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SERVICES
TUNING
Regular tuning and maintenance is essential for enhancing the performance of your piano. Ideally, pianos should be tuned every six months. The quality of the materials and craftsmanship of the piano, its home environment, and its playing history determine its needs. The minimum requirement expected is one tuning per year. Since piano parts are made of wood, tuning is affected by changes in humidity. Regular tuning and maintenance will help a piano remain stable, sound good, feel good to play, and make playing the piano much more enjoyable, for all levels of performance. (Travel fee may apply if outside South Bend area.) Available schedule: 9:00, 11:00, 1:00, 3:00 EST, TUE, WED, THUR, FRI.
$100
PITCH RAISE
A pitch raise is an additional tuning required to help a piano maintain its pitch of A-440. This is a second tuning often required for a piano that hasn't been tuned, or maintained, in a long time and needs to stabilize. Regular tuning and maintenance will help a piano remain stable. (Travel fee may apply if outside South Bend area.)
$100
MOVING
Let the piano technicians move your piano. Our primary concern is caring for your piano. We have the right knowledge, equipment, and skill to move your piano safely and efficiently, in many tricky situations. Stephen, a piano technician, has over forty years experience moving pianos.
You want to give the piano time to acclimate to the new environment before tuning. Tuning is an additional fee. Please use the link below for the MOVE QUOTE, or use the form as a guide if you prefer to call for a quote. We will need this information: We move on SATURDAYS only.
EVALUATION
Stephen will evaluate current condition, and provide an estimate for any possible work required to make it a good functioning musical instrument. We do NOT provide appraisals for market value, or evaluations for third party businesses, such as insurance companies.
$100
RECONDITIONING and REGULATION
Estimate provided upon completion of evaluation. May include the following, as needed: RECONDITIONING: Vacuum & clean case, action, and keybed; tighten all screws; check all springs; replace keybed felt (front, back, balance rail); file & voice hammers; repin; check & adjust pedal mechanism; bridle straps; jacks; re-solidify soundboard; re-solidify bridge; For grands: may also include: check jacks & align to windows; align jack to knuckles; file & lube knuckles; recondition whippen bottom felt.
REGULATION: Lost motion; let-off; leveling; depth; back-check.
MISC. REPAIR
Estimate provided after evaluation. Minimum house call is $100. 
HAMMER REPLACEMENT
Hammer replacement can improve the life of your piano by improving its tone and keyboard feel. The piano will require a regulation after the hammers are replaced.Piano Type
Upright Hammers$1,000
Grand Hammers$1,200
DAMPER REPLACEMENT
A new set of dampers will effectively stop the sound. The piano will require a regulation after the dampers are replaced.Piano Type
Upright Dampers$500
Grand Dampers $900
BASS STRING REPLACEMENT
$1,200
KEYTOP REPLACEMENT
We resurface the white keytops to match your piano. For older pianos, we use "faux ivory" to match the color and grain of original ivories.
$300
My New Option
REFINISH BLACK KEYS$150
Event Rental Piano - Baldwin Studio
Price varies depending upon move details. 
Recital Hall Rental
Merrimans' Playhouse venue is available for your Student Recital. Event Rental, Private Concert, etc. The venue has a stage and a green room. Room rental fee is $100/hour, currently, with a 3 hour minimum fee. The 9 foot grand piano is an additional $100 fee. The piano is tuned prior to your event. Recording the recital may be an option if our Sound Engineer is available: Cost TBD. Call us if you would like to visit our venue.Additional Options
Piano$100
Fee per Hour$100
Recording - Price TBD
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