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►How to get a discount on your piano tuning
►Service Charges & Other Charges
►Descriptions of Traditional, Artiest & Concert quality tunings

The Piano Network

Has a full time regional piano tuning and regulation service,
specializing in the highest quality piano tuning, offering alternative pricing

No two pianos are alike. Each one has its own
characteristics and disposition; developing various problems
in tuning, regulation and repairs. This requires specialized
problem-solving abilities developed through painstaking endeavor.
Experience is the key. Why settle for less?


In most professions, such as law, medicine and dentistry,
there are general practitioners and specialists.
In the piano care business, most practitioners are in the
general piano care business, many are part time,
working in a small area or community.

Tuning Prices

Payment
Please do not ask to be billed if you are not an institution or if your institution can pay at day of service. Thank you !

Standard, tuning prices
Traditional     $110.00
Artist             $150.00
Concert         $200.00

How to get a discount on your piano tuning

$ 10.00 Discount
Appointments called in for tunings, at least a week in advance, that can be scheduled with other tunings in your geographic area.

$15.00 Discount
You provide a group of 3 or more tunings in your area on the same day

$20.00 Discount
(The additional $10.00 of this discount is for keeping your appointment, NO exceptions.
If you change or reschedule your appointment, for any reason, the best discount you can get is $15.00!)
Current enrollment in our 6 month or yearly advanced schedule.

There are no discounts available for:

Appointments made for piano tunings in person or over the phone for pianos that have to be tuned in less than one week.
Rescheduled or next appointments resulting from appointments missed or forgotten by clients.
All canceled appointments that are not rescheduled at time of cancellation.
Institutions who fail to make the 10 day mail in on billings. (Billings available for institutions only.)

The Piano Network is no longer involved in the restoration or rebuilding of pianos.

Service Charges & Other Charges

Adjustments & Repairs
Per hour $80.00

Minimum Service Call Charge,
Without tuning $60.00
(in addition to hourly rate pro rated.)

Appraisals
Appraisals of value & condition with photos
Appraisal sample page link
Appraisals called in for tunings, at least a week in advance, that can be scheduled with other tunings in your geographic area.

Pianos Appraised with Values over $50,000
$200.00
Pianos Appraised with Values between $20,000 & $50,000
$150.00
Pianos Appraised with Values between $5,000 & $20,000
$100.00
Pianos Appraised with Values between $2500, & $5,000
$75.00
Pianos Appraised with Values below $2,500
$50.00
Verbal Appraisals
$30.00
All Appraisal that do not meat the geographic area condition are subject to our current service call charge of $60.00

Concert Tuning Requirements
Concert tunings are available only, for Grand Pianos 6 ft. and larger of exceptional quality and condition. These pianos must be no more than 5 percent (5 cents) out of pitch.
It is preferred that we inspect the condition of these pianos prior to tuning. Decisions on requests for concert tuning, eligibility, is solely at our discretion. Artist or Traditional tuning may be substituted or suggested.

Artist Tuning Requirements
Artist tunings are available for most Grand Pianos and concert quality uprights (Steinway, Kawai, Yamaha) of exceptional quality and condition. These pianos must be no more than 8 percent (8 Cents) out of pitch. It is preferred that we inspect the condition of these
pianos prior to tuning. Decisions on requests for artist tuning, eligibility, is solely at our discretion. Traditional tuning may be substituted or suggested.

New Piano Purchases
Only Traditional Piano tuning is available for tunings provided by music stores or wholesalers on piano purchases. There are NO EXCEPTIONS, under any conditions.

Pitch Raise Tunings
Pianos requiring pitch raises to A440CPS
are available at the current arranged price,
charged at one tuning per half step in addition to final tuning.
1 half step = 2 tunings
2 half steps (1 hole step) = 3 tunings.

Broken Strings
A string can break at any time during tuning regardless of the age. Even though it is not likely that a string will break, if it does, it is the responsibility of the owner to pay for the replacement string. Current prices for strings and installation are:
Steel wire string $25.00 Each
Single copper wound $40.00 Each
Double copper wound $45.00 Each
Individual string replacement is extremely
time consuming.
(Follow up tuning on replaced strings is not included in prices.)

Descriptions of Traditional, Artiest & Concert quality tunings

Traditional Tunings
Our traditional tunings have been done on thousands of pianos, churches, and for concerts since 1973.
90 percent of the tunings done for our clients are Traditional Tunings.
Tuning time 40 minutes to 1 hour.


Artist Quality Tuning

These tunings concentrate on clarity of unison, (individual notes) and octave blending.
Intended for those who play music over the entire range of the piano.
A second tuning is done in octaves end to end over the keyboard, (all C notes then all C#
individually throughout the entire scale, with a final chromatic check from end to end.)
Tuning time 1-1/2 hours.


Concert Quality Tunings

These tunings are intended for the most demanding of performances. These tunings
concentrate on clarity of unison, (individual notes) and octave blending. intended for those who play music over the entire rang of the piano.
A second tuning is done in octaves end to end over the keyboard, (all C notes then all C#
individually through out the entire scale, with a final chromatic check from end to end.) In
addition particular attention is paid to setting the notes so they don’t slip during performance. After tuning, these pianos will be vigorously played and tested to insure they stay in tune.
Tuning time 2 hours.