Despite general rising prices my tuning fee will remain at £60 inc.

and I expect to maintain that for at least the next 12 months. 

These days I prefer online payments if possible, otherwise cheque 

or cash. 

 

I have recently received the third Booster Vaccination and Flu Jab.

Combined with testing and common-sense measures I am confident I am protecting

 my customers and myself from any infections.

I am gradually working through approx. 2 years backlog of tuning appointments

and have been sending out my regular reminder cards.

Please contact me if I have inadvertently missed you or you are 

a new customer.

mwpianos@aol.com

01728 453978   

I am pleased to say that I  had my vaccination  over 3 weeks ago and am gradually getting back to business after the New Year Lookdown inline with Government Guidelines.  I certainly will be observing common sense measures such as social distancing and sanitising hands. 

Please contact me via landline 01728 453978 or email mwpianos@aol.com. 

I do carry a mobile phone but because the nature of my work means I am either driving or working on pianos I ask customers to leave a voice message on my landline (or call me in the evening) and I will contact you directly. I am generally always available all day on Monday, office day.

An email goes directly to my mobile phone and I can get back to you quickly if needed. 

I look forward to seeing all my customers old and new in 2021 and keeping your pianos in fine tune.

 COVID UPDATE JANUARY 2021

Indeed I am still in business and have been tuning pianos during 2020.

As we have been through such confusing times I discontinued my reminder postcards for the time being as I certainly don't want to put my customers in an uncomfortable situation and have only responded to requests.  

However in this recent 2021 lockdown I have thought it sensible to suspend house visits for tuning etc.

I have been assured I will get vaccinated in mid-February and will feel more confident to visit.

These precautions are for your safety and mine. During the pandemic I have been taking the recommended precautions of sanitising my hands and keeping social distance when tuning. No refreshments necessary and preferably online payment although I can accept cheques etc. 

Please DO contact me by phone on 01728 453978 or email mwpianos@aol.com and I will get to you as soon as it is possible.

I have had to make a small increase in my fee to £60. I haven't put my prices up for a few years and needs must. However I rarely make extra charges for repairs, etc and try to keep as reasonable as is possible.

Thank you for your patience, Malcolm.

My actual email address

My email address, which is not published on my Website is:

mwpianos@aol.com or use the contact form on website:

www.pianotuning.uk.com

One of the most frequently asked questions I get is: "How much does it cost to get my piano tuned"?
The answer is: "I have a standard charge of £55. It is very rarely more than this unless I have to use costly materials or spend a lot more time working on it. Distance makes no difference either"

Internet links for piano lessons, etc.

There are many free resources for piano players of all abilities and ages on the Internet.
You sometimes have to do the usual trawl through commercial sites and old/dead/confusing links, but there are some excellent, fun and educational places out there!
I have been suggesting the following to customers recently:

www.youtube.com Type in 'free piano lessons' or 'how to play piano' or 'how to read music' etc.
You can also type in the name of a tune/band/style followed by 'piano lesson'.
As an example I found this:
www.freepianolessons4kids.com

My long time favorite for theory practice is:
www.emusictheory.com
there is a great note drill exercise here. (You need to have Java installed, which is painless!)
Also, www.musictheory.net is a simple and clear site.
www.ptg.org click resources then 'learning center'. Yes its American, which is slightly different.
If you go to 'for pianists' you can print and cut-out/fold your own Grand Piano!

When you have a spare moment, the most obvious start is to 'Google' such phrases as:
'free piano sheet music for beginners'. Here I found www.8notes.com
or 'free sheet music', etc. There are many thousands of chord based songs on dozens of guitar sites which can be adapted to piano.

www.freebyte.com/music is for advanced music software, etc.

Happy hunting. If you find any fun/easy/simple games for children please let me know:
mwpianos@aol.com