Tickled Ivories Piano Service

09/25/2026

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09/19/2026

Opportunity

We’re hiring! 🎶

Cincinnati Choral Academy is looking for a Director to lead our choir at Gamble Montessori!

📍 Gamble Montessori
🗓 Tuesdays, 3:45–5:00 PM
💵 $75/rehearsal hour + 5 workshop/performance Saturdays at $100/day

Join us in creating meaningful musical experiences for young singers across Cincinnati!

Interested, or do you know someone who would be a great fit? Reach out to [email protected] for more information.

09/17/2026

When I visit your home to service your piano for the first time I’m going to do a few things before I tune the first note. I sample each note on the piano to create a tuning curve specific to your piano, it makes even the gnarliest pianos sound sweet. If it’s been a while since you’ve had the piano tuned I can get your piano to a stable tune in just one visit. I take care of incidental repairs like sticky keys and pedal squeaks. I’m cool with kids and pets. You can schedule online and skip playing phone tag, link in the comments. I accept cash, check, card, Venmo and Paypal.

09/17/2026

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09/13/2026

Well, Labor Day has come and gone so you know what that means? Pumpkin Spice piano tunings are back at Tickled Ivories Piano Service!!! 🎃🎃🎃 Your first time service includes: interior cleaning, bench and pedal service, precision tuning curve based on your piano, and incidental repairs like sticky keys. I have 24 Hour online scheduling so we don’t have to play phone tag. Just find a time that is good for you and I show up smiling. I take cash check card Paypal and Venmo! Link in the comment section.Hope to hear from you soon.

07/19/2026

Hey if you got water in the basement and you have a piano upstairs you might want to keep an eye on the moisture content in the pin block. Depending on your home’s HVAC (or lack thereof) your piano might get a big change in the ambient humidity which can make the tuning unstable. Message me with questions. You do not have to be a client. (AI generated image for funsies only)

07/14/2026

Got a pleasant surprise today, normally I don’t talk about my clients. (the sacred Piano tech client confidentiality is unshakable) But I’ll let this slip. Turns out I’ve been tuning for the pianist of Superman’s favorite band, THE Mighty Crabjoys. That’s pretty cool I think. Maybe I can get him to introduce me to Green Lantern.

06/25/2026

When you have Tickled Ivories Piano Service out to service your piano you can be sure that it’s in good hands. I’ve been doing this almost 35 years now. I sample each note on your piano and create a custom tuning curve that gets any piano sounding sweeter. It doesn’t matter the make model or age if it’s got strings I can tune it. But what I find most of my clients appreciate is my online booking system. You can go online and schedule your appointment with no phone tag or delay. I’m cool with your pets and your kids. I also do most repairs, regulation, string replacements, hammer voicing, and keytop repair and replacement. Just click on the Book Now button and get your appointment scheduled. I hope to hear from you soon.

05/10/2026

Hey, let’s have a quick talk about hantavirus… I became aware of hantavirus around 15 years ago. I will usually vacuum out the interior of an upright before I do anything else, hantavirus is one of the reasons I do that. Mice love pianos and they can set up a thriving little community inside. While it’s possible to contract hantavirus from your piano, it’s not very likely. It’s a bigger issue in the southwestern states. No matter, I will clean the interior of your piano and advise you about a deep cleaning underneath the keys (I do charge extra for that because I have to take a lot of stuff apart) If you are worried about or have a rodent infestation in your piano, give me a shout. I’ll take the proper steps to remove the ‘special presents’ a rodent leaves behind. Even if they aren’t carrying disease they’re gross…

04/04/2026

I use diagnostic tools on your piano before I ever turn a pin. Why? Because how can you get to where you want to go, when you don’t know where you are? I just love showing clients their before and after shots. I could tune your piano by ear, but this produces a more consistent end result. Here are two examples. The curved line is the best sounding stretch for your instrument the little blue dots are the pitches of every note. The dots are lined up with the keyboard graphic below.

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