Been meaning to write this review for awhile…read more This place is awful. We signed our seven year old up for ukulele lessons and he was so excited! We got a teacher that honestly just sucked. We had signed up and prepaid for thirty minute lessons once a week. Not only was he flakey, but when he didn't postpone our lessons, he was mostly late to them. He didn't make up the time at the end of the lesson, but often also cut the lesson short. If it wasn't one or the other, it was both. He also consistently came unprepared. Spent a large portion of the lesson printing out sheet music. Why hadn't he done that previously? I couldn't tell you. Then he would chat with our son asking HIM to choose the music. Our son just wanted to learn, he didn't care what they played. And even when he did select something, the teacher would then spend the remainder of their time attempting to search for and transcribe the music. We attempted to reach out to the owner several times. Our names and number were taken each time, usually without a call back. When we did get calls back, it was from the manager or from a woman who could have also been a manager, both of whom were very rude. When I finally spoke to the owner, he seemed to want to be proactive about it. Offered to compensate us for several lessons that we either never received or that were only given partially due to tardiness or incompetence. He also switched us to a different teacher. Apparently we weren't the only ones with complaints about the other guy, so they fired him. The new teacher, Alex, is probably the only person who provided a positive experience for us at this place. I wish he'd just do lessons on his own as we would never recommend anyone go through this place. In the end, we never saw a penny of a refund. No lessons up ended up being credited as promised. And worst of all, they tried to claim we owed them money. For what, you ask? Lessons that were never given while they claimed to be "working all of this out". If I could give this place zero stars, I would. You're better off learning an instrument from your family friend or your dad with mediocre guitar skills from his high school garage band days than you would be at this place.

I'm Very Impressed with Apollo Music. I recently had my 100+…read moreyear old piano tuned. Vincent was very polite and did an amazing job. I would recommend this company in a heart beat to any of my friends.

Ade was excellent and is highly recommended…read more I found this piano on Freecycle, but it had been in storage for years. My son's piano teacher recommended Ade, and I couldn't be happier with the results. I was fearing a high cost due to how long it had been since the piece had been tuned, but Ade found that it was in much better shape than expected. As a result, while I feared an expensive visit, it turned out to be relatively quick to get back into playing shape and clean for $200. Ade's professionalism, warm demeanor, expertise, and honesty were a welcome change from other experiences with private contractors. I enthusiastically recommend hiring Ade if you need a piano tuning.

I am extremely pleased with my experience…read more Mr. Porter was above and beyond my expectation. It had been over 30 years since the last tuning was done to our family upright Wulitzer Piano, which was very difficult to play years ago, and became just a large albatross in our house. I called Mr. Porter, and scheduled an appointment. He was prompt and professional upon arrival. I introduced him to the family piano and he proceeded. He started with a visual diagnosis, and explained his process to me in great detail. He was well prepared for the job, and was meticulous in his preparation to clean, service and tune my 60+ year old piano. As he dismantled the necessary areas, he protected each section of the piano as he acquired access to the strings, and made sure to use extra care not to lose any of the parts, large and small. He checked each string, and using care and caution, he proceeded to correct and repair each string to perfect sound quality. He finished the job, including reassembling the piano, and cleaning each and every key to perfection, in just under 3 hours. When he left, and I went to the piano, after almost 30 years, I played my old familiar tunes, and I actually cried. The piano sounded so beautiful, it was like having an old familiar friend back in my life. Mr. Porter, thank you. I am happy to give you a 5 Star rating.

Did a fantastic job! Great guy who know his stuff. Fixed a pedal for use that we didn't even know…read morewas not working properly.

David is one of a kind. I had taken a family heirloom piano out of storage after nearly 8 years…read more Its a 1921 Ivers & Ponds upright player piano that I played as a child. I wanted to restore the piano (less the cabinet, only the inside works) and David came to the rescue. The top side bellows were stiff as a board from no use, and he took the entire bellows and works and took them home and did his magic! When he returned and installed the new works and new bellows, I was able to sit down and pump out "Red Wing", a song I remember as a child. It was a time to cherish the past and David was a big part of bringing our piano back alive. We can't thank you enough!! We would recommend David for any of your piano needs. He's been in the business for decades and he couldn't be more honest and reasonable in his rates. Thanks again!!!!

