Maintenance
Piano Tuning
Tuning is the adjustment of the tension of all of your piano's strings to the correct pitch or frequency. This ensures that notes played in an interval (the distance between two notes) will sound in harmony.
Piano tuning does not involve the functioning of a piano's key mechanism. Other piano services such as repairs and regulation are not included in the price of a tuning. Although basic piano tuning usually only takes 45-90 minutes, We recommend reserving two hours for complete service.
Action Regulation
The mechanism of a piano, like all machines, needs occasional regulation and adjustments of its internal parts. Over time, the action becomes less efficient and needs something similar to a tune up in a car. This is known as regulation. Regulation is the adjustment of the mechanical aspects of the piano to compensate for the effects of wear, the compacting and settling of cloth, felt, and buckskin, as well as changes in wood and wool parts due to humidity.
Tone Regulation
Tone Regulation or "voicing" is the adjustment of a piano's tone or quality of sound. Tone can be changed without affecting the pitch. For example, turning the bass or treble knobs on your stereo changes the tone but does not alter the notes the musician recorded. A skilled piano technician can voice a piano to change its tonal personality from mellow to bright or robust to delicate. The degree of change possible depends upon the piano's design and condition.
Minor Repairs
$75/Hour + Parts Cost
Because most of the moving parts of a piano are either wood or felt, they wear with time and sometimes break. Most minor repairs can be made in the home at the time of tuning. Occasionally parts have to be specially ordered and replaced later.
Our rate varies depending on the type of damage
