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Piano Tuning Fees
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Standard Tuning Every 12 Months-$220
For pianos that are regularly played in residential settings, our Standard Piano Tuning is an excellent choice. We recommend scheduling this service every 12 months, depending on your usage and the ambient conditions of your piano's location. Book your piano tuner online today. Our skilled technicians will ensure your piano retains its tonal richness, stays in tune, and brings life to every note you play.
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Regular Tuning Every 3 Months-$150
For professional musicians, recording studios, music schools and concert venues, maintaining pitch-perfect accuracy is of utmost importance. With our Regular Piano Tuning service, at the most affordable piano tuning cost, we recommend scheduling a piano tuning every 3 months. Our piano technician possess the expertise to fine-tune your piano to match the rigorous demands of professional performances.
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Seasonal Tuning Twice a Year-$180
Pianos are sensitive instruments, vulnerable to the ever-changing environmental conditions. With our Seasonal Piano Tuning service, we address the impact of varying humidity and temperature levels. By providing pitch adjustments twice a year, our piano technician helps your piano adapt to the changing conditions.
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Pitch Raise Tuning As Required-$300
If your piano hasn’t been serviced for years or has been subjected to extreme fluctuations in temperature and humidity, the pitch may have shifted significantly. In such cases, a Pitch-Raise Piano Tuning service is necessary. Select this service to restore your piano's pitch to concert pitch. A follow up tuning service 3 months after pitch raise is highly recommended for achieving optimal stability.
Stop Practising On Out Of Tune Piano
Many parents wish their children to learn to play piano, however from conversations I had with many parents, I was told their piano “sounds in tune” even without piano tuning service for many years. I don’t know if it is indeed that piano is still in tune for that many years or it is because they don’t really know what an in tune piano should sound like. Another not well perceived consequence for not regularly tuning the piano is the potential damage might be caused to your piano.
Owning a piano is a substantial investment. It is beyond belief that people are willing to invest in such a wonderful instrument but not willing to schedule regular piano tuning services. If you don’t really care about keeping your piano in good health, then think about your children who are practising on it.
Training your ears to know the correct pitch relationships and developing a strong sense of relative pitch is important in music training. Consistently practising on out of tune piano means you always hear incorrect pitches and inharmonic partials. It will be impossible to have proper ear training.
Imagine you have spent thousands of dollars on a piano and many more thousands of dollars on music lessons but your children is unable to practise on a pitch correct piano, the piece of music they hear from recording is vastly different from what they play. That would discourage your children from learning.
Piano tuning is just one important part of piano ownership. Get your piano tuned and start to enjoy the music you play. Tune your piano regularly if you are serious about learning music.
I am often asked by customers “ Do you mind dogs?” This normally happened when the door was first opened and their beloved dogs began to express their eagerness to meet the piano tuner. My response is always like “ I am pretty good with dogs.” Indeed I own 2 large breed dogs and love dogs of all sizes and shapes. I understand the concern is about the dogs might disrupt piano tuning by making too much noises. As a dog owner myself I kind of know a thing or two about dogs. For most of dogs the reason they bark at the visitors is because they are excited to have someone coming and keen to meet the visitors. The solution for this is simple, just let your dog to meet your piano tuner. Once the dogs get the chance to meet me and watch me tuning the piano, they naturally calm down, some even would fall asleep next to me. Some other dogs especially small breeds they bark because they are scared. If putting them away wouldn’t stop them barking, then the solution would be similar. Just let them meet me around the piano. And if you have some dog treat, just provide me a little bit. while I am preparing your piano, I would toss a bit of treat on the floor for your dog to enjoy. Once they learned your piano tuner is not a threat and is somebody they can trust, they will stop barking. Dogs are social animals. They have the intelligence to communicate and learn in many different environments we live. So follow their way of communication, it is simple and effective way to ease the anxiety and excitement.
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Understand Piano tuning cost
Piano tuning costs can be perceived as a financial burden or unnecessary spending. However, we firmly believe that the value and benefits derived from this service far outweigh the money spent.When you invest in professional piano tuning, you are preserving the integrity of your piano. Over time, pianos naturally drift out of tune due to changes in temperature, humidity, and the constant playing. Neglecting regular piano tuning can result in costly repairs or even irreversible damage to your piano.Beyond maintaining the physical health of your piano, piano tuning also contributes to the emotional experience of playing and listening to a piano. A harmonically balanced and properly tuned piano enhances the expression of musicians and provides a more enjoyable listening experience for audiences. A poorly tuned piano can be jarring and unpleasant, diminishing the true potential of the music being played. Piano tuning costs not only cover the time and expertise of a skilled piano tuner but also the investment made in training/practice in the field. By entrusting your piano to a professional piano tuner, you are benefiting from years of training, experience, and a deep understanding of your unique piano. Consider your piano as an invaluable family heirloom, a cherished companion, or an essential musical tool for professionals. Like any treasured possession, it deserves the care and attention it requires to continue serving you faithfully. Regular piano tuning ensures that your instrument can be enjoyed by future generations, passing on the joy of music to your loved ones. So, while it's easy to view piano tuning costs as an expense, we encourage you to see it as a long term investment in preserving the integrity, sound quality, and potential resale value of your piano.
