Marie-Claude Adam
10 weeks ago"Très consciencieux, prends le temps pour bien accorder chaque note et vérifier l'accord. Bon service a la clientèle. Connaît bien son métier."
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Piano Tuning
Rates
Understanding the price of a piano tuning isn't just about comparing numbers.
It's about understanding what is done, under what conditions, and for what result.
Standard
Tuning
$
160
TRAVEL INCLUDED
Montreal • Laval
• North Shore • South Shore
This rate applies to a regularly maintained piano tuned under normal conditions.
- Clear and honest diagnosis
- Free evaluation of your piano
- Professional in-home service
Piano not tuned for a long time
The overall condition of the piano and the time elapsed since the last tuning can influence the required work. Additional work time, a pitch raise, or action regulation may be necessary for a stable result. The rate is then adjusted according to the situation, after evaluation.
Why prices may vary
Not all pianos are in the same condition. Two seemingly identical instruments can require very different work.
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Time elapsed
A piano that has not been tuned for several years is often very far from its normal pitch. In these cases, a single tuning is not always enough to stabilize the instrument.
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The actual condition of the piano
Age, wear, environment, humidity, tuning pin grip, internal structure... At some point, the piano reaches its mechanical limits.
The tuner's role is also to know how to recognize this limit.
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Upright or grand
The tuning principle is the same, but access to the action, the time required, and the precision demanded can vary greatly depending on the type of piano.
How many tunings are needed?
It is important to be clear: a very out-of-tune or old piano does not always stabilize in a single visit. Depending on the piano's condition, the work may be done in steps:
1
First tuning
Gradual tension increase, without forcing the instrument.
2
Second tuning
Stabilization after the strings and structure have settled.
3
Third tuning
If necessary. Allows for the best possible result on a very unstable piano.
A third tuning is sometimes the only way to do serious and lasting work.
Why doesn't a tuning always hold?
Sometimes a client says: "Another tuner came recently, but it still sounds out of tune."
In many cases, the work wasn't bad, but the piano required more than one step, or it wasn't clearly explained. Changing tuners doesn't change the mechanical reality of the piano.
- A tuning that doesn't hold isn't always a bad tuning.
- Often, it's a piano that needed time and multiple interventions.
Cheaper... or more expensive?
Price differences are explained by the time spent, experience, level of requirement, and the willingness to tell the truth about the piano's condition.
A very low price
- • A rushed tuning
- • Little to no evaluation
- • Unrealistic implicit promise
A fair rate
- • Honest diagnosis
- • Conscientious work
- • Serious and lasting work
The goal is not to sell more
The goal is not to multiply interventions. The goal is to work with a good professional conscience.
Sometimes: 1 single tuning is enough
Sometimes: 2 are needed
Sometimes: 3 is the best solution
Nothing is forced. Everything is explained. The work is done in the interest of the piano and the musician.
A good tuning is not just a piano that sounds in tune today. It is a piano that holds over time, as much as its condition allows.
What our clients say
Excellence confirmed by those who experience it.
NosDeux Musique
9 weeks ago"Patrick est hyper talentueux et très professionnel! Je recommande vivement ses services pour les réparations et accords de piano, il offre un service impeccable!"
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Laurence Boucher
11 weeks ago"Un service impeccable. Mon piano 1936 est revenu à la vie avec l’expertise de Patrick. J’ai retrouvé le plaisir de jouer sur un piano qui sonne parfaitement. Merci."
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In short: Clear rate ($160 for a standard tuning), travel included, free evaluation.
Because a good tuning is honest work.
"We take care of your piano. You enjoy the music."