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.
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 |
Hours
By: Sarah Park
Thank you so much to Robin for tuning and reviving my piano. So grateful to have met Robin and he did a brilliant job making the piano sound beautiful. Highly recommend to anyone needing piano come back to life!
By: Giuseppe
Robin is a great piano tuner, he's tuned my Yamaha twice, fixed some of the pedal mechanics that didn't work well, and gave some great advice about the piano in general. Strongly recommended.
By: eduardo szaniecki
Robin is an excellent piano tuner, professional, always on time, and very easy to communicate with.
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.
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!
By: samaneh sakakha
Robin Foster, tuned my piano today, and it sounds fantastic. Professional and efficient, highly recommended!
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!
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.
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.
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.
Music Festival for performers and guests Our 10th
18-06-2022 01:30PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
11-12-2021 02:00PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
08-01-2022 02:00PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
12-02-2022 02:00PM
What is Piano Voicing or Toning?
Voicing is an extremely difficult area. It's subjective in the extreme, and has caused endless discussion in piano maintenance circles. But the final goal of voicing is to have the hammers striking the notes of the piano to offer a uniform sound from the bottom to the top of the instrument. Goes without saying that evaluating this capability is governed by the capability of the piano, and the construction of the action parts. But, often a technician will find extremes in voicing, such as a particularly hard hammer, which may result in a note sounding louder than the rest. But, this too can be laid at the door of regulation. This is where the tuner's skill comes into play here. Voicing can be accomplished by pricking the hammer with a set of needles. This pricking changes the structure of the felt, and softens the hammer to a degree.
What is toning?This is the reverse of voicing, and accomplishes the inverse sort of thing. May be necessary to bring up a particularly soft sounding hammer, and bring it into line with its neighbours. This is accomplished by applying a special material to the hammers or ironing with a special tool.
