If you don't want to buy yet, hire! We have a fleet of good quality pianos available for rental at very competitive rates. On the other hand, you're not going to know just how far your child is going to go with the piano in much under three years, and it might be better to buy. If you do decide to purchase, we have, from time to time, good quality instruments (no junk!), with a known history, properly serviced and sold with worthwhile guarantees.

We undertake all aspects of piano servicing and repair work with very strong emphasis on reliability, thoroughness and painstaking attention to detail. Unlike many piano businesses every technician at Piano World must be able to play the piano. A proper apprenticeship-training scheme is in operation and staff is trained along the lines of the course recommended by the Piano Technicians Guild.

Full restorations for overseas clients are now undertaken over and above our national clients. The dropping value of the rand over the last few years has made South Africa a very attractive venue, financially, for overseas clients.

Recent major restorations include the Fire damaged Steinway Concert Grand piano from the 1820 Settlers Monument Theatre in Grahamstown, as well as the grand piano from The British Consulate General Residence in Cape Town.

Below are a few samples of our work. Click on the thumbnails and larger versions will open up in convenient pop-up windows.

Before and after of Steinway & Sons grand.

A Marshall & Rose before and during repairs - guilding cast iron frame.

A re-strung Carl Ecke before installation of action (left), and then with the reconditioned action installed and regulated (right).

Before and after of re-polished Erhbar.

Steinway & Sons concert grand
refinished soundboard.

Reconditioned Bechstein piano
with newly installed hammers.