Tuning
Tuning is an important part of maintaining your piano. To ensure your piano sounds its best it should be tuned twice a year. Please call for prices
Concert Tuning
John has years of experience tuning for concerts and theatre performances so you can expect a high level of service.
Tuning Discounts
Discounts can be given for tunings when two or more pianos are at the same location. Please call for more information.
About tuning
Tuning, put simply, is manipulating the wrest or tuning pins to make the piano sound its best.
It takes years of experience to be able to achieve this and make sure the piano will hold its tuning!
About John
John Dale is a qualified Piano Tuner Technician currently serving Reading, Berkshire and surrounding areas, including Bracknell, Maidenhead, Newbury and Henley-on-Thames.
John has been with Pianos all of his working life, starting out working with a Piano cabinet restorer. He studied for three years at the excellent Newark Musical Instrument College receiving a Diploma Qualification in Piano Tuning, Maintenance and Repairs. He has also received training at the C. Bechstein factory in Germany and Steinway Hall in London.
Although an independent tradesman, John works regularly for leading Piano specialist firms in London, North Hampshire and Dubai.
John looks after the pianos for one of the major private schools in Reading as well the leading music school in Berkshire. He has tuned at many major venues and theatres in London including the Royal Albert Hall, The Southbank Centre and The Old Vic. As well as some of the major recording studios such as RAK studios and Warner Music.
When not out on the road tuning and carrying out repairs John restores instruments from his workshop.
