Piano Refinishing & Restoration · Bay Area & California

Bring your piano’s shine back to life.

Hand-applied French polish and lacquer finishes, and full restoration of Steinway and other fine instruments by Shawn, who has been doing this work for more than twenty years.

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20+
Years restoring & refinishing pianos
About

Hi, I’m Shawn. For over twenty years, I’ve personally restored and refinished pianos, specializing in Steinway and other fine instruments.

If your piano’s finish has lost its shine or its beauty has faded with time, I can help bring it back to life. My specialty is case refinishing, including French polish and lacquer finishes, bringing wood and shine back to their original beauty.

What I do.

From a faded finish to a full rebuild, every job is done by hand. I work with all major piano brands, with a special focus on Steinway.

Specialty

Case Refinishing

Bringing wood and shine back to their original beauty.

  • French polish
  • Lacquer finishes
  • Steinway & fine instruments
Inside the piano

Full Restoration

Rebuilding the parts that make it play and sound right.

  • Action & regulation work
  • Restringing
  • Keytops
  • Damper replacement
Also available

Additional Services

Care and advice for pianos that don’t need a rebuild.

  • Tuning
  • Voicing
  • Pedal repair
  • Appraisals

All major piano brands, with a special focus on Steinway.

Before & after.

Recent refinishing and restoration work, including Steinway plates and fallboards. Drag the handle to compare, or tap any photo below to view it larger.

After refinishing
Before refinishing
BeforeAfter
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Ebony to mahogany

Same pianos, photographed before and after the work.

Steinway grand: walnut refinished to mahogany
Mahogany grand, case and interior
Steinway plate, before and after refinishing
Damaged case restored to a mahogany gloss
Mahogany grand refinished in white
Walnut to satin black
Plate and case restoration
Ebony grand, refinished and delivered
Steinway fallboard and decal
Soundboard and plate refinishing
Plate and interior refinishing
Ebony grand, before and after
Mahogany to ebony
Walnut to mahogany
Before and after refinishing
Before and after refinishing
Restoration, before and after

Free appraisal.

No visit needed to get started. A few photos are enough for me to tell you what your piano needs.

  1. Take a few photos

    The whole piano, the finish up close, and anything that’s damaged or not working.

  2. Send them to me

    Email them with a short description to shawn@refinishingpiano.com, or text them to 510-646-0522.

  3. Hear back promptly

    I’ll get back to you promptly to discuss your piano’s needs and the options.

Where I work.

Proudly serving all of California, with a focus on the greater Northern California area.

  • San Francisco
  • East Bay
  • South Bay
  • The Peninsula
  • Napa
  • Santa Cruz
  • Santa Rosa
  • All of California
Get in touch

Tell me about your piano.

Send a description of your piano along with a few photos. I’ll get back to you promptly to discuss what it needs.

Email
shawn@refinishingpiano.com
Attach a few photos and a short description.
Phone or text
510-646-0522
Texting photos works great.