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Mr R Foster MABPT Dip AEWVH

Mr R Foster MABPT Dip AEWVH








5 star(s) from 38 votes


We provide the following services:

Tuning in Homes, Schools, Theatres and Concert Venues
Voicing and Regulation
Minor repairs
Supply and fit new castors
Advice on purchasing a new or used piano
Valuation

I am a qualified piano tuner technician with over 22 years experience backed up with 3 years of specialist training at RNCB , Hereford. I offer a professional and reliable piano tuning and repairs service. I am based in the London Borough of Harrow, United Kingdom. I trained for three years and attained a credit diploma in June 1992. Since then I have been pursuing my career in the North West London area.

 

I cover most areas in North West and Central London including:

Acton

Hampstead

Northwood

Bushey

Harrow

Pinner

Camden

Hatch End

Queensbury

Chiswick

Hendon

Ruislip

Ealing

Golders Green

Stanmore

Eastcote

Kensington

Uxbridge

Edgware

Kenton

Watford

Finchley

Kingsbury

Wealdstone

Fulham

Moor Park

Wembley

 

Contact Information

  • Harrow, London HA2 7AS
    England
  • Phone: View Phone
  • Mobile: 07956 297502
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  • Hours Currently Open

    Monday:
    09:00 - 16:00
    Tuesday:
    09:00 - 16:00
    Wednesday:
    09:00 - 16:00
    Thursday:
    09:00 - 16:00
    Friday:
    09:00 - 16:00
    Sunday:
    00:00 - 00:00
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Reviews

 Sounding beautiful., 28-02-2025 04:52PM

By: Ron - Ruislip

Robin continues to perform a wonderful service on our U3 on a regular basis. Not only is he professional but very passionate about music and a lovely individual - I certainly enjoy our conversations on live music and then, hearing my children having fun on the tuned up piano. Highly recommend Robin.

 Highly recommended, 22-11-2024 01:42AM

By: Janine Hutton GGSM

I had my piano tuned for the first time by Robin Foster and would highly recommend his services. I don’t think my piano has actually been tuned so well previously. I’m a pianist and teacher and have had difficulty finding a tuner so I’m extremely pleased to have found him!

 Robin Foster piano tuner, 06-06-2024 07:00PM

By: samaneh sakakha

Robin Foster, tuned my piano today, and it sounds fantastic. Professional and efficient, highly recommended!

 Amazing Service!!!, 10-04-2024 08:05PM

By: Jaison

Robin did such a great job tuning the piano at home, (which hadn't really been tuned since we bought it about a decade ago) - he spent a lot of time doing his job and managed to make the piano sound brand new! A really friendly person too and his service definitely worth the price we paid! Would definitely recommend to anyone!

 Piano Tuning, 09-04-2024 09:46AM

By: Denise Cadwallader

Robin patiently tuned my piano which hadn't been done for over four years because of Covid.
It therefore took a little longer.
Very pleased with the service Robin provides and will now endeavour to make this a regular, annual visit.

 Piano Tuning, 27-11-2023 10:11AM

By: Peter Asprey

Robin gave an excellent tuning of my Ibach grand piano last week. The piano sounded fresh and alive. He also mended a note that was not sounding. I was very pleased with the work.

 Great Service, 24-11-2023 07:40PM

By: Jonathan Pearl

Robin has been tuning our pianos for nearly 27 years. He’s always on time, and does a great job. We have a Yamaha baby grand and it’s always singing age he’s been.

 piano tuning, 18-11-2023 12:22PM

By: Gavin Whyte

Robin has been tuning my Yamaha for many years now. Delightful person who always tunes it to perfection and at a more than reasonable price. Heartily recommend

 Piano tuning, 24-04-2023 07:34PM

By: Nichola

Robin is excellent. Really pleased with his piano tuning and would highly recommend.

 Excellent job, 23-12-2022 07:54PM

By: Andy Todd

Broken key repaired and long overdue tuning. Highly recommended.

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Did You Know Piano Facts

1350
Towards the middle of the fourteenth century German wire smiths began drawing wire through steel plates, and this method continued until the beginning of the nineteenth century. Iron, gold, silver, brass, gut, horsehair and recently nylon have been used for strings on many different instruments. The earliest use of steel wire occurred in 1735 in Wales, but is not thought to have been used for the stringing of instruments. The Broadwood piano company stated that they were using steel wire in 1815 from Germany and Britain, but this has not been confirmed. According to the Oxford Companion, it was in 1819 that Brockedon began drawing steel wire through holes in diamonds and rubies. Before 1834 wire for instruments was made either from iron or brass, until Webster of Birmingham introduced steel wire. The firm seems to have been called Webster and Horsfall, but later the best wire is said to have come from Nuremberg and later still from Berlin. Wire has been plated in gold, silver, and platinum to stop rusting and plated wire can still be bought, but polished wire is best. In 1862 Broadwood claimed that a Broadwood grand would take a strain of about 17 tons, with the steel strings taking 150 pounds each. There had been many makers, but it was not until 1883 that the now-famous wire-making firm of Roslau began in West Germany. According to Wolfenden, by 1893 one firm claimed their wire had a breaking strain for gauge 13 of 325 pounds. The same maker gives some earlier dates for the breaking strain of gauge 13: 1867 - 226 pounds; 1873 - 232 pounds; 1876 - 265 pounds; and 1884 - 275 pounds. Wolfenden said:"These samples were, of course, specially drawn for competition and commercial wire of this gauge cannot even now be trusted to reach above 260 pounds."