Tuning and repair prices depend very much on the condition of the piano and particularly whether or not one or more pitch raises are required. Travel to more remote areas (time and gasoline) may also affect pricing to some degree. Pre-scheduled or contract tunings or maintenance programs at 4 or 6 month intervals will usually save you money, depending on your wants and needs. Regular tuning is recommended to avoid pitch adjustments and particularly for children taking lessons. Ask your piano teacher why this may be important, particularly for children. Children tend to like lessons and practice better if the piano plays and sounds more like the teachers. Temperature and humidity swings will usually throw a piano out of tune, particularly when the forced air heater goes on or off at season changes.

It is also helpful to know something about the piano such as brand name, type (vertical vs grand), age, date of the last known tuning, and any problems that you perceive in the sound or playing mechanism. If you did not buy the piano new, age can usually be determined by a serial number posted either inside the cabinet or on the rear of the piano. This is usually a 5-6 digit number with or without letters. Given this number, we can look up the manufacture year in the Pierce Piano Atlas.

We try to be very reasonable in pricing and we will be happy to provide an estimate by phone or email. Please feel free to contact me by sending an email or call 913-568-7363. I answer the phone almost all the time (weekends and evening hours) and I really enjoy talking to people about their pianos. I try to check email multiple times daily unless I am traveling.

I can provide

• General tuning
• Action regulation, grand and vertical
• General repairs (hammer shanks, string replacements, etc)
• Dampp-Chaser system installation and service (www.Dampp-Chaser.com)
• Voicing

We can also provide prospective buyers of a used piano a statement of condition. This is not an appraisal that tells you what you should pay for a piano. This is a review of the overall condition of a used piano, such as hammers, strings, pitch (does the piano need one or more pitch raises?), bridges, action regulation and status, dampers, soundboard, pinblock, etc.). This will tell you whether or not an instrument needs major repairs or work. Doing this before you buy a piano could save you major headaches.