I hired this guy to tune my piano which is over 200 years old. He showed up with a gruff attitude. When he got inside he plopped down on my piano bench and started bashing the keys as hard as he could (almost as if he was trying to break something). He spent the majority of his time inside my house going off on political rants (which i ignored and tried to stay polite). One year later I needed it tuned again and told my wife I wanted to give him a second chance because everyone has an off day and deserves a chance to redeem themselves...this was a huge mistake. This time he showed up and seemed to have an even worse attitude (like i was bothering him by hiring him). He got inside and slammed down on my bench once again this time tilting forward on it and cracking one of the legs. Then he went on several political tantrums and made two different racist comments to my wife. I would rather never have either of pianos tuned again than to let this man set foot inside my house again let alone give him another penny. i wish i could give this person zero stars. read more

Zero stars if we could give them! Called to have a piano tuned. Owner was short and rude on the phone. He also wanted $175 to tune the piano,which I felt was a little high. But we decided to give him a try anyway. He got to my house 10 minutes LATE and my husband met him in the driveway to politely ask him to wear a mask while working in our home as our handicapped child cannot be vaccinated, so we are extremely cautious with her exposure to other people and he responded, "I didn't wear one when it was required!" What a Great guy! We asked him to leave and he complained and cussed us all the way out the driveway! Don't use this unprofessional jerk! By the way, we have never had a problem with anyone when we ask that they wear a mask around our DISABLED child. read more

THANK YOU David's Piano services for taking the utmost care in moving my baby grand from Minden to Genoa. A crane was necessary for this job and Dave and his team executed it flawlessly! I highly recommend this company, and will use them again in the future! read more

We have a Square Grand Piano that had been in the family for many years. A square grand is not your average piano and takes special expertise. Our granddaughter is learning to play and we thought it would be best to have it tuned. David was very accommodating and punctual on his arrival. After tuning the piano, he identified several issues with this over 150 year old instrument. It had been rebuilt in 1977 with a few shortcomings. David worked on it during the time he was here and corrected some items. We knew that the keyboard had a few sticky keys, and David agreed. He ended up taking it back to his shop and correcting it. After returning the repaired keyboard, he spent more time correcting some other issues. It now sounds great!! Through the entire process, David was awesome. He explained what he was doing and how it affected the performance. I would hire him back for any piano work. All of this for a very reasonable price. read more

I was referred to Dave by a friend so I called him up to move my piano...he and his staff worked sweaty hard to bring my piano safely upstairs with 14 steps to get through. He ensured the move to be safe so he took off all keys apart so nothing gets damaged. I watched him put back everything meticulously .He tuned it beautifully. His price is very comfortable.I won't trust anyone but him. I will sure recommend him highly. read more

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Made an appointment for David to come to the house and look at my grandmother's upright piano. The door bell rang 5 minutes early which is nice for a change. Seems like everyone else you have come over to your house for a service all these days is always late, but David was early. David took a good look at the piano and starts playing a few keys and ya, I know it's out of tune and needs some wood work. Okay, how much? He gave me a number and was $275 UNDER the price he quoted! Now the piano not only sounds great, it looks wonderful and I know my grandmother would be so happy to see it looking and sounding so grand! Seems like some of the other Yelpers have an axe to grind. I dont understand why? My experience was pleasant and he is a very easy going guy. One thing for sure, David is 110% honest! The ivory keys were the same, all except the one he replaced which was chipped by my older brother when we were kids. I have no problem recommending David's Piano Service to anyone! read more

What a beauty.. Our 1920's Ivers & Pond from David has been an outstanding investment. He is a fabulous craftsmen and knowledge of pianos is beyond anyone we met in Reno searching for a used piano. He will only sell and do quality work. He is no high frills fancy shop but his passion and heart shine when you start talking pianos. It's worth the drive to find a piano from hi and he will completely restore, deliver and tune your piano. We are beyond thankful to have worked with him! You are awesome David!!! read more

David's Piano Services - Our fully restored 1920's Ivers & Pond from David has been an outstanding investment. - Piano Stores Near Me - Carson City, Nevada

