TUNING & SERVICE
One of our technicians hard at work
repairing this piano.
Piano Tuning
Your piano is an investment so it’s important to have it serviced regularly. The most frequent piano service is tuning. Regular servicing by a qualified technician will make it sound and play it’s best.
- New or rebuilt pianos require four tunings the first year.
- After the first year pianos should be tuned twice a year.
- Pianos that receive heavier use (piano teachers, churches, player pianos) often times need to be tuned every three months.
Neal Hartranft our senior technician had worked at the
Allen Organ factory and is an accomplished organist.
Organ, Digital Piano and Player Piano Service
Our technicians provide factory-authorized service and support for Kawai digital pianos, QRS player piano systems and Yamaha Clavinova digital pianos. We are the only authorized and factory-trained agency for Allen Organs. We also service vintage Hammond organs and Leslie tone cabinets. Our very beginning started in 1963 by providing expert organ repair service. We offer prompt, professional service, using our own in-house factory-trained technicians.
We imported this Bösendorfer model 225 for a customer from Singapore. The piano needed extensive cabinet repairs and finishing work.
Refinishing
Refinishing a piano is a major undertaking. Over time piano finishes can deteriorate or fade. We have our own in house finishing department. Be aware however that often times if the finish on a piano is poor that the piano often needs other major repairs or rebuilding. We can restore the finish on your piano to look better than when it was new. We have examples of pianos on our showroom that you can see.
A Yamaha 7’4” semi concert grand being re-strung with
new tuning pins and wire.
Reconditioning
In certain cases a piano a piano may require more work than is practical to do in a home. Restoration is a level of service not as involved as complete rebuilding. We evaluate and prioritize what areas are in need of repair, replacement, adjustment or refinishing. These pianos typically are in sound condition but have areas that are in need of work. Some of these areas can be: hammers replaced, new tuning pins and piano wire installed due to loose tuning pins, cracked bass bridge, etc.
New soundboard, bridges and refinished plate from
an 1896 Steinway model A grand we rebuilt.
Rebuilding
Rebuilding involves the complete disassembly, inspection, and repair as necessary, including replacement of ALL worn, damaged, or deteriorated parts. We basically take your old, worn piano and return it to you in like new condition.
This involves a new pin block, tuning pins, strings, hammers, dampers, action parts and a complete refinishing. In some cases a new sound board and bridges are fitted as well. You’ll find that the caliber of our work is impeccable.
When you use us to move your piano it will be moved
gently and arrive undamaged.
Piano Moving
Pianos weigh from 400 – 1200 lbs. and are typically not a project to tackle yourself. We have all the equipment needed for most any type of piano move. We use our own trucks and personnel for all our piano moves. Our main truck has a large lift gate capable of accommodating the largest concert grands or church organs. We also have the specialized equipment including a Genie lift for church choir lofts, all terrain piano dolly and custom built grand piano boards. If you’re planning on moving a piano out of state we can help you arrange the most practical way to do that. Most importantly, when you use us to move your piano it will be moved gently and arrive undamaged.
Piano Regulation
In addition to tuning, pianos require adjustment to the action. Regulation adjustments are much less frequent than piano tunings but they may be necessary to maintain the proper feel and performance of the action.
Piano Voicing
Voicing is the adjustment of a piano’s tone to be brighter or mellower. All pianos will gradually become brighter because the hammer felts, the parts that actually ‘strike’ the piano strings, will become compressed and harder over time. A skilled piano technician can voice a piano to restore the pianos original tone, or even change its tonal personality from mellow to brighter depending on the players tastes. The degree of change possible depends on the piano’s design and condition of the hammers. Pianos that are played often typically require voicing more frequently.
PLAYER PIANOs
Do you own a piano that no one plays anymore? We have great news for you! We can convert your unused piano into a state-of-the-art player piano. We can even upgrade your older Yamaha Disklavier or PianoDisc system at a reasonable cost. QRS is revolutionizing the player-piano industry with the introduction of its latest player technology, PNOMation3, the most advanced player-piano system available on the market today.
Imagine, having your piano play itself for parties, when you have friends over, or just quietly providing beautiful music for that special candlelight dinner.
Player pianos originally used paper rolls, then transitioned to floppy disks and CDs. The new PNOmation 3 system by QRS is now controlled from your smart phone or tablet with no boxes or wires. Their vast library of over 10,000 songs are all available at your fingertips.
You can even control it with your Apple Watch or by voice commands with an Amazon Echo. QRS is winner of the The Keyboard Super NAMM Award.
Upgrade your old player Piano, turn your present piano into a player, or select a new or rebuilt piano here in our showroom and have the QRS PNOmation system installed before it’s delivered. Installation and service are done by our own technicians.