Your Trusted Piano Tuner
We are dedicated to providing exceptional piano tuning service to our valued customers. Our piano tuner and piano technician offer standard piano tuning,piano repair service, piano hammer voicing and piano actions regulation services for both upright and grand pianos. We take pride in our commitment to delivering high quality piano tuning and repair services.
You don’t need magic to make your piano sound good
Regular piano tuning by a professional piano tuner is the key
Years ago,it all began with the discovery of an old Mignon Piano, a relic from the pre-World War II era that had been passed around different families through generations. It was a nice looking old piano in almost perfect conditions. However it was badly out of tune. Determined to restore it to a playable condition, I started searching for a knowledgeable piano tuner, someone capable of breathing life back into its worn-out actions and keys. To my dismay, the search for a piano tuner near me proved to be a difficult task. Many piano tuners I contacted simply reluctant to service such an old piano which left me feeling helpless. With little hope of finding anyone local willing to tune such an old piano, I turned my search to the City with hope of finding a piano tuner in Sydney or surrounding eastern suburbs. However all I was told was the same story that the piano was too old, not worth tuning, untunable , sounded terrible etc. Never thought finding a piano tuner near me could be such a mission. So I decided to take matters into my own hands. With a growing curiosity and a desire to restore the piano to a reasonable condition, I started the journey of becoming a piano tuner myself. Today, as a piano tuner I tune pianos old and new. I believe, an old piano as holder of memories, as an unique craftsmanship of bygone era, it deserves a chance to resonate with music once more. The joy that my work brings to both the young and the old, across generations, is a testament to the power and lasting impact of the piano itself.
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We are here to assist you with any inquiries you may have about our piano tuning and repair services for grand and upright pianos in Sydney. Feel free to reach out to us, and we will be more than happy to provide you with the information you need.
The Sticking Keys Problem
It can be frustrating when it seems like a piano's keys are sticking, but the issue may actually stem from several other interconnected parts within the actions. Factors such as dirt accumulation, worn-out action parts, or changes in humidity can all contribute to sticky keys. Our professional piano tuner and technician is experienced in diagnosing and resolving these complex issues to ensure that your piano performs at its best. Here are some insights into the sticking keys problem:
Keys are tight on balance rail pins or front oval shaped pins. If this is the case, the pins can be lubricated and key holes slightly eased with tools.
Hammer flanges are tight. This increases the frictions between hammer flange and hammer butt.
Hammer butt springs are weak or broken. Without hammer butt spring, some hammers cannot return or only return very slowly.
Jacks springs are weak or jack flange are tight. Sometime this can cause the jack jammed under hammer butt preventing hammer from returning.
Bridle tapes are broken. Bridle tapes can pull the hammers back when keys are released. without it, sometimes hammers would not return.
Sticking keys might not be just the problem of keys. It often is more problematic than what many people thought. Depending on your piano actions design, fixing it can be very time consuming or can be really simple by applying some lubricant. However all of these problems can be easily avoided if you maintain a stable climate around your piano, service your piano regularly and play it very often. A piano sitting there like a piece of furniture will likely have all of those problems.
Why Piano Tuner Would Recommend Pitch Raise Over Standard Piano Tuning?
When a piano tuner is recommending a pitch raise instead of standard piano tuning, it means your piano is too out of tune. What does too out of tune mean? In a simple term, it means the pitch is too far away from standard pitch. When this gap is too big, if a piano tuner simply tunes your piano to concert pitch, the amount of pressure increased in a short time is too much of your piano to cope. As a result, strings under such huge tension will stretch like elastic band, and soundboard will also warp. The tuning wouldn’t be stable and your piano simply goes out of tune quickly. A pitch raise however is different from standard piano tuning. A piano tuner performing a pitch raise is pushing strings tensions higher than concert pitch to give it a bit buffer for strings to stretch and for piano structure to shrink. This means the string tension will be a lot higher than concert pitch. When piano and strings settled down under such higher than normal pressure, a fine tuning afterward will achieve more stable result. That is why piano tuner always recommend a pitch raise if your piano hasn’t been tuned for a long time. Pitch raise will put your piano under enormous pressure, requires a lot more effort from piano tuner to ensure a stable outcome. It also comes with increased risk of breaking some strings if piano hasn’t been well looked after in the past.