano and asked if I owed him something for the thirty minutes at my house. Yes - I owed him $185, the same amount that I would have paid had he tuned my piano (a typical tuning takes 1.5-2 hours). This charge for thirty minutes, for a service I didn't ask for, seemed outrageous to me. I called the office and asked to speak with the owner of Fred's Piano Service. He didn't call me back until the following day. Talking with Fred himself was absolutely one of the worst customer service experiences I've ever had. In our phone conversation he constantly interrupted me and absolutely refused to listen. His excuse for his exorbitant "estimate" cost on my piano - an estimate I didn't even ask for! - was that he needed to pay the gas and social security for the tuner who came to my house. He gave the example of taking a car to the mechanic, where you may go in for a regular oil change but only to realize that it needed more work. Fred must be so delusional to still pay for the oil change if the mechanic tells him it's not doable. He had also cashed my check before I was able to have a conversation with him. I've never met a business owner who is so willing to tarnish his business name for $185. He would not even consider a reduced service charge for this bogus "estimate" on my piano - an estimate I DIDN'T EVEN ASK FOR. I was willing to be reasonable and pay for the thirty minutes that the tuner was in my home. I was NOT willing to pay for a full tuning, that I DID NOT receive, and be charged an exorbitant fee for an 'estimate' I DID NOT WANT. As a business owner, it would have been in Fred's best interests to listen more to his customers and try to be reasonable in helping them walk away happy. I was a new customer to his business, and with my extensive piano teacher contacts throughout Boston I could have been a valuable customer to him. A better piano tuning business would have, after a few minutes with my piano, ascertained that tuning was not possible that day, and ask me if I would like to proceed by providing an estimate for work to be done. I was absolutely taken advantage of by the shady business practices of Fred's Piano Service, and will not only never do business with them, I will make sure my piano teacher colleagues are aware of how Fred does business.

James the owner is a peach! We rented a baby grand from East Cambridge Piano for a fundraiser…read moreconcert and needed him to tune a second piano. He came in with the best price and the bonus was that he knew the guys at the venue we were using and was able to coordinate timing with them. Yay! I definitely recommend him for your piano needs. Plus he is a Berklee grad!

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.

The move, the billing, the competence. Can't say enough. Louis knows his duff and is eager to help…read morematch you up with the right piano He is expert in their care.

I called Mr. Gentile to come to Scituate to try to tune an old baby grand piano that hadn't been…read moretuned in many years. He arrived right on time, as scheduled, and proceeded to do an amazing job! He was very pleasant and professional, and I highly recommend him.

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!

Had a very nice exchange and series of conversations with Natan from Falcetti which lead to a…read morepurchase. Highly recommend.

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.

Perfect price and service. He fixed up our 100 year old grand piano and brought back into shape…read moreafter a big move. Easy and personable.

For $200, he tuned my 1882 Steinway with efficiency and accuracy, answering questions I had about…read moremaintenance and repair needs.