Darren has been wonderful repairing my flutes and piccolo. He dealt with an issue on my piccolo…read morethat had stumped other shops. When my flute had needed a major repair reshaping or replacing the tube, he took time to research options for me. Whenever a minor repair is urgently needed he quickly schedules a drop-in appointment. His work is always top-notch professional and he explains the issue, the repair, and has time for me to test it and possibly make further adjustments. I highly recommend Cantor Flute Repair!

Pro quality work from a pleasant, careful, and highly experienced piano technician. Don't hesitate…read moreto entrust your piano to her care.

Ingrid arrive as agreed…read more She demonstrated extensive knowledge of pianos and did a complete restoration and tuning of my piano. She was very enjoyable to talk to and answered all my questions in great detail. The cost of the service was very reasonable for the quality and extent of the repair work. WE won't use anyone else to work on our piano. I have already scheduled my next tuning.

The best! I brought my old violin in. Hadn't played for decades. The owner told me what needed to…read morebe fixed and why, and also what I didn't need to do. He did a great job, over and above, to set me up for my exciting new journey. The price was reasonable, and I got my fiddle and bow back in a week or so and it sounds great.

I kick myself a bit for not taking my grandfather's violin to Kim Manselle when I acquired it. I…read moretook it to a rather renowned luthier in Portland who sadly did nothing with it for 3, yes 3, years. When I showed it to Kim, he said it would take a month or two to bring it back to playable condition. He did just that for 1/3 of what I would have paid the renowned luthier. Thank you Kim!

I had such a wonderful experience with Michelle's Piano and would highly recommend them, especially…read morefor something as precious and sentimental as a family piano. My parents bought our DH Baldwin baby grand in 1991. It's the piano my brother and I both learned on as children, so having it moved from my parents house into my new home was incredibly meaningful. The movers were absolutely amazing--professional, careful, efficient, and treated the piano with the level of care you would hope for with such a prized possession. The customer service was also excellent from start to finish. We were in the middle of an incredibly stressful move, and Michelle's Piano made this part of the process completely easy and stress-free. I actually became emotional seeing the piano sitting in my new home. Knowing its history with my family and now having it in the home where I'm raising my own family was such a special full-circle moment. Thank you to everyone at Michelle's Piano, especially the wonderful moving team, for taking such great care of something that means so much to us!

Why most people utilize regular household movers to move their pianos is a mystery to me? I was so…read moreimpressed with the professionalism and knowledge of our piano movers. They took great care to carefully breakdown, skillfully wrap and protect our grand piano. They efficiently loaded and secured it in the truck. What an amazing experience! Don't trust just any company to move your fragile instruments. Excellent experience all around.

I made a personal goal this year to learn a musical instrument mostly because I wanted a creative…read moreoutlet for stress - I work full time as an engineer and work can get really crazy. I have always admired the cello and really wanted to learn. I was unsure of how difficult this would be not knowing how to read notes and possibly not having enough time to practice. This is where Carli comes in - she is a godsend. Carli is extremely patient and focuses a lot on technique, which I really appreciate. I also like that she focuses on nailing down the basics - the bow hold, shifting and scales so you have all the tools to play most any song and play it well! She also goes above and beyond and has often gone over the lesson time to make sure I get things right. Further, she suggested extra material and pointers that I have found very helpful while learning the instrument and techniques. Make no mistake, the cello is a difficult instrument to learn and master but Carli makes this process easy. In addition to her incredible skills as a cello instructor, she is very accommodating with her time. This is important for me since my schedule tends to change a lot and she has always been flexible. I highly recommend Carli as a cello instructor for people of all ages. She is an extremely gifted teacher and a wonderful person to boot!

As a busy father of two, I started taking lessons with Carli skeptical that I could learn cello and…read moreimprove upon my musical ability. However, I enjoyed learning from Carli right from the start. Learning from her felt comfortable and she provided a good balance between pushing me to go further in technique, musical knowledge and overall playing ability and just enjoying playing music. In just a few short lessons, I felt that I progressed significantly largely due to my lessons with Carli. I definitely recommend her for both adults and children that want to learn how to play cello and improve their musical ability.

If you're looking to buy a piano, Classic Pianos is the place to go. Taylor helped us with buying…read moreour used Kawai piano and we're really happy with it. Delivery was quick and seamless and their trade-up policy is a great way for us to stay connected with the business in the future. They have a huge showroom and a lot of different options for what your family is looking for!

