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Westside Keyboards

$120
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Responds within a day

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Let a professional musician tune your piano. BM, MM, DMA. Over 25 years servicing the Westside. I owned a piano store (Westside Keyboards) in Santa Monica for 18 years, where we were dealers for Baldwin, Kawai, Chickering, Samick, and other brands. I have tuned and rebuilt over 100's of pianos. Over the years I have been the official piano tuner/technician for Santa Monica College, El Camino College, Crossroads School, Culver City Schools, and many local churches. I taught Ron Elliott how to tune pianos, who became the official piano tuner/technician for The Los Angeles Philharmonic. For the best tuning on the Westside, give me a call.
Overview

Hired 2 times

Serves Santa Monica, CA

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1 employee

49 years in business

Business hours

Sun12:00 pm - 6:00 pmMon12:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Payment methods

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

Services offered

Piano type

Spinet

Upright

Baby grand

Concert grand

Additional service

Voicing

Regulation

Pitch raise

Fix squeaky pedal

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

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Ning Y.

Oct 19, 2021

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Responded quickly and arrived on time. Completed the tuning in about one hour. Very professional. The price is reasonable.

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

Piano Tuning
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Julia G.

Jun 2, 2021

I needed someone to help tune a precious piano that belonged to my great-grandmother. It was old and terribly out of tune. James did not hesitate to come and work on it, brought his bag of goodies and tuned it beautifully! He even replaced a part or two and was friendly, fast and reasonably priced. He has decades of experience as a musician too, which helps his craft. I highly recommend him for any piano, new or old!
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John R.

May 30, 2021

Jim Smith has been the epitome of professionalism every time he has tuned or worked on my piano. He is on time, communicates clearly what he is doing, and completes his work with expert knowledge and over 50 years of expertise. Nice to know I have someone I can trust with all my piano tuning and maintenance needs. Give him a try, you won't be disappointed!
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Robin R.

May 30, 2021

Westside Keyboards and Dr. James Smith specifically are an excellent piano tuning and piano repair service. Jim not only knows more about pianos than anyone I've ever met, but he is also an incredible all around musician with piano and organ performance skills, orchestra and choir conducting expertise, and perfect pitch to boot! Great piano tuner and technician, with reasonable prices and many years of experience. He is the person that other tuners contact when they need piano tuning or repair advice. He is as good as they come, and better! Additionally, he is very personable and has a great work ethic. I've been using his services for years!
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Arturo N.

Jun 1, 2021

I highly recommend Dr. James Smith of Westside Keyboards to take the utmost care of your piano. He’s the consummate technician with a great personable style as well as a talented keyboardist with an excellent ear. I’ve enjoyed all of my interactions with Dr. Smith, and so will you.
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