Jian Min was responsive and professional. He showed up on time and did a good job. As my piano hadn't been tuned in a long time, he provided the option of a longer one time tuning or two separate tuning sessions one month apart. Given that the price difference was minimal and that it would have been easier for him to do a single session instead of coming here twice, I appreciate that he recommended the separate sessions to give the piano time to settle before subsequent fine tuning. He also recommended an in-piano dehumidifier as my location is very humid (which is true) and there are visible signs of moisture damage inside the piano. I appreciate that he informed me of this, but without being pushy about it. read more

I highly recommend Jian Min. My daughter used to play piano but hasn't in years. Recently my 6 year old granddaughter started lessons and I decided to get it tuned. It's been about 20 years! Jian arrived on time, after examining he quoted me a price of $145 for medium level tuning and recommended 6 month retuning. It took him about 1 1/2 hours. He needed bright light and absolute quiet. He even had us turn off the heater. One key was stuck and he fixed that as well. I had looked around- several music teachers do this as a side job and a local person wanted more than double for the same service. If you want dependable, high quality workmanship at a reasonable price this is the place! read more

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I'm glad I came across this listing because the name speaks for itself. Not only was it affordable, the quality of work is way beyond the cost of the service. I bought my upright over 10 yrs ago. It was tuned for the first (and last) time about 9 years ago. I was sort of embarrassed to share that but felt he should know anyway. Jianmin simply said that due to it being so long since its last tuning, he would have to come back for a 2nd tuning to make sure it's going well. I believe his assessment is accurate and trustworthy. After the 2nd tuning session, I will have him come annually. FYI: Jianmin is very quiet, polite, and gets to work right away. He did asked for absolute quiet, which I think would make sense if you want things done right. I like people who are more focused on providing 100% quality work than being focused on small chit-chat. read more

Contacted Jian through Yelp and he responded almost immediately. He gave me an estimate and a couple possible times and we agreed on one. He did have to adjust the time once but it wasn't a big deal. He came on time, took off his shoes and went straight to our piano. Gave me a final pricing after he checked out the piano and then went to work. Took him about an hour and 15min. He did ask for everyone to be quiet which makes sense for what he does. His price I think is much more reasonable compared to others I priced out. Will definitely call him back again for future tuning sessions. read more

Called Jian on Friday and he had an opening for Saturday the next day. I have been looking for a piano tuner for a while and his came up on yelp. He picked up the phone right away and gave me the price breakdown. Also asked pertinent questions about how old the piano is, when we last tuned it. What my options were. When he came over, he knew the brand, korean and cheap haha. Gave me pointers on how to maintain, but also recognized that it wouldn't be done in a day, as it hadn't been tune in YEARS! So we plan to do 2 sessions a month apart with time to allow the piano to settle after the first tuning. Really appreciate his no BS, straight forward, get down to business mentality. I really recommend Jian. Piano sounds better than before and will have to fix sticking keys and humidity next month. read more

Responsive, good communication and seems to know his way around pianos. I have an old Chickering upright piano that the previous owner of my house left behind. A couple keys were sticking and a number of keys weren't working at all. My daughter took lessons years ago and wanted to start up again, so for full transparency, we aren't "seasoned" piano players. We simply wanted to get the piano in working order so she can practice and if the passion continues, would consider an upgrade / further investment. I sent pictures of the inside of the piano and described what our objectives were (i.e., not looking for a perfectly tuned piano and just get it working before investing more into it). We made an appointment and he came by to inspect the piano. He noted that for a number of the hammers, the felt had fallen off but that they seemed to be lodged inside the piano. Given the age of the piano and that Chickering is no longer in business, there are no replacement parts. However, he could probably superglue the felts back on the hammers and loosen up the two sticking keys, which could be stuck due to the parts swelling from moisture. Quote for the repair and tuning was 4 figures. Not exactly "affordable" but like I note, we are piano novices, so that seemed a bit much for "just getting it playable." Maybe that is reasonable in the piano universe. To his credit, he was honest and said he would not spend the money to fix it. Based on that, I declined the repair. However, he did ask for $30 for his time (maybe a total of 10 minutes on site, not including whatever travel time), which is fair. Time is money and I certainly wouldn't want to waste my time on a client. Armed with what he told me, I found all the felts and superglued it myself to the hammers. Also found the cause of the sticking keys. There was a quarter coin lodged between the two keys, which I easily removed and now the keys work fine. Is that worth 4 figures? Not to me. Took me less than an hour to get it in playable condition. Is it tuned to perfection? Probably not, but may daughter has been able to practice on it and seems to sound OK to my unsophisticated piano ears. Although, I am an audiophile, so doesn't sound too off. At the end of the day, got the piano in "playable" condition for $31.75 ($30 fee for visit + $2 in superglue - 25 cents found in piano). Would I recommend? Yes. Guess it ended up working out for me and achieved my objectives for an "affordable" cost. UPDATE: To be clear, I am satisfied with Jianmin's customer service. He was honest with his opinion and didn't try to "sell" me on services. My review is my objective experience and as noted, ended up with the result I wanted, a working piano for a novice player without sinking thousands into a repair. Jianmin reached out to remedy the situation which didn't need remediation, but this shows his commitment to making customers satisfied so with that, am giving him 5 stars. I did not accept a refund as he earned it for his time. read more