Symphony No. 2: Trading in my piano…read more I had purchased a 1930's Knabe grand from Portland Piano in 2012. It's served me well, but totally needs to be rebuilt, and I don't want to spend my cash on that. On top of that, I've downsized via divorce and it's been in storage for about a year. All this time, I'm reviewing pianos and all of my options. I'm an old-school, classically-trained pianist. In the past, I have never been impressed with digital pianos. But knowing my footprint and not wanting to annoy the neighbors, I'm thinking I need to have a silencer in place. The after-market products that you can put on an acoustic is one thing, but after having gone down from a grand piano to an upright footprint, I'm not really crazy about getting "an upright." So I look into Kawai Novus 10S and compare it with the Yamaha AvantGrand N1X. These are upright sized digital pianos with a very real feel and sound to them. Look up the technology if you're interested, it's prettt cool. I can't really figure out why the Kawai is 8k more. Both are stunning in terms of action, feel and audio quality. Both feel like their brand... Kawai is warm and yielding, Yamaha is more quick and bright. Both have great tone. Some people love one over the other, but to me, they are comparable in touch and sound quality. I don't see 8k more worth of it in the Kawai. Also. Take a look at the case on the Kawai vs Yamaha. Yamaha has a much more clean, sleek look. Kawai just looks...heavy...visually. Of course, Portland Piano is willing to take my piano as trade in and sell me the Novus. They aren't Yamaha dealers. When I am telling the salesperson I really wanted to get into a Yamaha N1X, it was a better price, they had a few choices... lower the price on the Kawai to make it worth my business, or... not. Salesperson pinged me to tell me about a hot Clavinova they got in on consignment. Obviously she doesn't know her pianos very well, if a customer is looking for something like a 10S or N1X, and they call all pushy about a Clavinova. Portland Piano did not do much of anything to retain me as a customer, so I called over to Classic Pianos. Not only did I not get the runaround, they offered me a trade-in, sight unseen, along with a swift purchase over the phone. When the salesperson said it might take a bit because they have to ship it in, imagine my happiness when they called just a few days later to schedule delivery. Delivery went well, and I love my new piano. I hope it's this easy again with my next trade-in. Thanks, Taylor and team!

Quick turnaround when purchasing a used Steinway D from Portland. My tuner up in Seattle agreed…read morewith his assessment, so love not getting surprise for this big purchase.

My boys are the fourth generation playing on our family's 1920 Steinway piano. And boy has this…read moreinstrument experienced some highs and lows during its 90+ years. Owned first in our family by accomplished musicians and piano teachers and now suffering through those beginning scales and first piano pieces ("Mary Had a Little Lamb" has been played about a bazillion times in our home this year). The piano has always looked lovely in our home, but looks can be deceiving. Steinway pianos of that era have some issues. So I wasn't at all surprised that some serious renovation and reconditioning is recommended at this point. Our current piano teacher highly recommended Denis Wilkinson and he was professional, prompt and courteous. It was easy to schedule an appointment through email (http://wilkinsonpianoservice.com/Contact.html) and he called the day of the appointment to let me know he was available earlier if that was convenient for me. Mr. Wilkinson worked at Moe's Pianos in Portland before hanging up his own shingle almost 20 years ago. And according to his website, he is the world's only manufacturer of replacement block valves for Aeolian player pianos (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeolian_Company). Even though a serious reconditioning and replacement is recommended, that more expensive option was not pushed on us. And after we discussed the piano's current use and life, we were given some other reasonably priced options. I really appreciate when you feel you can trust a professional's option because they aren't pushing you (or guilting you) into services that are beyond your comfort level or need. That alone is worth my continued business.

My daughter has been taking Piano lessons from Annisa for more than an year. Out of all her…read moreextra-curricular activities she is always triple enthused in going for Piano lessons. Thanks to Annisa. Annisa has a great personality as a teacher. She is strict and very friendly, and she blends these very nicely from student to student and that is what makes her a lovable & GREAT teacher. From what I see, she has level set my daughter that learning Piano is nothing but fun. The coursewares recommended by Annisa are FAR better than what I have seen. Another biggest advantage is the "Mock Recital"& "Recital" she arranges every now and then, which completly has given ample confidence in my daughter to perform in public and at any venue on a Grand Piano. I have recommended 3 of friends' kids to her and they feel the same way too. To put it short, if you want a kid-friendly, efficient & productive teacher, you can count 200% on Annisa.