About Us
Tuning, repairing and regulating since 1996
Since 1996, Rhapsody Pianos has been providing exceptional piano tuning, regulation, and repair. Our experienced tuners take great pride in their craft and in caring for every piano entrusted to us. From a spinet to a Bösendorfer Imperial, every instrument and every job is treated with the highest level of attention and respect. We stand behind our professional work and are committed to helping every customer get the greatest enjoyment from their piano. Your satisfaction—and your enjoyment of your piano—is our highest priority.
PIANO TUNING & SERVICE
Christopher Schaljo has provided professional piano tuning, pitch raising, repair, preparation, string work, regulation, voicing, action work, and piano maintenance throughout New York City and the surrounding metropolitan area for Broadway productions, television and radio, recording studios, concert halls, cultural institutions, hotels, restaurants, schools, churches, private clients, and internationally recognized performers.
BROADWAY & MUSICAL THEATRE
Anything Goes • Annie Get Your Gun • Bullets Over Broadway • Catch Me If You Can • Chaplin • Cinderella • Death Takes a Holiday • End of the Rainbow • The Fantasticks • Ghost • Grease • How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying • If/Then • Jersey Boys • Kinky Boots • Les Misérables • Matilda the Musical • Newsies • Once • Once on This Island • Peter and the Starcatcher • Pippin • Promises, Promises • Rock of Ages • Scandalous • Spider-Man • Spring Awakening • Wicked • Forbidden Broadway • On the Town • Into the Woods • Sister Act • West Side Story
BROADWAY PRODUCTIONS & THEATRE COMPANIES
Jersey Boys • Once • Cinderella • Grease • Matilda • Chaplin • If/Then • Newsies • Rock of Ages • End of the Rainbow • Scandalous • Promises, Promises • Les Misérables • Wicked • Ghost • Catch Me If You Can • Death Takes a Holiday • Bullets Over Broadway • Peter and the Starcatcher • Anything Goes • Kinky Boots • Spring Awakening • Spider-Man • Pippin • The Fantasticks • Once on This Island • Annie Get Your Gun • How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying • On the Town • Into the Woods • Sister Act • Forbidden Broadway • Roundabout • Second Stage • Primary Stages • Vineyard Theatre • Classic Stage • Public Theater • Barrow Street Theatre • Lyric Theatre • American Theatre • Cell Theatre • Flea Theatre • Sharp Theatre • United Palace Theatre • Robert Moss Theatre • LuEsther Theatre • Musical Theatre Workshop • Roy Arias
TELEVISION, RADIO & MEDIA
The Late Show with David Letterman • The View • The Katie Couric Show • Today • Good Morning America • PBS • Jazz with Marian McPartland • SiriusXM • CBS • Nokia Center • Radio City Music Hall • Radio City Large Rehearsal Hall • Recording Academy
RECORDING STUDIOS & RECORDING FACILITIES
MSR • MSR A • MSR B • MSR C • Sound on Sound • Sound on Sound Studios • Stratosphere • Uptime • Premiere Recording Studio • Premiere • Quad • Pyramid • Terminus • Manhattan Beach Recording • Great City Recording Studio • Deep Diner • Studio 54 • Pirate / Sticky Audio Lab • Systems Two • Studio 440 • Recording Academy • Phillip Glass • Design by Tom Lehrer
MAJOR VENUES & CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS
Carnegie Hall • Lincoln Center • New York City Center • Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) • Center for Jewish History • Museum of Jewish Heritage • Symphony Space • Town Hall • Merkin Hall • Beacon Theatre • TriBeCa Performing Arts Center • Skirball Center • French Institute • Joe’s Pub • Thalia • Japan Society • BAM • Guggenheim • Irving Plaza • Riverside Church • St. Peter’s • St. Patrick’s Cathedral • St. John the Divine • St. John’s • Temple Shalom • Actors’ Equity Association • John Jay College
NEW YORK CITY CENTER
New York City Center • City Center Main Stage • City Center Studios • Studio 3 • Studio 4 • Studio 5 • Studio 6 • Studio 5 / Conference Room • Studio 4 Grand • Studio 4 Upright • City Center Stage • City Center Pit • City Center Conference Room • City Center Green Room • City Center Office • City Center Fifth Floor Conference Room
ALGONQUIN / CARLYLE / MAJOR HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Algonquin Hotel • Algonquin Oak Room • Algonquin Lobby • Carlyle Hotel • Café Carlyle • Carlyle Room 1409 • Ritz-Carlton • Ritz-Carlton Lobby • River Club • Bemelmans • Blue Water Grill • Porter House • Sardi’s • Rainbow Room • Oak Room at the Algonquin • Four Seasons • Hilton Hotels • Waldorf Astoria • The Regency • Marriott • Foxwoods • Foxwoods Large Hall • Le Cirque
