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: 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.
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
By: Nichola
Robin is excellent. Really pleased with his piano tuning and would highly recommend.
By: Andy Todd
Broken key repaired and long overdue tuning. Highly recommended.
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
There are many reasons why older pianos go out of tune, and some of them are unavoidable due to the age of the piano, the most common in the UK is central heating drying the piano out.. The most difficult piano for piano tuners to bring back into tune is one that has been neglected for a long period of time. The strings tension drops also because of wear the termination points change this can increase the length of the string thus changing the pitch of individual string in the grope of tree, causing what we call ìfalse beatsî. The pitch of the piano will fall far below 440 Hz (concert pitch). This means that the piano tuner must adjust over 240 strings within an unstable internal environment. The tuner spends time tightening each string in order to raise its pitch. This process takes some time as the tuner must tune each string several times to achieve the required pitch and tension. This is because the adjacent strings will change in response to sudden changes in string tension. To get around this problem, the tuner must first raise all strings to an average degree of tension. After this average level is achieved, the tuner can make minute adjustments to the piano string. It takes time to do this properly, which can be expensive. To avoid a long expensive tuning sessions on an old piano, the piano should be tuned every six months as regular tuning will pay off in the long run.
"We usually recommend our customers at least 2 or 3 tunings per year for a piano getting average use in the home. Ideally 4 tunings spaced through the year to cover the seasonal changes would be best. A new piano settling into a new environment may need more regular tuning for the first year or two. These suggestions only apply to pianos in the average home. Pianos in music schools and teacherís pianos should be tuned more frequently as they receive heavy use. Studio and concert pianos are tuned before every concert or recording."
YamahaAdopt a schedule of regular service:
Tuning and adjustment should always be done by an expert. When your piano requires either one, ask your Yamaha dealer or call a specialist piano tuner. Your dealer can also advise you about the interval between adjustments for your piano under the circumstances in which it is used.