The Piano Man, LLC

Joel Klar spent time explaining how my piano worked and the service required to make it sound beautiful again. Very pleased with the results, and the personable, professional, competent experience with Joel Klar and The Piano Man llc.

My piano had not been tuned in almost 10 years. The service was not only great, but I learned about how the piano functions and why certain services are needed to maintain it in perfect condition! Joel was very professional, knowledgeable, and patient with my questions.

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I called Joel out to our house to look at a player piano from the early sixties.  One of the hammers was completely broken, so one key did not work at all.  In addition, it needed to be tuned.  According to a sticker inside the piano, it appears that it hand't been  tuned in over 20 years!

After confirming our appointment a day or two before, he came out and inspected our piano. I was surprised how thorough he was and how much time he spent explaining the mechanics of an upright piano and what needed to be done.  His price quote was very close to what I was expecting (based upon my Internet research), so Joel took the "guts" out of the piano and took it back with him to his shop.  He returned approximately a month later, with all of the above details completed.  I'm sure he could have brought it back sooner, but he was working around my vacation.  We were in no particular hurry.

This is a family busines.  I believe he is a second generation piano tuner.  His love and care for the piano shows.  It's nice to deal with someone like him that truly loves what he does!  I wish all of my interactions with service providers was the same as with Joel.

I highly recommend Joel and "The Piano Man LLC" to anyone in the area.  I plan on calling him back in 6 months to check the tuning and keep our piano in tune!

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Joel was quick to respond via the initial email contact and we were quickly about to set up an appointment time.  He arrived 5 minutes before our time and went right to work.  After assessing the piano, he told what needed to be done and spent 2+ hours tweaking and tuning.  I am completely satisfied with his work.

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Joel is extremely knowledgeable, enthusiastically sharing this knowledge with me in such a way that it could be understood by the layperson.  He had extensive knowledge re: my specific piano which is extremely helpful and enlightening.  He shared various options for returning the functioning of the piano to its optimum state as well as short-term adjustments that could be employed until further calibrations could be addressed.   I have never witnessed such a comprehensive examination of  our family piano in the years since I began to play as a young child.   In speaking to other piano tuners,  I had been told that they would not be able to address the issue of reattaching the pedals, which was absolutely necessary.  I without reservation recommend Joel, the "Piano man"  for those who are concerned about both the short and long term integrity of their pianos.

The Piano Man was very polite and informative.   We were even able to apply the first service call charge toward the total cost of the repair.  We were very pleased with his professionalism and skill, and we would highly recommend his work.

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