Had a positive experience - the work was done quickly, efficiently, and affordably. I am a satisfied customer, and will definitely ask Jian to come back in the future to tune my piano again next year. read more

Jian did a phenomenal job tuning our antique baby grand following our move. He was also available on short notice, which was critical as I needed the piano tuned before my dad visited. My dad is a former pro classical musician and commented that the piano was tuned perfectly. read more

I was referred to Jian through the Alameda tiger mom connections who got referred through the Chinese red book - he's affordable, punctual and nice. He's practical with his recommendations and plan for your piano. We ended up getting a piano secondhand (similar to the one I had in childhood) and Jian fixed the keys and tuned the piano a couple times bc it wasn't tuned for a decade. I'm very grateful we found him! read more

Made appointment online. The tuner came in on time tuned my piano and left, without lots of show offs like other tuners I had in the past. Will book another one next year. read more

Jian did a great job tuning my in-laws' piano which hasn't been tuned in probably over a decade. He was able to come pretty much the following day, and he was on-time and very professional. He took his time to tune it and even cleaned the piano inside as well. read more

Jinmin was quick to come to the house, tuned my out of tune piano and even fixed a key. I believe pricing was good comparitively - will use him again. read more

I just had my piano tuned and I think it sounds just as good or better than the guys charging $200 to $250. Jian arrived right on time and it took about one hour. With Jian's price I will get an annual tuning instead of questiong if I can wait longer. I know other services might vacuum inside the piano or put some WD-40 on linkage (yes they did) , but the added cost is not worth it in my opinion. read more

Great work and very affordable. We are happy with the outcome We got the basic tuning.

On time service and professional. The good point is that he has a flexible schedule that can provide service as soon as I want.

Excellent service. Always trusted to expertly tune our Steinway. We highly recommend.

Great work and very knowledgeable! He knows exactly what needs to be done. We had a major tuning since that is what he recommended, with a basic tuning coming up soon. Highly recommend him! read more

He was very easy to contact and very prompt in scheduling. He did a great job tuning our piano that hadn't been tuned in many years and for an amazing price. Thank you so much! We will be returning to him next year to try to be more regular with our piano tuning. read more

I had the please to have Mr. Jian at our house to help repair our piano. He is professional, hardworking, honest and prompt. He assessed our piano, was straight forward with the conditions and terms. Pricing was reasonable. We look forward to our future appointments. We highly recommend. read more

Fast response time. Great service. I contacted him on a Friday night and he was able to come the next day. Took about an hour to tune the piano. He was very friendly and quick to tune the piano. Very reasonable price. Would definitely recommend. read more

My grand Steinway was very flat after surviving a long distance move from east coast, Jian was very quick to get back to me, tuned it to perfection with two visits. He was professional and price were very reasonable, will be asking Jian to do all future tunings and would highly recommend him. read more

Immediate response, he's fast and accommodating! Always solves all my problems with customers pianos as well as mine! read more

My seven year old daughter start taking piano class, we found Affordable Piano Tuning from Yelp since he is hot and with good price. He set up a time for us quickly and came on time. After checking out the piano, he told us it's over 60 years old and hasn't been tuned for a long while ( it's given us from a neighbor i don't know much of it), it actually needs extra work. But he suggested just a basic tuning, coz my daughter just a beginner and this aged piano can't tuned to be perfect. We agreed it. After about 1 hours work, piano sounds much better :) Before left, he gave us some tips how to maintaine the piano, since our place closed to the ocean it may has moisture issue. We appreciated his honesty and professional and will using him in our future tuning. read more

Adding another 5 star review to Jianmin's business! He is punctual, professional, and dare I borrow from his business name, affordable! He tuned my Samick upright perfectly, and will definitely use him again. Highly recommend! read more

Jianmin is amazing. Very fair, punctual, and honest. Would recommend him for all your piano tuning and maintenance!

