LA Piano

This place is a really good value if you are in the market for a second-​hand piano. Tuning and lessons too. Really great service and nice people!

Peter was amazing! I found him using Unilocal,and what a find he was! After tuning our piano for about an hour or so, he started playing some piano pieces much to our delight! He’s very friendly, humble, and professional. He shared some stories with us about how he serviced popular artists around the world such as Stevie Wonder, Barbara Streisand, Yiruma, etc. His expertise is above average and we recommend him fully! I’m happy to have found Peter!
If you live near Koreatown/​Central LA, you’re in luck! His store is located in Koreatown and can arrange to meet with you soon. I called in for a tuning and was able to see him in 2 days.

Peter was on time and did a fine job! Thanks!

I found a piano I really liked, so after getting some discount I bought it. I can’t remember how many times he was saying «I’ll give you a new bench. I’ll go to your house to tune up in 6 months» until I actually paid at the store. And he did neither of them!
The delivering guys said Peter found the original chair, so no new chair. Oh ok. Since the bench is of course matching to the piano in a good condition. And after 6 months, I called him and he said he would check his schedule and never called me back again. He seems really friendly until you buy something, but once it is done, he doesn’t care! I wouldn’t complain if he didn’t push this sales talk so much. Very fishy and used furniture shop type of guy. So after all, I didn’t get a real discount. He didn’t have any intentions (new chair and free turning) from the beginning since he gave us a discount on the piano.

I’m updating my review. (obviously).
Having had Peter as a piano technician for some years now. I can honestly say– I still have not found anyone better. Why? Because he’s simply the best. Recently having acquired a friend’s used grand piano, he hauled all the way to west side (and yes poor guy has to drive EVERYWHERE!), to tune both my pianos.
As any educated person would know– if an instrument has been sitting for a while, collecting dust– no matter how shiny it looks outside, it’s the inside that sustains the most damage– if not kept up. As expected the older grand had not been taken care of. In situations like this, you’re not able to adjust the piano too much– or the strings will sustain permanent damage. For example, if a person has not stretched for years, forcing them to bend all the way down to the floor would pull their muscles. get it? same concept.
Since he is so in demand, I try to call at least a week ahead to schedule an appointment. If you’re one of the many impatient, «i-​want-​it-​now» kind of individuals, then kindly please move on. A respected technician needs more than just simply 24 hours for an appt. Please take care and give him the respect and time he needs to properly do his job. But what can I say? There will always be imbeciles out there that don’t understand what a delicate process the handling of a piano is. You get what you pay for. And if you’re an impatient dimwit, your attempts to acquire Peter’s services will be unsuccessful.
I’m going to play my pianos now. Whenever Peter finishes my instrument, it sounds like gold, dripped in unicorn tears.

We’re house-​sitting a friends old piano that hasn’t been tuned in 20+ years. It was painfully out of tune, but Peter was able to bring this piano back to life!
Professional. Friendly. On-​time. I will definitely use his services again.

I had Peter tune my piano a few months ago, and he did an excellent job. I had just moved a few days ago and wanted my piano re-​tuned, so I called him this past Thursday to schedule a new tuning. He took down my new address, and told me that he would check his schedule and call me back later that day. Didn’t hear from him, so I called him again the next morning and left a message asking him to call me back so that I can have my piano tuned. I didn’t get any response to my voice mail, so I called him AGAIN on Monday (yesterday) to schedule the tuning (the fact that I called him a third time is a testament to how good he is at what he does; I usually don’t give people a second, much less a third, chance to get my business).
When I spoke to him on Monday, there was no apology for not calling me back on the two previous calls. He just asked for my address AGAIN, and told me that he needed to check his schedule AGAIN. He told me that he would call me back later that day. From the fact that I’m giving him a 1-​star review, you can surmise that he didn’t call me back.
What happened to his professionalism? I had such a great experience the first time I used his services, from scheduling to the actual tuning. The second time around was the complete opposite. Was it because I moved to Lawndale (which is very close to my previous city of Redondo Beach, where he tuned my piano the first time) and he didn’t want to travel that far? If that’s the case, why didn’t he just tell me that he doesn’t service my area? I would have completely understood. Instead he just blew off one of his customers, which is unacceptable.

Thank you Unilocal and everyone who wrote in about Peter — thankfully, it was all true — he was friendly, gracious, on time, and great at what he does. He didn’t use an electric tuner, he showed my piano much love, and left it sounding amazing. I’ve found my tuner for life.

Peter really does treat pianos with respect. He tuned my piano with the utmost care and I appreciated his time in explaining everything to me. My piano has never sounded so good! It really sounded amazing after he worked on it, and his prices are very reasonable. He also tunes for professional pianists so I know that he has lots of experience. Peter is the only tuner that I will trust with my piano.

I cannot say enough about this man, though first I must thank the two people who reviewed him first… because I wouldn’t have found him otherwise! Yay for Unilocal!
Peter is a complete and total gem. He’s a gentleman with warmth and clearly knows what he is doing. I grew up with a Steinway grand piano and have watched the same man tune it and care for it since I was a little girl… and that’s what I saw in Peter. He has perfect pitch and uses a tuning fork… none of the cold electronic tuners here. He is a piano builder and player so he really and truly knows the ins and outs of a piano. He has over 30 years experience all around the world at all levels. I thought he’d be out of my league once I read about his credentials, but he is perfectly reasonable. He had quoted me $ 84 to tune my upright grand, though it wound up being $ 100 because I had a couple of extra things I needed to have done. Completely reasonable and my piano sounds so good right now I could kiss it! He’s my tuner for life, that’s for sure!

It was worth the wait for Peter Hwangbo. He was very professional, respectful, and efficient. His fees are reasonable.

This guy is excellent.
I had to hire him after a different piano tuner messed it up. The poor tuning was ruining my recordings and driving me crazy.
Along comes Peter and treats my piano with the respect it deserves.
I couldn’t more highly recommend him!