Hello, We have used david several times in the past and we used his service again recently. We have found him to be honest, reliable and highly skilled at his craft. We would recommend him without question. read more

Beware! Perhaps the most frustrating experience I have ever had in my life. I have a 1918 Steinway grand which I had David help move and tune. He said the keyboard needed work. He had it for about 3 weeks. When he returned it the ivory keys were mysteriously missing and replaced with plastic keys.. The keyboard had never been out of the piano beforehand (since I owned it). Furthermore, the crappy plastic keys that he put on where put on shoddily and it cost over a thousand dollars to put them on right (minus the ivory - as the ivory is cannot be replaced). GET YOUR SERVICE ELSEWHERE or consider yourself forewarned. read more

We made the mistake of trying to move a baby grand piano by ourselves. Well, we got it into the trailer, but decided we needed help getting it out once we'd driven 400 miles to a new home. We called David. He and his crew did a great job. He got the piano moved and tuned. He also helped us with a refrigerator. He and his team were professional and efficient. We were extremely pleased with the work done. I'd highly recommend him. read more

Brought my Chickering in for refurbishing. David told me up front it would take awhile and I could see he had quite a backlog of pianos to repair. I wasn't in a hurry so I agreed. Well after awhile I changed my mind and decided I didn't want to refurbish the piano but would rather trade for a newer one that more closely fit what I was looking for. David was more than accommodating and I feel he gave me a fair trade value. I can't speak to the experiences the other three reviewers on here as of today have had but as for their comments about his demeanor, I think they may have just not understood him. David is a unique cat that's for sure but in my experience most people who do good work in specialized areas like this are. It takes a unique person to be good at it and from the work I've seen of his, he certainly is good. Definitely worth my business and I'd recommend him to anyone. read more

On 1/12/16 I called David to deliver an inexpensive piano I was going to buy from a private party in Carson City to my home north of Reno. Instead he talked me into the Acrosonic for more money, saying it was a better piano. I was unable to go to Carson City to see the piano and decided to trust his expertise and recommendation. Then he went on vacation for a week. On 1/19 he worked on it, said he tuned it 3 times and delivered it on 1/21. By 1/23 it was out of tune. I called him and he yelled at me, wanted to know if my house was hot. It had been in the truck overnight in the cold he said, and then in my hot house (my house is not hot). He tried to blame it on climate. This piano has been beat up pretty bad, the outside wood is all scratched, the front needed staining, the music holder is broken and glued together. Not a well cared for instrument, not surprised the inside is doing this no matter what David says. He spent time putting stain on the wood as if that was all I cared about instead of how it played. He said it sat for a long time and then I played it for 10 hours, what did I expect. I expected it to play, not go out of tune in 2 days. It had to be cheap, it was all beat up. He told me the inside was 'perfect.' I wanted to return it and not mess with it, he wouldn't let me talk, yelled that he would come and fix it. He said if it doesn't fix properly then he will give me my money back and haul it off. On 1/27 He spent 2 hours here. He tightened up the action on every key, said it probably was never done before. He admitted he didn't think I could play, probably wouldn't notice. He thought I was an organ player, since he had delivered an organ to me a few months ago. Then he spent another hour re-tuning it. That was the 4th tuning since 1/19. By 1/29 it had problems again. 2 well played keys were 'clicking' when you played them and the sustain pedal made noise with use. One of the pedals was hanging before he sold it to me, said it was just loose. I waited until 2/1 to call since last time he yelled at me for calling on a Sunday morning. I left a detailed message saying it was up to him to keep coming here until it worked or just take it back. When he called back I tried to be nice. But he wouldn't let me talk, said he didn't realize I was a virtuoso looking for a cheap piano. I told him that's not my fault, he shouldn't have sold me this one, it wasn't in any condition to be sold. He said he'd give me my money back minus the cost of the tuning, minus the cost of the trans. (These things were included in the price). He said he doesn't have the money, can't pay his mortgage, won't be up this way for who knows how long. When I said that was not acceptable, this is not my fault and he needs to take care of this, he hung up on me. I waited a few days and sent him a letter, again trying to be nice. No sense calling, he is unable to handle the phone calls, yells and hangs up. I was hoping he would get in touch and offer to come back. But no. Now, 2/20/16 the piano is so out of tune that I cannot play it anymore. And I cannot in good conscience sell it to anyone else at any price. All I ever heard from David was what an expert he is and I can only surmise that with his level of expertise he was just trying to make a quick buck off a piece of junk. It backfired and now I am stuck with it, a total loss. He tried to make it out that it was somehow my fault. My fault was to trust him to sell me something better than the less expensive one I was originally going to buy. UPDATE: 3/10/16. Dear David: If you had told the truth about this piano all this would have been avoided. When I asked how long it sat there you said you didn't remember. I didn't believe you, it must have been a very long time. If you had told me in the beginning that it might need multiple tunings within a few months time for the tunings to hold instead of screaming that you will come and 'fix' it and it will be fine, then I would have had the chance to decide if this Acrosonic was worth it for me. But you didn't. All that experience, surely you must have known. Instead you saw this post on Yelp and called me 4 times on 3/9/ screaming at my answering machine about how you will sue me unless I take this post down. Why would I pick up and let you scream at me, again. When I didn't answer you again did you call Animal Control with a bogus complaint about my dogs living in 'squalid conditions?' They were shocked, I have a good rapport with them, they know all about my dogs. I am a well respected rescuer. Your 'Invalid" complaint will be ignored if you try it again. How rude trying to get back at me through innocent animals.How about the guy on Google w/1 star. What did you do to him? In business things don't always go right, mistakes are made. People complain. Hanging up and running away from a problem only makes more problems. You need some Anger Management therapy and you owe me a Big apology. Your dad would say Shame! read more

