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Regular tuning costs $250, including minor pitch correction. Large pitch correction for very out of tune pianos costs additional $100
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Responds in about 1 hour
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About
I got started in tuning as a teenager when my family acquired a 19 century antique German upright piano. I pursued a career in music performance and tuned tuned a collection of my own instruments for decades, and joined the PTG in 2014 and started tuning professionally at that time, finding success initially exclusively from personal recommendations. I look forward to working with new people from Thumbtack, and I work on all pianos, from new concert grands to antique uprights in need of restoration. I offer a full range of piano services, tuning, voicing, regulation, and restoration and rebuilding. My clients include private piano owners, concert venues in DC area, theatres, churches, performing arts schools, concert pianists, Grammy Award winners and Metropolitan Opera singers.
Overview
Hired 70 times
Serves Washington, DC
Background checked
1 employee
12 years in business
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2023
2022
Services offered
Piano type
Additional service
Voicing
Regulation
Pitch raise
Fix squeaky pedal
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Projects and media
Reviews
Customers rated this pro highly for work quality, professionalism, and responsiveness.
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Diana M.
Apr 18, 2023
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Hired on Thumbtack
A simply excellent piano tuner! Our previous piano tuner was highly rated, but he would often be finished with a tuning (about every five months) in less than half an hour. Because it was Piotr's first his time at our house, he started by performing a basic tuning, then took a lot of measurements of the piano to create a sort of profile in his computer for use in future tuning, then lastly did a fine tuning. He was actually here for more than 90 minutes. I was amazed at how thorough Piotr was!
Piotr looked up the serial number of this Baldwin piano and told me it was made in 1958. He also answered some questions of mine and took the time to explain how humidity levels and seasonal changes in a home affect the parts of a piano. What's more, he made some minor adjustment to a pedal at no charge.
I was very impressed with Piotr's thoroughness and depth of knowledge and the meticulous care he lavished on our humble little spinet. It has never sounded better, and I and look forward to hiring him on a regular basis!
Piotr looked up the serial number of this Baldwin piano and told me it was made in 1958. He also answered some questions of mine and took the time to explain how humidity levels and seasonal changes in a home affect the parts of a piano. What's more, he made some minor adjustment to a pedal at no charge.
I was very impressed with Piotr's thoroughness and depth of knowledge and the meticulous care he lavished on our humble little spinet. It has never sounded better, and I and look forward to hiring him on a regular basis!
Details: Spinet • Last piano tuning less than 6 months ago • Piano played at least once a week • More than 10 years old
Piano Tuning
Shalon I.
Mar 7, 2021
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Hired on Thumbtack
Piotr is a true professional. He not only performed the much-needed tuning, but took the time to explain how to proactively care for our piano. We will definitely hire Piotr again!
Details: Upright • Last piano tuning more than 2 years ago • Piano played at least once a week • 2 - 5 years old
Piano Tuning
William M.
Jan 9, 2021
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Hired on Thumbtack
The tech did a fine job of bringing up the pitch and tuning the piano, supplemented with some good information; professional but also collegial; would hire again.
Details: Spinet • Last piano tuning more than 2 years ago • Piano played at least once month • More than 10 years old
Piano Tuning
Alice V.
Mar 5, 2022
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Hired on Thumbtack
Piotr did an excellent job getting our old and out of tune piano back into shape. He even managed to improve the tone, achieving a warmer sound and more responsive action.
Details: Upright • Last piano tuning more than 2 years ago • Piano played at least once a week • More than 10 years old
Piano Tuning
Denise L.
Jul 10, 2023
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Hired on Thumbtack
Piotr was a great person to work with from first contact to work completion. He was timely, communicative, and skilled. He explained everything in detail and clearly cared about helping our piano sound as beautiful as possible.
Details: Baby grand • Last piano tuning more than 2 years ago • Piano played at least once a week • 6 - 10 years old
Piano Tuning
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Piotr Zielinski