PERFORMANCE & ENTERTAINMENT VENUES
Joe’s Pub • Café Carlyle • Bemelmans • Rainbow Room • Oak Room • River Club • Sardi’s • Thalia • Symphony Space • Skirball Center • Town Hall • Merkin Hall • Beacon Theatre • TriBeCa Performing Arts Center • Classic Stage • Public Theater • Roundabout • Second Stage • Vineyard Theatre • Barrow Street Theatre • Flea Theatre • United Palace Theatre • Sharp Theatre • Robert Moss Theatre • LuEsther Theatre • Roy Arias • Irving Plaza • The Box • Rosie’s Kids • Rosie’s Studio 1 • Booth Theatre • Studio 5 • Arthur’s Tavern • The Village Vanguard • The Falcon • Marie’s Crisis • The Towne House • The Towne Crier • The Blue Grill • The Black Duck • Feinstein’s
RECORDING ARTISTS & MUSICIANS
Peter Serkin • Ahmad Jamal • Sting • Joshua Bell • Herbie Hancock • Norah Jones • Lenny Kravitz • Paul Shaffer • Liza Minnelli • Annie Ross • Paul Simon • Kanye West • Gary Burton • Kenny Garrett • Kenny Barron • Lera Auerbach • Philip Glass • Charles Strouse • Alan Schmuckler • Jason Robert Brown • Jim Dale • David Harnick • Scott Lehrer • R.J. Brown • Mark Seegan • Richard Harper • Kevin Stipes • Kim Maserby • Lauran Flax • Mary Gergis • Sharyn Batter • Shidlowski • Suzie Lee • Tinaglia • Tellam • Garson • Friedman • Ginsburg • Bader • Baldwin • Chung King • Dan Messe • Elaine Schott • Flouzat • Janic Freedaman • Lobaugh • Llewelyn • Miller • Moore • Rosene • Siegel • Souza
EDUCATIONAL, RELIGIOUS & INSTITUTIONAL CLIENTS
Center for Jewish History • Museum of Jewish Heritage • St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary • St. Peter’s • St. Patrick’s Cathedral • St. Anne’s • St. John’s • St. John the Divine • St. Bridget • St. Luke’s • Riverside Church • Temple Shalom • Second Presbyterian Church • First Presbyterian Church of Englewood, New Jersey • Church of Christ • Emmanuel Baptist Church • Greek Orthodox Church • John Jay College • Friends School • Gramercy Arts High School • Baruch College • Manhattan School of Music
CHURCHES & RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS
St. John the Divine • St. Patrick’s Cathedral • Riverside Church • St. Peter’s • Second Presbyterian Church • First Presbyterian Church of Englewood, New Jersey • St. Anne’s • St. Luke’s • Church of Christ • Emmanuel Baptist Church • Greek Orthodox Church • St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary • St. Bridget • Temple Shalom • St. John’s • Park Synagogue
OTHER DOCUMENTED CLIENTS & ORGANIZATIONS
Ars Nova • Actors’ Equity Association • American Theatre • Anspacher • BAM • Complete Music • Carmel • Cell Theatre • Chung King • Classic Stage • Dixon Place • Eden • Feinstein’s • Flea Theatre • Forbidden Broadway • Foxwoods • Friends School • Japan Society • K3 Store • Katonah • Las Vegas • New Perspectives • Nokia Center • OSI • Park Synagogue • Pirate • Porter House • Primary Stages • Recording Academy • Regency • Rosie’s Kids • Sardi’s • Simple Studio • Shiva • Sleep No More • Skirball Center • Systems Two • Temple Shalom • The Box • Thalia • United Palace Theatre • Vineyard Theatre • West Side Theater • Javits Center • Nola Studios • Mint Theatre • Lark Theatre • The Actors Studio • The Public Theatre • Gibson Showroom • Italian Cultural Institute • United Nations • Center for Jewish History
CRUISE LINES
Norwegian Cruise Line • Windstar Cruises • Holland America Line
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL CLIENTS DOCUMENTED IN THE INVOICE ARCHIVE
AEA • AEA Studio A • AEA Studio B • MSR A • MSR B • MSR C • SiriusXM • Blue Water Grill • Algonquin Hotel • Algonquin Oak Room • Algonquin Lobby • Carlyle Hotel • Café Carlyle • New York City Center • TriBeCa Performing Arts Center • Sound on Sound • St. Patrick’s Cathedral • St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary • St. Peter’s • Center for Jewish History • Radio City Music Hall • Ritz-Carlton • Foxwoods • Roundabout • Second Stage • Primary Stages • Premiere Recording Studio • Deep Diner • Manhattan Beach Recording • Uptime • Stratosphere • Complete Music • River Club • Porter House • Barrow Street Theatre • Public Theater • Skirball Center • French Institute • Joe’s Pub • Symphony Space • Thalia • Classic Stage • Vineyard Theatre • Ars Nova • Dixon Place • Rosie’s Kids • The Box • Sleep No More • United Palace Theatre • Systems Two
PRIVATE CLIENTS
Christopher has also provided piano tuning and service for several hundred private clients, including residences, private studios, schools, churches, professional offices, recording facilities, hotels, restaurants, and other private settings throughout the New York metropolitan area.
