Cost and Payment

Tuning, Regulation, and Repair

My fee for a basic tuning is $130. This does not include the cost of needed pitch adjustments if the piano is significantly flat. Any piano can become severely flat when it is moved, exposed to changes in room temperature or humidity, heavily played, or left not tuned for more than a year. The cost of pitch adjustments, $30 to $300, depend upon the severity of the adjustments needed. Pianos that are extremely flat may require an additional service appointment for the pitch adjustments to stabilize between appointments.

You are welcome to explore, at no obligation, my scheduling availability and service fees as you progress through the scheduling sequence. You will not be asked to submit payment information at any point in the scheduling process. Click here to enter my convenient on-line scheduler.

The cost of any other service, such as action regulation, repair, or replacement parts, will be estimated in advance according to piano industry, time-unit standards and retail prices for replacement parts.

Piano Inspection: Fee and Condition Report

A $100 service fee is charged for inspecting any piano. This amount is credited toward the cost of the tuning, regulation, or repair that you approve.

My customers appreciate the written piano condition/estimate reports that I provide. You can expect to receive the written report by way of email within 48 hours of the completed service appointment. Your custom report will explain the condition of the piano and any needed maintenance or repairs according to the value of the piano. This way you can make informed decisions about what they want for with your piano.

Sadly, there are times when the condition of a piano is unable to hold a tune or repairs are beyond the musical or market value of the piano.

Travel Surcharge

I service pianos throughout West Michigan. Expensive fuel and maintenance costs make having a travel surcharge necessary.  A surcharge of 50 cents per mile traveled may be added to the service fee for piano locations outside of the Greater Grand Rapids area. Below are estimated examples of travel surcharges. Actual surcharges depend upon the actual miles traveled.

Battle Creek        $78.70                    Kalamazoo         $48.50 

 Grand Haven       $28.80           Muskegon           $46.30

Lansing               $64.00                   Saugatuck           $40.40

 Payment

Full payment is due upon my completing the service. I accept payments by check, cash, or most major credit cards. You will receive by way of email an invoice upon the completion of the scheduled service. You may pay in person, or click on the “Pay Now” link on the invoice when paying by credit card.