KidsHappen Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 It is pretty old and has not been tuned in awhile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathmarm Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 That'd vary by area. Call Music stores and pianists in your area. I'd also call universities that have music /performance departments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) As a rough estimate, our upright piano gets tuned every year and the 2023 cost was $150. FWIW, we are in a city with a high cost of living. Edited October 30, 2023 by klmama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 We were quoted $ 2k We didn't bother 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth S Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 If you have any experience tuning guitars, I'll nudge you to buy a piano tuning kit from Amazon & free software (Tune lab pro) . . . & DIY! It's like tuning 50 guitars (lots & lots of strings) but it's a straightforward process. I start in the middle (most often used keys) and work toward the ends. The kits are much less expensive than 10 years ago! I paid $50, now they're about $10. https://www.amazon.com/Tuning-Professional-Wrench-Hammer-Rubber/dp/B0BZJL31MM/ref=sr_1_7?crid=ZJ3AYYK8SGXH&keywords=piano+tuning+kit&qid=1698665397&sprefix=piano+tuning+ki%2Caps%2C211&sr=8-7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 5 hours ago, Melissa in Australia said: We were quoted $ 2k We didn't bother Whaaaaa….?? I paid a bit over $100 for mine a few years ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith-manor Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 $120 plus travel fees for my piano though she isn't super far out of tune..I have a baby grand. Brands are much easier to work on and tune than uprights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) Ours was $125 last year, when we caught up after a couple years off during covid. We have used several different people, but were happy with Apex last yr. Edited October 30, 2023 by ScoutTN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catz Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Ours has been in the 125-150 range. Can be more expensive if it has been a while or additional tweaking needs to be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvToRead Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I would expect $200+ plus if it's been a while. Maybe more of the tuner has to travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bambam Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 We bought an older upright that hadn't been tuned in who knows how long. It was $160 the first time, and $130 a year later. This is back in 2017 & 2018, so I would expect prices have increased. We gave the piano to another family who had a daughter who wanted one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Beth S said: If you have any experience tuning guitars, I'll nudge you to buy a piano tuning kit from Amazon & free software (Tune lab pro) . . . & DIY! It's like tuning 50 guitars (lots & lots of strings) but it's a straightforward process. I start in the middle (most often used keys) and work toward the ends. The kits are much less expensive than 10 years ago! I paid $50, now they're about $10. https://www.amazon.com/Tuning-Professional-Wrench-Hammer-Rubber/dp/B0BZJL31MM/ref=sr_1_7?crid=ZJ3AYYK8SGXH&keywords=piano+tuning+kit&qid=1698665397&sprefix=piano+tuning+ki%2Caps%2C211&sr=8-7 I've done this as well, with a good professional app it takes time but isn't hard. In our area, piano tuning if the piano is in good shape and not horribly out of tune is about $100. If the piano needs repairs or heavy adjustment it is more. Edited October 30, 2023 by maize 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Depends on how much work is needed. The price my piano tuner has given me to give students is $200 because he says that if it's more than that in my area, the piano isn't worth tuning-there are plenty of cheap/free pianos that would require much less work-and if it comes out less than that (a good piano that's tuned regularly takes him less than an hour to do) people are happy. We're in a low COL area. I've started recommending buying a good digital for my beginning students over getting a piano because doing virtual lessons showed me that NONE of my students on acoustics had one that had been tuned in a very, very long time-it wasn't just "it's a few months overdue because of COVID" but "you moved this piano from Grandma's five years ago and have never had it tuned". Once a student is serious enough that the parents are willing to invest in a good piano, the cost of tuning is a rounding error. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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maize Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Dmmetler said: Depends on how much work is needed. The price my piano tuner has given me to give students is $200 because he says that if it's more than that in my area, the piano isn't worth tuning-there are plenty of cheap/free pianos that would require much less work-and if it comes out less than that (a good piano that's tuned regularly takes him less than an hour to do) people are happy. We're in a low COL area. I've started recommending buying a good digital for my beginning students over getting a piano because doing virtual lessons showed me that NONE of my students on acoustics had one that had been tuned in a very, very long time-it wasn't just "it's a few months overdue because of COVID" but "you moved this piano from Grandma's five years ago and have never had it tuned". Once a student is serious enough that the parents are willing to invest in a good piano, the cost of tuning is a rounding error. Tuning aside, Electric pianos have gotten so good that they are often better in both action and sound than the cheap used uprights that are all most people can afford in an acoustic piano! A nice high quality grand is of course a better instrument, or something like the tall Yamaha uprights, but I got a Yamaha electric piano at a fraction of what those would cost and it's much nicer than the old spinnet we had been playing on. Edited October 30, 2023 by maize 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Anyone looking for a digital piano, I recommend giving this guy a call. He knows all the strengths and weaknesses of each model and can quote a better price over the phone than online: https://azpianonews.blogspot.com/p/about-us.html?m=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 15 hours ago, Melissa in Australia said: We were quoted $ 2k We didn't bother Was this quote maybe for a service and not just tuning? We have a baby grand. It costs us about $250 for tuning. But we've had quotes for $15-20k for certain repairs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 23 minutes ago, chocolate-chip chooky said: Was this quote maybe for a service and not just tuning? We have a baby grand. It costs us about $250 for tuning. But we've had quotes for $15-20k for certain repairs. Maybe. I think the person didn't want to come so quoted a high price It is a Penola. (Don't think I have spelling right) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocolate-chip chooky Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 47 minutes ago, Melissa in Australia said: Maybe. I think the person didn't want to come so quoted a high price It is a Penola. (Don't think I have spelling right) A pianola? That's quite a different beast to a piano, as far as I understand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyroo Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Tuning our upright used to be about $150. We recently bought a used, antique baby grand, but I don't know how much that will cost to tune. I'm going to throw in a picture of it because Spencer is over the moon! It sounds soooooo good. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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