Piano Tuning
My name is Milen Varimezov and I stand next to pianos all day - first, as a piano technician, and later in the day as a piano teacher.
Looking at pianos through a set of eyes of a technician has helped me in my teaching. The opposite is also true - as a teacher working with students on their technique and expression, I am often thinking about what the piano needs in order to facilitate the student "to bring out" the music, to produce the exact sound that they were looking for when pressing every single note. So both of those are
needed -- a well developed musical sensitivity and playing technique, but also an instrument that will deliver.
In the case of the aspiring piano student, the condition of their instrument can make the difference between a long lasting motivation to learn, and a feeling of lost interest and doubts that improvement is ever possible.
Here is where I come to help and we make sure to allow only the first of those two scenarios to become a reality.
About
I have been servicing pianos for the past twelve years, the last five of which in the DFW area.
In addition to private clientele, music teaching studios and churches located mainly in the north-eastern section of the metroplex, I've been doing regular piano work as a contractor technician at SMU Meadows School of Music since 2021, helping with maintenance of the school's piano inventory, among which concert hall instruments, teaching studios and classrooms. I've also tuned for several DFW's piano dealers.
My services include:
Tuning, Action Regulation, Tone Regulation/ Voicing
String Replacement, Cleaning.
Click below to schedule your appointment.
Customer Reviews:
by Andrew S. on 12/2/2019, on Yelp:
Excellent service! Milen arrived to tune our baby grand piano today. He was friendly, professional and knowledgeable, as well as a skilled musician. He did a wonderful job tuning our piano.
by Elizabeth P. on 3/4/2021, on Yelp:
Milen was fast to respond to my inquiry and flexible with our schedule since we had to work around distance learning. He was prompt to the appointment, wore a mask throughout, and was thorough with the tuning. Our piano had not been tuned in several years and now it sounds amazing. Thank you!!!
by Anny C. on 11/23/2025, on Google:
Milen is a very professional piano technician, not only he did a beautiful job tuning the piano but also very patient to listen my concerns and questions about my piano. I am so grateful to have him and definitely recommend his service.
Milen arrived to tune our baby grand piano today. He was friendly, professional and knowledgeable, as well as a skilled musician. He did a wonderful job tuning our piano.
What you should know about your piano's tuning needs
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Tuning is a basic maintenance for your piano that will prolong greatly life, and will preserve keep its value over time.
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A piano needs a tuning every 6 to 8 months depending on climate factors and usage. In a place with high humidity like Texas, pianos will go out of tune faster therefore regular tunings at this time interval is highly recommended.
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An obvious, immediate benefit from a tuning is the better sound of the piano which those playing and listening to it will enjoy. Aside from that, the piano strings get adjusted to the proper amount of tension which gets all of the piano components function at their best. Without this regular maintenance, the piano will lose its ability to hold a tuning properly, on top of higher likelihood of string breakage upon tuning and issues with other parts of the instrument.
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Yet, the best reason to do it, is because you don't want for you or your child to make music using an instrument that is unmusical. It is very important for the development of children's musical ears that they play on a well-tuned piano.
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Shouldn't a piano be tuned less frequently when it is new?
Actually, a piano needs more frequent tuning in the first two years of its life. That's because its parts continue to adjust to the enormous tension the many strings exert on the rest of the instrument which causes the piano to go out of tune faster.
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You don't play it much anymore. Do you still need to tune it as often?
Pianos go out of tune even if they are not played. The amount of playing and the way of playing would affect its tuning somewhat, but the main one that we need to blame for causing pianos to get out of tune is the weather. As seasons, temperatures, and humidity levels change, the wood (which is the material for most of the piano) swells and contracts, and that affects the strings' tension.
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Is there anything I can do to help my piano stay at its best shape, besides regular tunings?
Yes. Keeping the humidity and temperature around the piano the same is something that will help the tuning stability of the instrument. The place of the piano in the home will make a difference. Make sure to place it away from a window, and next to an inner wall if possible, to reduce moisture around the piano, especially in the winter months. Avoid having the sun beams directly on it, or having it against a fan. That would dry it out.
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