(Sorry, discount doesn't apply for multiple customers in the same town, although appreciated. I offer a multiple piano discount (same client, same or very near location, same day visit) (I prefer Cash or Check, but do accept all major credit cards including: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, JCB, and UnionPay)Ī 3% + 30 cent Swipe fee applies to all Debit and Credit Card transactions. See my service area map and examples below. Most parts, and all accessories, are extra. However, if additional time and charges are expected, I will let you know before the work is done. Often, during a tuning visit, very minor repairs and minor regulation adjustments can be included at no additional charge. Out of Service Area Fees still apply when applicable.Ĭharged if and when repairs and/or regulation are needed that require more than what I can fit into a normal 2 hour tuning visit. NOT added to a regular tuning fee when tuning is performed. Any additional time is calculated per the below labor rate. minimum labor charge when called out for a consultation, inspection, repair or regulation work when no tuning is performed, or if the piano is D.O.A. This charge covers basic travel expenses and guarantees a 1 hr.

(Usually repair, regulation, or consultation-only visits) At that point, the piano has outlived its usefulness and the owner should consider replacing it with an instrument of better quality. Sometimes a piano will have serious structural problems and conditions that will not permit it to be tuned properly, or its overall condition is so poor that it would be unethical to encourage the customer to put any additional money into it. Because of the extent of work needed, cost and time involved, it may be necessary to bring pitch up in a couple visits. We're making up for many years of neglect. Note: I say 'Fine Tuning' loosly because even though I can tune a piano in this condition to sound musical today, it will only become more stable, and hold its tune better, after regular tunings have been established.

A piano 75 - 125 cents flat would need 3 Pre-tunings prior to a 'Fine Tuning'. A piano that is 25-75 cents flat will need 2 Pre-tunings. Typically, pianos that have been neglected for many years fall into this category. Note: Most new clients who haven't had their piano serviced in the last couple years fall into this category.ģ) Tuning Service for Badly Neglected Pianos:Ģ or 3 Pre-tuning Pitch Corrections $80 - $120įor pianos more than 25 cents flat (almost never sharp by this much), this is the total cost range, assuming that the piano is in tunable condition, no additional repair work is needed prior to tuning, and you are within my normal 30 mile radius service area (see below). This is your total cost, assuming that the piano is in tunable condition, no additional repair work is needed prior to tuning, the piano is between 8 and 25 cents sharp or flat of standard pitch (A=440), and you are within my normal 30 mile radius service area (see below). Most regularly maintained pianos tuned once or twice per year would fall into this category.Ģ) Tuning Service for Occasionally Maintained Pianos:ġ Pre-tuning Pitch Correction $40 + 1 Fine Tuning $135 = $175 This is your total cost, assuming that the piano is in tunable condition, no additional repair work is needed prior to tuning, the piano is no more than 8 cents sharp or flat of standard pitch (A=440) (2 cents or less for concert work), and you are within my normal 30 mile radius service area (see below). 1) Tuning Service for Regularly Maintained Pianos:

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