#Piano tuner portland plus#

If your piano is more than 20 years old and has not been well maintained, we highly recommend an all-day service.

This is typically a 9am-5pm appointment that allows us to take your piano to a new level of performance! Major voicing and regulating issues can be taken care of in addition to many types of repairs. This is a great way to make a major improvement in your piano’s performance.

This can be done by scheduling a regular tuning or a pre-purchase check. Note: before scheduling an all day service the technician needs to see the piano. Click HERE to see an excellent article on this subject. This is usually only done on high-value pianos such as Steinway, Mason & Hamlin, Bösendorfer, etc. Note: Although we can give you a “ball park” idea of what a piano is worth, this is not a formal appraisal.Īn official appraisal includes a detailed inspection along with a written statement of value that is emailed to the client after the inspection. This is also a good option if you are wondering if your piano is worth fixing and want to know what it would take to bring out its potential. Often the inspection allows the buyer to negotiate a better price, which can more than cover the cost of the pre-purchase check. Having a piano inspected by a technician prior to purchasing is wise. For example, while some pedal squeaks are a 5 minute fix, other times it can require substantial work such as removing the action from a spinet piano. If the repair turns out to be more than what can be covered by our minimum fee, I will give you an estimate and we can go from there. This is the minimum fee to have me come to your home to do a minor fix. This is for the sticky key, pedal squeak etc. This one-hour appointment will get your piano sounding better on a budget. This appointment typically takes 1.5 – 2 hours.ĭon’t need a concert quality tuning? If you want a basic no-frills service and want to spend less, this can be a good option. The goal is to keep your piano’s touch and tone from deteriorating from age, use, and humidity changes. In addition to fine tuning, a basic service often includes some combination of cleaning, voicing, and regulating. This appointment is for a piano that is moderately out of tune and is operating at close to its potential.

This appointment typically takes up to 3 hours from beginning to end. May include minor repairs if time allows. Even if the tuning is close, this appointment is great for pianos that have not had regulating and/or voicing maintained OR if the piano gets heavy use. The service will vary depending on the needs of the piano and the client. We recommend this service for most pianos that are very out of tune and/or have not received any other maintenance besides tuning for several years.

#Piano tuner portland plus#

Currently our fee is $1000/day plus expenses. We have even been hired to check pianos out of state. Trip fee can be shared by clients who schedule in the same area on the same day. Outside that range, the fee range is $1.50 – $2.00 per mile for the trip out, depending on overall distance. We have serviced piano from Bainbridge Island, down to Portland OR.įor pianos within a 15 mile radius of our business location (2302 State Ave NE, Olympia) there is no trip fee. Without humidity control, tuning can go out more quickly than you might think! Cost of basic systems is listed further down the page. We highly recommend Dampp-Chaser humidity control systems to help preserve the tuning. Scroll down for more detailed descriptions.