David Andersen Pianos

I first met David about 10 years ago when attending one of the amazing concerts he produced and I have been so privileged to know and work with him ever since. David is a true artist and a deep, passionate human being. I am a musician, composer, teacher and producer and refer my students and colleagues to David exclusively when they need a restorer or tuner. He is one of an elite few on his level and is well-​known for his skill, musicianship and integrity.
David has completely rebuilt four of my students’ pianos and has done an incredible job on them all. One of those was a turn-​of-​the-​century Steinway that my student had bought in New York and had shipped to LA. I will never forget when my student eagerly showed me the piano for the first time and my heart sank when I played it. It was a beautiful instrument physically but was ruined sonically. I recommended David, thinking that maybe he could improve it somewhat but never imagining that he would turn it into one of my favorite pianos I’ve ever played. My student also had a Bosendorfer; I’m a Bosendorfer fanatic, but after David restored the Steinway we played it exclusively at our lessons. I produced a live jazz series in 2009; David was my tuner for that series and was a wonderful support as well.
I recommend David wholeheartedly in all capacities: as a master-​level piano restorer and rebuilder, a tuner with an exquisite ear, a concert producer with the highest taste level and a wonderful and interesting human being to boot.

As a second generation tuner-​technician, and owner of a piano dealership in a part of Northern California with very few tuner-​technicians, I am called upon to tune and service pianos for both recording and performing artists of the highest caliber.
I searched and spoke to many technicians about studying advanced concert/​recording tuning techniques of the highest caliber and the same name kept coming up: David Andersen. I spent three days under his tutelage, watching, listening, then performing this work, then watching and listening more. I am definitely changed forever as a technician for one simple reason: his insistence on ignoring what we’ve been taught in lieu of making adjustments by feel and «for the artist.» A kind, gentle soul, with a worldwide perspective and recognition, David’s work is superb, and the fact that he’s willing to share his knowledge is heart warming. Thanks for the eye opening introspective lessons, Maestro Andersen.

There’s no shortage of good piano technicians in Los Angeles, but in terms of great ones, there’s just a small handful, and David Andersen is one of them.
David has worked on my pianos for over 20 years now. He is passionate about his craft, and a vast resource of knowledge about the complex inner workings of pianos. In particular, his tunings are simply extraordinary — after David finishes tuning and voicing my Steinway, it has a distinctly beautiful, luminescent quality that no other tuner has been able to duplicate.
David is also a caring, sincere, down to earth person, and it’s always a pleasure to see him.
If you are a serious player and discerning about how your piano is tuned and voiced, and you must simply have the best, then David Andersen won’t disappoint.

Mr. Andersen is by far the best consignment broker that I have used to both acquire and sell my collection of pianos. His knowledge is unsurpassed and the care and effort that he has put into each transaction I have done with him has been nothing short of expert. Thank you to both Dave and Jay for making my life so much easier in handling all of the small details that make the big details seem effortless.
Be forewarned Dave is a piano lover and an expert as well as a premium source for high end, quite expensive pianos. I can not think of anyone in Southern California that has the depth of knowledge that David has.

This company left my piano unplayable and damaged. I have contacted them several times in the hopes that they would make it right, pay for the repairs by another tech, or anything reasonable. He will not respond to phone calls, emails, or any attempts. I have given him a year to do so. Nothing. He charged a very high fee, based on his reputation, but now he is not living up to it. Don’t risk your tech work or restoration on this company.

David is a legend in the piano world. We hired him to consult on a 1920s baby grand piano. David’s folks scheduled the appointment and David showed up when promised. He took the baby grand apart and went through every key, note. He was with us for an hour and gave us a comprehensive assessment. The only comment I would give is that David is probably not the guy to call for a family piano where its just the kids playing or a less expensive piano rebuild. We ultimately went with a much less expensive piano rebuilder to have the work he recommended done at ¹⁄₁₀^th the price. However, if you have a really high end piano-​this is your guy or even if you have an heirloom and you want a House MD kind of diagnosis-​this is your man.