New or Used Piano Buying Tips

Yamaha console piano tuned and serviced in Platte City, MO

I'm sure your piano playing friends would be glad helping you choose by asking what brands of pianos they like the best. My choice would be a Yamaha or Kawai new or used piano because they hold tune so well. Servicing is a breeze when parts are so easy to get from the manufacturer. Doing a little homework on different brands of pianos will help you make good decisions. I am a registered member of The Piano Technicians Guild and can give good advice on piano buying. Calling a local piano dealer in Kansas City would be a good choice when looking for a new or used piano. A piano salesman can be very friendly when they see dollar signs floating in the sky. If you don't have the bucks the piano dealer seems to have better things to do.

When buying a new or used piano it would be best to get a name brand just in case the student decides piano is not there forte. The resale value of a name brand piano would sell much faster and you would probably get all your money back out of the instrument. Be sure to have a Registered Piano Technician and not your average piano tuner do an inspection before you buy a secondhand piano. A used piano doesn't come with a warranty so you can't take it back later on. The cost of a piano tuning is very affordable and it would be my pleasure to ensure your investment is a secure one.

Some people think they should buy the biggest piano they can afford for the biggest sound. This might be true but you need to figure out what your needs are to know what quality piano to buy. Your favorite music will be very appreciated on a nice piano and will encourage the piano player to reach for a higher goal. If your not sure if you will be sticking with the piano then you should keep things simple. For the beginner a nice console piano can do just fine and will be much cheaper than a grand piano.

The popular black grand piano will give a beautiful romantic setting in a lot of different sized rooms. The appearance of a piano is important to match the furniture in your house. Be sure to contact a professional piano tuner after buying to keep your instrument in proper working order and to ensure great piano enjoyment. Always hire professional piano movers so you don't damage the piano going through doorways.

New or Used Piano Buying Tips for Kansas City MO
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Piano Tuning Cost

Baldwin spinet piano tuned and serviced once a year in Gladstone, MO

The cost of a piano tuning once a year is worth the investment to keep your instrument in proper working order. Considering you paid a lot of money for your piano from a local piano dealer you should tune it on a regular basis of once to twice a year. Your in home concerts will be remembered by everyone if the piano has a great tuning put on it by a professional piano tuner.

There are lots of things that will need to be serviced inside the piano including tuning and regulation. Debris can fall inside and can cause parts to break so be sure to have your piano cleaned every so often to keep this from happening. Mice could get inside your piano that could completely ruin the action and make all playing parts useless. The cost to repair this problem could be enormous so you might as well toss it out for junk. I don't like tuning pianos that have had mice damage and will pass this work on to the next piano tuner.

Humidity can change a lot in Kansas City, MO so as to fluctuate the pitch of the piano up and down. A humidity control system can be installed that would need to be serviced with new pads for the water tank. The humidity system will help keep your piano at a standard pitch of A-440 with less fluctuation.

If you want to know the cost of piano tuning and repair you will need to give me a call for an estimate. I can give discounts to seniors, Churches and Institutions. All work is guaranteed by a Registered Piano Technician member of The Piano Technicians Guild.

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Piano With Loose Tuning Pins

Old grand piano with loose tuning pins in Olathe, KS

I tuned an old grand piano in Olathe, KS that had loose tuning pins in the bass section. Most piano tuners would have said the piano was junk and not tunable. I applied a repair solution to make the pins hold better. It tuned up great and the customer said it hasn't sounded that good since she bought it used 30 years ago. A piano tuner has saved this one from the bone yards and another old piano has come back to life. The cost to tune and repair this piano is a lot lower than it used to be.


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