Mix Margaret Dylan Jones

Personal assistance
Online information & advice
Do-it-yourself care & maintenance
Finding the age & value of your piano
Piano tuners/technicians
More resources

I can help you personally in Perth by examining your piano or one that you are looking to buy, and giving you my opinion. Or I can recommend some highly-experienced piano tuner/technicians who provide a comprehensive and reliable service.

Examining secondhand pianos was one of my first hobbies. I used to love going to the auctions where I'd take them apart and examine them with a torch and a tuning fork, usually when no-one was looking. Though I'm not an expert and have no formal training in piano construction or maintenance, I can tell you the basics, which could really help you put things in perspective and avoid costly mistakes.

Sometimes the biggest mistake of all is to take the word of an inexperienced piano technician! Ask me how I know that.

Most of my experience has been with uprights but many principles also apply to grand pianos.
 

About Your Piano

For an online service that will find the year of manufacture of your piano and its secondhand value, click Find the Age and Value of My Piano.

If you have a Yamaha or Eterna piano, click Yamaha Piano Serial Number Age Listing.

Piano Maintenance etc

Click Piano eBooks and Free Reports for these:

eBooks:

How To Tune Your Own Piano
How To Repair Your Own Piano
How To Rebuild Your Own Piano
How To Re-Scale Your Own Piano
How To Refinish Your Own Piano
How To Build Your Own Piano Tuning Business
How To Build Your Own Piano Bench
How To Build Your Own Piano Tuning Tool Case

Plus FREE REPORTS (no purchase required):

Why Does My Piano Go Out of Tune?
How To Shop For A Good Piano
Is My Old Piano Worth Rebuilding?
Should I Move My Own Piano?
How To Clean Ivory Keys.

This piano tuning site (above) is designed to provide you with a vast amount of information about piano service and related subjects. They also supply a complete line of piano tuning tools, kits, parts and supplies. Plus a complete line of stock & custom piano decals.

You will also find an extensive list of accessories such as piano benches & stools, and piano moving equipment.
Piano Tuning & Repairs Since 1965.

Piano Repair & Tuning: What To Look For in Secondhand Piano (Tuning Pins, Cracked Wrest Planks).

I've written this short article about old uprights for everyday people who:

1. have an old piano and want to maintain its tuning
2. want to sell an old piano, or
   
3. want to know what to look for when buying one.

If you are buying or selling an old piano, make sure you read this article.
Click here to see detailed photos of the pianos in the article.

Piano tuner / technicians
and other piano resources

Western Australia

Dave Carlsen - Carlsen Pianos
Many decades of experience.

Russell Parks
Perth & Hills plus regional areas such as the Pilbara and Kimberleys.
Phone (08) 9571 2312   Mobile 0407 775 467
rpps1@bigpond.com

Australia

Australasian Piano Tuners & Technicians Association (APTTA)
See their list of technicians in each state.
http://www.aptta.org.au/

Online

Piano Technicians Guild - big list of articles
http://www.ptg.org/resources-pianoOwners.php

Find an accompanist anywhere in the world
PianoAccompanists.com

See also:

My Piano Blog

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