Pianos were rebuilt by Mr. John Jones, Steinway specialist in Celina, Texas, exclusively for Araya Piano Studio.
As an American author Larry Fine writes in his book, The Piano Book, piano’s heyday is around between 1900 and 1930. Araya Piano Studio also finds that a Steinway built before the Great Depression is special.
Araya Piano Studio serves with all Steinway pianos built before 1930. All the pianos in the studio are maintained regularly by Steinway specialists. The room temperature and humidity are carefully maintained to keep pianos in good condition all the time.
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Room 105
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Room 106
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Instruments:
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1911 Steinway B-211, rebuilt in 2011 1916 Steinway B-211, rebuilt in 2005
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1905 Steinway O-180 (Piano has not arrived yet)
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Rates:
Very last hour is 5 minutes short. We have to reserve at least 5 minutes to change users.
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Use of the room without piano use
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Use of the room without piano use
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Capacity:
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3 persons
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Banned Instruments:
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Drums, brass Instruments, and usage of amplifier are not allowed by building code. (A small recording device without a stand or usage of metronome are allowed.)
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Business Hours
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10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
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Available slots:
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Please check with Google Calendar: APS Calendar (The calendar cannot be modified. Schedule is shown up to two weeks ahead.)
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Please check with Yahoo Calendar: http://calendar.yahoo.com/arayu8 (The calendar cannot be modified. Schedule is shown up to two weeks ahead.)
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Reservation:
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Reservation can be made up to two weeks ahead. Please contact for scheduling over two weeks ahead. Each unit begins either from the 00th minute or from the 30th minute. Please use the Reservation Form on the bottom of this page.
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Payment:
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The rental studio accepts PayPal, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, and JCB only. There will be no refund made on any case. Please see "How to Make Reservation" below. Students from Araya Piano Studio do not have to prepay.
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Location:
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1-38-7-105 Akatsutsumi, Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo 156-0044 JAPAN (5 minute walk from Kyodo Station on Odakyu Line) Please search under “Araya Piano Studio” on Google Map, or please see Direction Page.
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How to Make Reservation:
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1) Find an open slot from Online calendar shown above.
2) Use the form below to let us know your preferred slots. Reservation can be made only up to two weeks ahead.
3) By 1) and 2), tentative reservation is made. Then you will receive an invoice by e-mail. If someone else complete payment earlier than you pay, the tentative reservation will be automatically canceled. You can also calculate yourself and pay before receiving invoice by Quick Payment below.
4) Pay by PayPal, VISA, MasterCard, Discover, or JCB. Please pay from Quick Payment below. We do not use cash or bank transfer for Rental Studio.
5) After the payment is completed, your reservation is complete and will be noticed by e-mail. Google Calendar shows only your family name.
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Other Important Things on Making Reservation
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1) Araya Piano Studio does not accept any request to the reservation by telephone. All the request, inquiry and reservation are made by e-mail only.
2) If you do not agree with the Studio Guideline shown below, the rental studio cannot be used.
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On the Day of the Reservation
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1) See Direction Page for the location:
2) There will be no refund made by any reasons such as late coming, not coming, or change of the time caused by illness, bad weather, or transportation problems.
3) If you come early, there are some chairs on underground level or sky garden on the 4th floor to wait.
4) After using the room, please set everything back in original position.
5) If your stay is extended, certain fee will be charged.
6) When you get out of the building, use a button on your right hand side at the gate to unlock.
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