Piano Services

Comprehensive Piano Services by An Expert

Michael A. Kimbell offers a full range of piano tuning, maintenance, regulation, voicing and repair services in San Francisco and northern San Mateo County, California.


Since 1979, Michael has been a Registered Piano Technician in the Piano Technicians Guild. He is currently the piano technician for the San Francisco Community Music Center, Noontime Concerts in San Francisco, and Music at Kohl Mansion.


He also does tuning and field maintenance of Yamaha Disklavier™ pianos, harpsichords and historic pianos as well as tuning, maintenance and evaluations of all pianos. As a professional technician, composer and musician, Michael strives to bring out the best musical qualities of any instrument he is working with.


Michael’s training includes a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Cornell University, a diploma from the Niles Bryant School of Piano Tuning, and the Yamaha Corporation Disklavier™ Seminar. Michael has been an instructor at national and state conventions of the Piano Technicians Guild and is the author of two series of technical and theoretical articles on tuning in the Piano Technicians Journal.


Does your piano need some attention from a true expert? Michael Kimbell, RPT should be your first call. Reach out today to make your first appointment. We can’t wait to meet you and keep your piano singing and operating at its full potential.

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What Does Tuning a Piano Do?

Tuning a piano entails modifying the tension of its strings, consequently changing their pitch, or frequency of vibration, by twisting the tuning pins to which they're attached, so that each string sounds pleasingly in harmony with the others.

Why Does a Piano Need to be Tuned?

Due to use and strain, piano strings can stretch over time, causing the piano to become out of tune. When pianos are tuned on a regular basis, they are easier to tune, stay in better shape, and retain their worth. Tuning on a regular basis also avoids damage caused by overstretched strings.

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