Jeff was very thorough when he was tuning our piano. He provides a great explanation as he…read moreprogresses. He's very professional and because he's been playing since a young age, he has a good ear for music. Highly recommend him and he charges a fair price. He even called to let us know he was running late to finish with another customer.

Was great to work with. Was looking for someone to tune our piano because it has been awhile. We…read moreweren't in a rush and Jeff's stayed in contact to make sure the job could be done.There was quite a bit of time between the time I first contacted them to when they were actually able to come and tune the piano. But I do appreciate that they kept in contact and followed up to know that they had personal things going on. It didn't take long and was a reasonable price. He even helped give some tips on how to clean the keys without damaging them.

We needed a crew with a piano dolly and experience to unload an upright piano we agreed to 'store'…read more for a friend - we definitely came out ahead on this one! Steve communicated clearly and quickly and arrived on time to do the job. He and his 2 employees were friendly and expert. They worked slowly and smoothly and they got the piano onto the dolly, unloaded it from the truck and got it up the 3 steps to my small front porch, then made the lift to get the piano off the porch and over the threshold and into the house. Then they maneuvered it to where we wanted it, and very slowly, gently and carefully moved the piano off the dolly and onto the floor. Every move was done slowly and smoothly with an eye on keeping the piano balanced on the dolly - even though they had to shift the way the piano say on the dolly to get it up the stairs and into the house, it was all smooth, slow and gentle. Great job - I highly recommend them!

Nightmare, you'd better of renting a U-Haul and moving YOURSELF than these guys! They over…read morepromised and under delivered! They quoted me a price of 1100 to move from Chico to Napa, the price was to include packing and Unpacking of my things! There were supposed to show up at 9asm with a crew to knock out the packing the night before, THEY ACTUALLY SHOWED UP AT 6pm, without Boxes, or BOX TAPE or Bubble wrap or anything, and no crew just two of them, Luckily I figured out I was in for a screwing days before when they wouldn't return my calls for days on end. Since I couldn't contact them, I pretty much moved my high value and important the previous couple of days with my Dad and a Pickup truck. THANK GOD I DID! Since I could contact them, and they wouldn't return calls left for them the week prior ti the move, I wasn't counting on them at all. Imaging my surprise when they finally called me at 1030pm the night before they are supposed come over and pack me up. During that conversation I learned that they wouldn't be able to pack till after 4pm the next day. Which would mean we would be at it till the wee hours of the morning, as I had to go from Napa to Salinas thursday after the move I needed to be in bed around 9, so I decided to stay up late and pack my stuff MYSELF! LUCKY I DID SINCE WHEN THEY ARRIVED THEY WERE NOT PREPARED TO PACK ME AT ALL! THE NEXT DAY, WEDNESDAY 4pm came and went without movers, so did 5pm, and finally at 5-30 I called to see what was up, (Still enough time to call a replacement company!)they said they were on the way over and would be there shortly, .... I waited! By the time they arrived I had everything packed EXCEPT the dishes in the Kitchen. So I asked if they had any buble wrap, nope of course not, WHGAT WAS I THINKING! n I used towels and shirts and stuff to pack my breakables while they loaded the packed boxes into the truck. We argreed thatthey woyld be over the next morning at 8am to move to Napa. 8 came and went, 9 came and went, 10 came and went 11 came and went, NO CALL, even looked for smoke signal, the sky was blue. My friends had started a pool to bet on If they would call, and when. Finally at 12-30 hey called and were on the way over, RIGHT, we did this one before! I called my Mom and asked for a HUGE favor to have her drive down to Salinas to pick up my Dog, Charlie, from the pet hospital where he was recovering from his emergency surgery. Luckily she could and would, but I would owe her! When they finally arrived they were able to load up my things fairly quickly, they packed NOTHING, and they insisted that would dismantle my Ikea Queen size bed, WHICH THEY WERE UNABLE TO. I AM DISABLED and have lost most of the use of my hands so basically I had to leave my bed, as I can't dismate it, AND will now have to buy a new one, When they quoted me a price we said agreed to $1100 to PACK AND MOIVE, THEY DIDN'T PACK A DARN THING, AND SINCE THEY SHOWED UP WITHOUT A SINGLE THIUNG TO DO Packing, it was plainly obvious, they NEVER intended to pack me, and I was in for a screwing the entire time. Once ALL MY THINGS were in the truck, they wanted to be paid. I told them I did not need them to haul away the stuff from the Garage, and we were just doing the move part of our agreement. So I paid him the $1200 in cash, and he had the audacity to WHINE that they were expecting $1,500. Well I was-expecting to be PACKED, I was expecting my bed to be dismantled and I was expecting them to arrive ON TIME ready to work. I single handily load more of the things than the two movers did! When we got to Napa they basically just threw all the boxes into the living room and took off. Nothing was unpacked, matter of fact the boxes didn't even make it into the rooms for which they were destined! Moves are NEVER fun, and I chose these guys because even though theyr quote was HIGHER than 2 men with a Truck, it was SUPPOSED to be a hands off move, with them doing the work. Nothing could have been FURTHER from the truth! ALL I CAN SAY IS, UNLESS YOU LIKE PAIN, and do't respect yourself enough to hire quality mover, DO NOT USE THESE GUYS! I highly suggest looking into Two Men with a Truck, these guys are USELESS. When they didn't call me back in over a week, I should have made arrangements with TWO EN AND A TRUCK, and got the move don e right!

