Burd and Sons Piano Service
Expert Piano Tuning
in St. Louis by
Master Tech
Joe Kemple
Master Piano Technician
38 Years of Experience
Over 10,000 Pianos Tuned
Are You Here Because You Recently Obtained a Used Piano?
Many of our clients contact us after another tuning didn’t hold, didn’t sound right, or didn’t address underlying issues.
We do it right the first time, GUARANTEED!
I Need My Regular Seasonal Service
My Piano Hasn't Been Tuned in a Long Time
Piano Tuning for St. Louis Homes
St. Louis’ historic neighborhoods, from Lafayette Square’s grand Victorian homes to the cultural corridors of the Central West End and Tower Grove South, host some of the finest acoustic pianos in the Midwest. Seasonal humidity swings—driven by the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers—cause soundboards and action components to expand and contract, leading to pitch drift, uneven key response, and mechanical wear if not addressed with precise, climate-aware care.
We regularly service pianos throughout St. Louis, including homes in Downtown, Soulard, Dogtown, and The Hill. By tailoring our tuning and action regulation to the city’s microclimates, we help each piano maintain consistent pitch, smooth touch, and long-term structural integrity.
Burd and Sons brings Joe Kemple’s 38 years of professional experience directly to your home. With master-level technique and a deep understanding of St. Louis’ unique environmental conditions, we ensure every piano remains mechanically sound, tonally stable, and a joy to play for years to come.
Our piano is old and well-loved... thank goodness we found Burd and Sons to keep it tuned and in top-notch condition. They are professional, prompt and flexible (for those times I schedule online and then have to change my appointment)! Look no further for a great company to service your piano!
Joe did a great job tuning our piano. He was very thorough and punctual. Highly recommend!
Great service and accurate piano tuning.
Joe is the easiest and friendliest to work with!!
Absolutely wonderful, highly recommend! Couldn’t have been an easier or nicer experience! Joe is such a professional, so reasonable AND has online services! Gave me great advise about my piano and we are just thrilled to bits! We have a very special heirloom piano and I wouldn’t pick anyone else. You wont go wrong!
Joe took time to thoroughly tune and clean my Baby Grand Baldwin piano. The piano was gorgeous inside and out when he finished. Joe is friendly, talented, professional, and very likable.
Joe cleaned, tuned and repaired our family paino after sitting for 9 years. It sounds so beautiful now and ready for the next generation to begin their lessons on it. Also, he was very honest and charged less than quoted as it look less time than anticipated.
Joe did a fantastic job bringing my 30-year-old piano back to life. It is an instrument that was of modest quality from the beginning and hadn't been tuned in years, so I wasn't very optimistic about its future. I was amazed at what Joe was able to do! He really knows pianos. Mine sounds better now than when it was new. I am so pleased!
Joe is incredibly friendly and very professional. I always know that my piano is in good hands when he comes to do a tuning. Highly recommend.
Joe is so great! Online scheduling is easy and convenient, as well as reminders. And in person, Joe is friendly, respectful, and really really good at what he does, especially with my very old piano! Highly recommend Burd and Sons to anyone!
Joe is very professional and knowledgeable. We have an old piano that hadn’t been played or tuned for about 15 years. It sounds beautiful now. Thank you.
I have a small grand piano in my “hobby” studio. I had scheduled to do a tuning and regulation as I haven’t been entirely happy with the sound since it was last tuned by another company. However, Joe recommended we wait on the regulation and instead suggested some sound treatment I can do to the room first. He did complete the tuning, including giving extra attention to a couple mismatched string pairs. The piano now sounds great! I’m going to work on room acoustics a bit, then have Joe do some voicing and regulation to really dial in the sound I’m looking for. I can highly recommend!
Everything about this experience is 5 stars. The website is super easy to navigate and has a self service appointment scheduler. The prices and service options are up front and transparent with good descriptions to help you find the exact service you need. The reminder emails about when my piano is due for a tune are super helpful. Joe shows up on time and is very personable. And of course the piano sounds amazing.
I have a very old piano that I bought on Facebook a year ago. It was in pretty rough shape and needed a lot of work done. These guys did a phenomenal job! They were friendly, punctual, and communicated well. My piano is perfectly tuned and I never knew it could look so good after they got it cleaned up. I'll be using them for my yearly tune ups. Highly recommend!
Joe has been tuning my piano for several years. He is always super friendly and helpful and provides his service at a great value. I highly recommend him!
Joe was great to work with, kind, informative and made my piano sound 'in tune' once again. Great skill and attitude.
Joe was phenomenal! His communication/friendliness was much appreciated and his services were excellent. He decided our piano wasn't as bad as I suspected and charged me less than I offered. Very honest, kind, and professional. Choose this service!
