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Los Gatos Piano Service

$200
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Responds in about 2 hours


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Service interests: -Piano tuning (e.g., pitch raise, fine-tuning) -Repairs (e.g., sticky keys, squeaky pedals, regulations) -Piano tonal refinement (hammer-string fitting, hammer voicing) -Piano cleaning -Piano sourcing and evaluation -Piano moving (Bay Area only, via a piano mover who works closely with me) My name is Yue; I'm a software engineer in Los Gatos. Meanwhile, I'm a piano technician passionate about classical music and pianos. A good musician must know their instruments well to generate excellent music. For me, tuning, fixing, and improving the piano is one such effort to understand the instruments. I've been providing piano tuning services for many musical families and neighbors in Los Gatos. Seeing their happy smiles after hearing their newly tuned pianos gives me an incredible feeling of achievement. I always take a moment to sit down and listen to my clients playing their pianos. Those moments are the most enjoyable and cherishable. Moreover, I've been helping many families purchase their next pianos. If you are interested in finding a piano, buying a new or used piano, or looking for someone to provide advice or examine your candidate pianos, I would be very happy to help. I can also provide advice if you are considering selling your piano. Finally, maybe something not that relevant... I have a Ph. D in Computer Science, want to learn how to do bubble sorting. No problem! :-)
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Hired 157 times

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1 employee

2 years in business

Business hours

Sun9:00 am - 8:00 pmMonClosed

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This pro accepts payments via Cash, Check, PayPal, Venmo, and Zelle.

Services offered
Piano type
Additional service

Voicing

Regulation

Pitch raise

Fix squeaky pedal

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Reviews

Customers rated this pro highly for work quality, professionalism, and responsiveness.

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Scott P.

2 weeks ago

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Yue did a FANTASTIC job of bringing my 50 year old Baldwin Acrosonic console piano back to life! This piano was last serviced well over a decade ago. It had quite a few sticky keys and was very out of tune. I discovered that many piano tuners prefer not go service these smaller spinet and console pianos because they are actually more difficult to work on versus grand pianos. Yue took on the project and worked on the piano in two sessions - first a longer session to unstick the keys and tune it up, and then a follow on session 3 weeks later for fine tuning. I really enjoyed talking with Yue, and learned a few things about the inner workings of my Acrosonic. I can tell Yue is passionate about playing pianos and working on them. My piano sounds and plays great now. I 100% recommend Los Gatos Piano Service!

Details: Spinet • Last piano tuning more than 2 years ago • Piano played at least once a week • More than 10 years old • Regulation • Fix sticky keys

Piano Tuning
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Winnie W.

Jul 20, 2025

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Yue did a great job tuning my old Baldwin upright. Very friendly and professional. Talking to him makes me feel like my piano is in good hands;) The result is amazing, rich and vibrant! Thank you for coming out on a Sunday!

Details: Upright • Last piano tuning more than 2 years ago • Piano played a few times a year • Unknown age • Pitch raise

Piano Tuning
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Eric T.

Jun 28, 2025

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It is a pleasant experience and very informative from Yue’s professional work with our dated piano that is out of tune with a broken spring - he worked relentlessly and patiently explained the repair process. We really like his work. Highly recommended!!

Details: Upright • Last piano tuning more than 2 years ago • Piano played at least once a week • More than 10 years old • Fix sticky keys

Piano Tuning
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Austin B.

Sep 13, 2024

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Excellent service - I really appreciate all of his knowledge, and the significant improvement he made on the tuning of my piano.

Details: Spinet • Not applicable • Piano played a few times a year • More than 10 years old

Piano Tuning
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David P.

Apr 15, 2025

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We waited 12 years to get the piano tuned so it was a tough job. He did fantastic so happy with his work.

Details: Baby grand • Last piano tuning more than 2 years ago • Piano played a few times a year • More than 10 years old

Piano Tuning
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Yue Li

FAQs

  • How did you get started doing this type of work?

    I started doing the piano tech work just for helping my own family. We have two piano players at home, and the piano needs maintenance from time to time. In the past, I worked with some of the most arrogant piano technicians (Randy, please note, you are not one of them, and you know who I'm talking about!!), who are not actually that good in their capacity but thought too much of themselves. Once, one of those technicians was late for almost 6 hours, asking me to wait at home for the whole day without giving me any update on what's going on. Another time, a technician asked me to wait until next February, while I was trying to make an appointment in November. Another time, a piano technician came to see my piano and later told me he refused to work on it without giving me any reason. Later, I realized this is a common pain point of piano families! It is simply hard to find a sincere technician who can always get to you to help with your piano issues as soon as possible. I was not happy. But how hard is it to take care of just a piano, knowing that I can take care of my backyard, paint my furniture, and have a Ph.D., when I have worked on things that are much more challenging than such a 300-year-old technology? So, I decided to learn on my own and practice a lot with used pianos that have all kinds of issues. Today, I'm continuing my study with a master piano technician in the south bay area named Randall Black. (Thank you Randy! You should be the role model for every piano technician, you are 100x better than that arrogant technician!) As they say, the rest is history... Today, I never turn down a request based on the type of piano the client has. I never tell a client that I will show up in 3 months. And I always keep my client posted when I'm on my way to his/her piano! I want my clients to be happy and never be troubled by the bad experiences those arrogant technicians gave me!

  • What types of customers have you worked with?

    i work with all kinds of piano lovers!

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