PRIVATE & PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS CLIENTS
Waterstone Studios, The Slipper Room, Blue Water Grill, Porter House, Sardi’s, Café Carlyle, Bemelmans, The Rainbow Room, The Oak Room at the Algonquin, River Club, Le Cirque, The Black Duck, The Towne House, The Towne Crier, Arthur’s Tavern, The Village Vanguard, The Falcon, Feinstein’s, The Box, Rosie’s Kids, Rosie’s Studio 1, Foxwoods, Four Seasons, Hilton Hotels, Ritz-Carlton, Carlyle Hotel, Waldorf Astoria, The Regency, Marriott, Algonquin Hotel, MSR, Quad, Premiere Recording Studio, Terminus, Pyramid, Manhattan Beach Recording, Great City Recording Studio, Deep Diner, Studio 54, Uptime, Sound on Sound, Stratosphere, Systems Two, Studio 440, Pirate / Sticky Audio Lab, Nola Studios, Mint Theater, Lark Theatre, Vineyard Theatre, The Actors Studio, Public Theater, Gibson Showroom, Ars Nova, Lambs Theatre, Musical Theatre Workshop, Roy Arias, Roundabout, Second Stage, Primary Stages, Classic Stage, Barrow Street Theatre, Lyric Theatre, American Theatre, Cell Theatre, Flea Theatre, Sharp Theatre, United Palace Theatre, Robert Moss Theatre, LuEsther Theatre, Complete Music, Recording Academy, Japan Society, Center for Jewish History, Museum of Jewish Heritage, Skirball Center, French Institute, Javits Center, Actors’ Equity Association, United Nations, Italian Cultural Institute, New York City Center, Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Symphony Space, Town Hall, Merkin Hall, Beacon Theatre, TriBeCa Performing Arts Center, MoMA, Thalia, Irving Plaza, Baruch College, Manhattan School of Music, John Jay College, Friends School, Gramercy Arts High School.
ADDITIONAL HISTORICAL CLIENTS & SERVICE ENVIRONMENTS
Sting • Peter Serkin • Ahmad Jamal • Joshua Bell • Herbie Hancock • Norah Jones • Lenny Kravitz • Paul Shaffer • Liza Minnelli • Annie Ross • Paul Simon • Kanye West • Gary Burton • Kenny Garrett • Kenny Barron • Lera Auerbach • Philip Glass • Charles Strouse • Carnegie Hall • Lincoln Center • Town Hall • Merkin Hall • Beacon Theatre • MoMA • Center for Jewish History • Museum of Jewish Heritage • Symphony Space • Joe’s Pub • The Triad • Riverside Church • St. Peter’s • St. Patrick’s Cathedral • St. John the Divine • St. John’s • First Presbyterian Church of Englewood • Baruch College • Manhattan School of Music • John Jay College • MSR • Quad • Premiere Recording Studio • Terminus • Pyramid • Manhattan Beach Recording • Great City Recording Studio • Sound on Sound • Uptime • Stratosphere
BROADWAY & THEATRE SERVICE HISTORY
Kinky Boots • Matilda the Musical • Once • Jersey Boys • Wicked • Les Misérables • Anything Goes • Rock of Ages • Newsies • Once on This Island • Annie Get Your Gun • Pippin • How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying • The Fantasticks • Cinderella • If/Then • Promises, Promises • Spring Awakening • Chaplin • Catch Me If You Can • End of the Rainbow • Scandalous • Spider-Man • Ghost • Peter and the Starcatcher • Bullets Over Broadway • Grease • Death Takes a Holiday • Into the Woods • Sister Act • On the Town • Forbidden Broadway
PROFESSIONAL PIANO SERVICE
Services have included concert and studio tuning, pitch raising, pitch lowering, preparation for performances and recording sessions, piano repair, string replacement, action-related repairs, action regulation, voicing, Dampp-Chaser service, piano assessments, pedal repair, and ongoing piano maintenance.
From Broadway stages and television studios to recording facilities, concert halls, restaurants, hotels, cultural institutions, churches, schools, and private homes, Christopher Schaljo brings decades of professional piano-service experience to every instrument he services. The tuners, current and former, who work for Rhapsody Pianos have their own humungous list of clients. Please contact them if you are in Need of their services, or I can reach out to them for you.
Some of Our Current and Former Tuners

Joseph L
NEW YORK

Angela D
MIAMI

Chrisopher S
CINCINNATI | NEW YORK