We recently bought a 1937 Chickering baby grand piano from Joe and it has become a true fixture of our home. He tuned it and it sounds incredible. Joe is extremely knowledgeable about pianos of all ages and brands. He was very upfront with us about the work we’ll want to put into our piano over the years to get it back to its original glory and maintain its sound. When it’s time for us to do a complete restoration, we know who we’re calling!
Joe restored my 1930 Howard family piano into a thing of beauty. Not only does she look great, she plays beautifully. He was professional and took great care to get a good matching finish on the piano. I am very pleased and would give him my highest rating!
Joe got the old Steck baby grand sounding great. Love playing it now that it’s had a proper tune. Great guy and great technician.
My piano needed a pitch raise it hadn’t been tuned in years, now it sounds great. He arrived on time and he is extremely brilliant, knows the piano inside and out. Really cool guy, he had some great stories about his journey as a piano tuner professional, he’s even tuned for Chick Corea. Great service and great experience. Highly recommend.
Joe was awesome, professional and diligent. Doing superb work on an obscure instrument that other tuners wouldn't touch! He worked with me to figure out how he could assist me with tuning and installing strings on my rare hybrid electric piano. He did a great job. Highly recommend.
Joe arrived at the scheduled time and worked quickly and diligently. He spent extra time after the tuning explaining the details of his work and giving me tips on how to continue to maintain the piano. Only charged me for the actual time spent working on the piano. And best of all, our 50+ year old piano sounds like an entirely different piano. Amazing how much difference a quality tuning can make. I highly recommend Joe at St Louis Pianoworks!.
I cannot recommend Joe enough! He is super knowledgeable and made out seriously out-of-tune piano sound amazing!!!!! As someone who has played musical instruments all her life, I have high standards, and Joe met them. We will definitely have him back from all subsequent tunings and repairs.
Joe was professional, knowledgeable and friendly. Making an appointment was easy to do online. The reminder emails were helpful and he texted to let me know he was running on schedule the day of. My piano now sounds great! I will be using St. Louis Piano tuning next year when my piano will be due for her next appointment! I highly recommend this business. Joe was even great with my rambunctious German Shepherd! Thanks Joe! 🙂
We were told our family piano that 3 generations of women have learned to play on would never be able to be tuned. Joe came today and had it tuned in 2 hours for the first time in 30 years. My mother wept as she watched her granddaughter play this afternoon. You can't put a price on that. Thank you, Joe! You are our piano tuner for as long as you will have us.
Joe was able to tune and make my 90 year old piano playable again. He explained the issues, options and expected outcomes very clearly. I am very happy with the result.
I really appreciate St Louis Piano Tuning. They did an excellent job tuning our piano. Very professional with a vast amount of knowledge about tuning and voicing, happy to answer questions about the piano, prompt and well priced. Definitely will have St Louis Piano Tuning tune our piano again. Highly recommended.
I inherited a piano that was over 80 years old, had not been played for years and was severely out of tune. I was thinking about turning it into a bookcase but decided to give it one more chance. Mr. Kemple at St. Louis Piano Tuning applied his magic and considerable skills and brought it back to life and it now sounds magnificent. He is a master and straight forward in his assessment of your piano's condition. The costs for his services are reasonable and you will even learn things about the instrument that you never knew. If you are in St. Louis and need a piano tuned or repaired, contact St. Louis Piano Tuning first as I don't believe that you can find a better craftsman.
Joe was fabulous to work with. Clearly a professional who knows his stuff. Our piano has been brought back to life. I would highly recommend. In fact, I’m scheduling him for my parents too.
Joe did a wonderful job on our piano that hadn't been tuned in over fifteen years. He was friendly, professional, and knowledgeable, and he seemed completely unbothered by our excitable puppy. We had been putting off getting the piano tuned because we thought it would be an ordeal, but Joe fixed everything up quickly and easily! We will be hiring him next year for a yearly tuning. Highly recommend!
My 100-year-old piano hadn’t been tuned in years. It was given all of the love and attention it deserves. The instrument sounds better than it has in my lifetime, and I got to meet a friendly and patient professional to boot. Cannot recommend highly enough!
Satisfied Customers in Saint Louis Include:
- Saint Louis Public Library System
- Hixson Piano
- St. Louis Woman’s Club
- Four Seasons Hotel
- Hyatt Regency
- Hotel St. Louis
- Peace Lutheran
- Thomas Jefferson School
- Tower Grove Manor
Piano Teachers in the St. Louis City Area
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Piano Tuner, St. Louis
We also service the Metro East, Including Belleville, Edwardville, Waterloo, and beyond!
Get in Touch
The fastest way to reach me is via text. > Because I am often tuning in quiet environments, I can respond to texts much more quickly than voice calls or emails.
Text or Call: [314-236-7841]
Phone & Text Support (Office Hours):
Monday – Sunday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
In-Home & Institutional Tuning: > Monday – Friday: By Appointment