I was pastor at Sacred Heart Church in Red Bluff from 2018-2024. I used Nathan to tune all our…read morepianos each year, and continue to use him, although I'm now an hour away, because I appreciate his punctuality, honesty, and the quality of his work. I recommend Nathan highly. Fr. Chuck Kelly

From the owner: 2nd generation tuner, 5+years of experience, professional jazz pianist and lover of musicread more

My son surprised me with a beautiful upright piano. Unfortunately, he didn't immobilize the action…read more(hammers) before taking it on a long, bumpy ride then dragging it across a gravel parking lot to deliver it. In spite of this, Mr. Scofield worked his magic and now I have a beautiful, fine instrument, suitable for a virtuoso. Mr Scofield tuned, repaired and voiced my new piano and did a beautiful, professional job. His rates are very reasonable. Who could ask for more? You won't find a better piano tech in this region of Northern Cal.

I would give this business less than one star zero Stars if possible. I have a piano in Chester, a…read moresmall town Northeast of Redding offered to pay to get it fixed, repair and donated and this Schofield piano tuning and repair refused. My services said they don't repair or tune pianos in Chester which mind you is 70 miles away. They don't want to get paid to fix something and then keep it after they fixed it to do with what they want. So yeah no stars horrible... Just horrible

Great working with Jay! He's very professional, was on time and prices are very fair. Will continue…read moreto use him for future piano tuning.

I contacted Forte Piano Service to service/tune my Baldwin upright. jay the owner arrived promptly…read moreat my appointment time. Jay was friendly, and professional. Jay was able to tune my 70's piano back to sounding like a piano. Jay also provided a honest assessment of my piano. The cost to tune my piano was very reasonable. I definitely will be using Jay again for my next piano service. Thank You Jay.

Left a message, to my surprise I was contacted immediately…read more A friendly, knowledgeable technician went out of his way to make his services available.

I recently hired Bill Barnett to tune my piano. He spent a lot of time on it, and the piano sounded…read moremuch better than before. However, I was disappointed to discover that it wasn't tuned to the industry standard of A440. While I didn't explicitly request it to be tuned to A440, it is the standard for piano tuning. The next day when I discovered it was so flat, the tuner explained that he believed tuning it flat would help it stay in tune longer. This approach was not what I expected. Usually if a piano is very out of tune, or has never been tuned before, it takes a couple of visits to get it up to A440 and get it to stay there. When I expressed my concerns, he was very understanding, said it was a miscommunication, and willingly refunded my payment, which I appreciated. While his effort and customer service were good, I've decided to go with someone else to ensure the piano is tuned to the standard. This tuner may work for someone who wants a piano that is tuned to "itself," for a good price, but unfortunately, my son and I couldn't even play along to an instructional video on YouTube because it was so flat.