Jian Min Xie tuned our 40-year old Baldwin grand, which hadn't been tuned for about 10 years. Jian Min used his electronic tuning device and determined that the piano wasn't that far out of tune and recommended a "basic" piano tuning, which was $95. The tuning took about 75 minutes. I don't know that the piano is tuned to "concert level," but the piano sounds fine. You can easily pay a lot more for a piano tuning, but I thought Jian Min was very professional and accurate. It's a no-frills service, but I think that's appropriate for the amount that he charges. And I really appreciate that he didn't perform a more-expensive service that I thought I needed and honestly just performed the basic tuning. I would recommend Jian Min for any basic piano tuning. read more

I collected a couple quotes and liked what I got from Affordable Piano Tuning the most. On top of that, scheduling was a breeze! I'll be using Jianmin for many years to come. read more

Jian did exactly what he said he would. He responded promptly, came when he said he would, charged what he said he would charge, and left my old secondhand piano sounding way better than when he came. He's going to be my go-to piano tuner. read more

My piano had not been tuned in long time and I reached out to Jian. He replied back very quickly and was able to schedule an appointment after I had sent him a pic of my upright. On the day of the appointment he arrived right on time with his equipment ready to go. He wore a mask, which I appreciated, and he began his assessment. Because the piano had not been tuned in such a long time, in addition to the standard tuning, it would also require additional tone adjustment. He said that the standard tuning would get me up to about 85% of the piano's potential so I went with that for $90. It would have been an extra $100 for the additional adjustment. The whole process finished in about an hour, as we gave him a quiet room to work in, free of distractions. Out the door with tip was $100 and the piano sounds amazing! I will not hesitate to recommend him to all my family and friends. read more

Jin was super affordable especially as it has been years since my last piano tuning, and he was very responsive and worked with my time in scheduling an appointment. read more

Very dependable and good work. Piano is perfectly in tune. Doesn't charge too much and I will definitely be using his services again. A bargain compared to competitors. Strong recommendation! read more

Great experience and good prices. Thank you for tuning my piano! I would recommend their service

Jian Xie came to tune my piano today. He gave me a higher than expected estimate, explaining that my piano needs a major tuning as it's old and has not been tuned for a long time. So, I accepted his quote. Jian worked on tuning my piano for over 3 hours. He requested all windows and doors to be closed and requested me and my husband to not converse. This just shows how meticulous he is. Now my piano sounds like new according to my husband. I couldn't have asked for a better service. I highly recommend Jian to anyone looking for a piano tuner. read more

Amazing service! Easy to schedule and book, along with and clairty on costs and estimates. Very reasonable. I bought an old console piano and Jianmin didn't try to gouge me with services that weren't needed. He is very trustworthy and practices with integrity. I highly recommend him for piano tuning! My piano sounds great and made such a difference in my motivation to play! Thank you! read more

Recommended Jian does a thorough tuning job with affordable charge. He requires us to be quiet. No noise. Will use him again for next tuning. Rita, Almaden read more

Punctual, professional, and great pricing. $175 to tune a piano that hadn't been tuned in 10+ years! We had to tune my fiancé's piano so that our son could play it. Great to keep this old piano in the family thanks to Affordable Piano Tuning (aptly named). read more

I had a key cap fallen off. The owner had a quick resolution of the issue. Good value.

Our old piano hadn't been played for years and was horribly out of tune. We had moved away so it wasn't being used. We scheduled an appointment for Jian Xie to have a look. He is busy and our schedule is also packed and we can only do certain times, but we scheduled something 2 weeks out. When he came, he tuned the piano to 98% (it is really old so it can't go to 100%) and fixed 3 broken keys all within 2 hours. He is very knowledgeable and also the price is reasonable. He takes a lot of care tuning the piano. We will go to him for all our future piano tuning needs. read more

Jian tuned our piano for multiple years. He is professional, friendly and great pricing! I'd highly recommend his service.

Jian was great communicating, on time, and very fairly priced. I'd highly recommend his service.