This is one person you should NOT hire. I have first handling witnessed this myself. Daves pianos is someone that looks at every turn to try and rip you off HE IS A THIEF THAT WAY and in many others.He will treat you like you are stupid if you ask him any questions about the moving, even if you have a question about your own piano. If he drops or scratches your piano he will hide it like he tried to do with mine. This was the worst experience I have had yet when hiring off the internet. Save money save time and save the heart ache. Call someone else. read more

I had the pleasure of haveing David come to evaluate mothers piano that had been storage for 15 years. I was concerend that the pianos time my be over due to it being stored. While david was evaulating the piano I was asking many questions about it's condition and david answer them all. After the evaulation david explained what needed to be done. During the restoration peroid he called with information that there was some minor problemm, what was needed, and invited me to come to his shop where he patienly explained what was needed. In the end we received our piano on time and now are enjoying my mothers piano. Thank you David for all you did! read more

David's Piano Service in Carson City NV is THE place to call if you are looking to buy a piano! I purchased a BEAUTIFUL American made Sohmer & Co. console - vertical piano. The price was THE BEST in this area. David got the piano to my house and moved it exactly where I wanted it without any problems. Then he took the next hour tuning my piano and making sure that I was completely satisfied with all aspects of this purchase. He knows everything about pianos and is available to fix problems and to come back anytime I call for a tuning or a small fix. I LOVE my PIANO and my daughter loves it more as she is the one who plays it. THANK YOU David for all of your knowledge and hard work. I would highly recommend this business. read more

I scheduled an appointment with David and he failed to show up. After waiting around for an hour I decided to call him. He answered sounding very groggy and when I reminded him about our appointment, he just said "oops." When I told him it was ok and that I was just going to have someone else come out, he hung up on me. read more

I did not have the best first impression with David. Unlike the others who have written reviews here, David never got past a phone call with me before my gut instinct told me not to pursue his company to move my piano. About 3 months ago, I googled piano movers in my area on the internet and saw that David's business was one who could move in my area. I called and was directed to his voicemail; I left a detailed message. It took him 2 weeks to return my call, and when he did, he did not sound like he was "with it"! He did not sound competent to even hold the conversation with me and very "spacy"! I told him that I had already hired another company to do the job and he acted a little "put out" by that. Anyway, we ended our conversation on the phone. A week later I get another call from him, saying he was returning my call about moving a piano! He obviously had no recollection of our previous conversation! I never phoned him back, and he continued to leave voicemails on my phone for another week, when finally, I guess he gave up. As the old saying goes: "Buyer Beware"! read more