It is not worth investing more than $500 in repairs on spinet pianos and most pre-World War II upright pianos. Gable will always discuss the practicality of any rebuild or major repair you may consider. Complete rebuilding is not economically justified for most pianos. Piano rebuilding (as with any technical art) is best performed by a person with many years of experience. He is highly respected for his technical knowledge and rebuilding skills. He has presented technical classes and written articles related to piano technology. Roger Gable has been an active member of the Piano Technicians Guild® (PTG) for over 20 years. Only highly experienced piano technicians have the rebuilding skills to properly perform this work. Rebuilding involves disassembly of part or all of the piano, and replacement of parts needed to return the piano as closely as possible to its original condition.
Broken strings: A moderate repair costing in most cases $20.00 to $30.00, with single custom bass string replacement costing approximately $75.00.Sticking keys: This is considered, in most cases, a minor repair.Voicing: The adjustment of the hammer hardness, to insure an even tone throughout the piano.Regulation: The adjustment of the mechanical moving parts (keys & action), to insure an even touch to the keyboard.The most common routine piano repairs are: Standard piano tuning for all pianos in the local region is from 220. Service call, $70.00 (the cost to knock on your door). KJPIANOS offers the highest quality of piano tuning and piano. Tuning fees include needed minor repairs. There may be an additional charge for concert tuning. Most pianos will cost $165.00 – $175.00 (in regular service area). Pianos that have not been tuned for more than 2 years may experience instability with the first tuning until a subsequent tuning (usually within 6 months) is performed.Īll pianos are tuned to standard pitch (A=440) unless otherwise noted. There is no other testing and educational organization for the piano technician in the United States. Registered Piano Technicians have been tested and certified by the Piano Technicians Guild® as qualified tuners/technicians. There are over 10,000 parts in your piano and there are any number of reasons which can cause sticky keys. The second time is a fine piano tuning as would be done on a regular tuning. The first time thru, the piano tuner brings the piano back close to where it is supposed to sound. Call Now We provide the following services to the Seattle and Puget Sound area:Īll piano tuning, repair and rebuilding is performed by Roger Gable, Registered Piano Technician (RPT). A pitch raise is like tuning the piano twice.
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