midinut Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Just curious as to what the "going rate" is for getting a piano tuned. My GF has a rather nice Yamaha Spinet in the Living Room that has been moved from halfway across the country. It's been settled in now for over 6 months and we have found a guy who has offered but hasn't mentioned price yet. I just want to get an idea of what we should expect to pay and what is fair. Any thoughts? Experiences? Hardware: Yamaha: MODX7 | Korg: Kronos 88, Wavestate | ASM: Hydrasynth Deluxe | Roland: Jupiter-Xm, Cloud Pro, TD-9K V-Drums | Alesis: StrikePad Pro| Behringer: Crave, Poly D, XR-18, RX1602 | CPS: SpaceStation SSv2 | Controllers: ROLI RISE 49 | Arturia KeyLab Essentials 88, KeyLab 61, MiniLab | M-Audio KeyStation 88 & 49 | Akai EWI USB | Novation LaunchPad Mini, | Guitars & Such: Line 6 Variax, Helix LT, POD X3 Live, Martin Acoustic, DG Strat Copy, LP Sunburst Copy, Natural Tele Copy| Squier Precision 5-String Bass | Mandolin | Banjo | Ukulele Software: Recording: MacBook Pro | Mac Mini | Logic Pro X | Mainstage | Cubase Pro 12 | Ableton Live 11 | Monitors: M-Audio BX8 | Presonus Eris 3.5BT Monitors | Slate Digital VSX Headphones & ML-1 Mic | Behringer XR-18 & RX1602 Mixers | Beyerdynamics DT-770 & DT-240 Arturia: V-Collection 9 | Native Instruments: Komplete 1 Standard | Spectrasonics: Omnisphere 2, Keyscape, Trilian | Korg: Legacy Collection 4 | Roland: Cloud Pro | GForce: Most all of their plugins | u-he: Diva, Hive 2, Repro, Zebra Legacy | AAS: Most of their VSTs | IK Multimedia: SampleTank 4 Max, Sonik Synth, MODO Drums & Bass | Cherry Audio: Most of their VSTs | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Loving Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I pay mine $100 - $150 depending on what the action needs in addition. It's a spinet - Baldwin Acrosonic 1946. "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobadohshe Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 $100-$125. Kawai C-60 Grand Piano : Hammond A-100 : Hammond SK2 : Yamaha CP4 : Yamaha Montage 7 : Moog Sub 37 My latest album: Funky organ, huge horn section https://bobbycressey.bandcamp.com/album/cali-native Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanker. Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 Depends. If it's my local tuner, $75-100. If I have Alfredson tune it, I just gotta spoon him for about 15-20 minutes. A ROMpler is just a polyphonic turntable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midinut Posted December 10, 2012 Author Share Posted December 10, 2012 Depends. If it's my local tuner, $75-100. If I have Alfredson tune it, I just gotta spoon him for about 15-20 minutes. Entirely too much information. Thanks guys, that helps give me an idea anyway. Hardware: Yamaha: MODX7 | Korg: Kronos 88, Wavestate | ASM: Hydrasynth Deluxe | Roland: Jupiter-Xm, Cloud Pro, TD-9K V-Drums | Alesis: StrikePad Pro| Behringer: Crave, Poly D, XR-18, RX1602 | CPS: SpaceStation SSv2 | Controllers: ROLI RISE 49 | Arturia KeyLab Essentials 88, KeyLab 61, MiniLab | M-Audio KeyStation 88 & 49 | Akai EWI USB | Novation LaunchPad Mini, | Guitars & Such: Line 6 Variax, Helix LT, POD X3 Live, Martin Acoustic, DG Strat Copy, LP Sunburst Copy, Natural Tele Copy| Squier Precision 5-String Bass | Mandolin | Banjo | Ukulele Software: Recording: MacBook Pro | Mac Mini | Logic Pro X | Mainstage | Cubase Pro 12 | Ableton Live 11 | Monitors: M-Audio BX8 | Presonus Eris 3.5BT Monitors | Slate Digital VSX Headphones & ML-1 Mic | Behringer XR-18 & RX1602 Mixers | Beyerdynamics DT-770 & DT-240 Arturia: V-Collection 9 | Native Instruments: Komplete 1 Standard | Spectrasonics: Omnisphere 2, Keyscape, Trilian | Korg: Legacy Collection 4 | Roland: Cloud Pro | GForce: Most all of their plugins | u-he: Diva, Hive 2, Repro, Zebra Legacy | AAS: Most of their VSTs | IK Multimedia: SampleTank 4 Max, Sonik Synth, MODO Drums & Bass | Cherry Audio: Most of their VSTs | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffLearman Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 My guy charges by time, about $90/hr. He's spent two hours both times, but in the future should need less, since the piano hadn't been maintained very well and was a bit of a special case, and he's done quite a bit more than just tune it. I like that he charges per hour, because then I don't feel bad if I pester him with questions before or after his tuning session. My wife says he should charge double for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Loving Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 The last thing my tech ever wants to do is shoot the sh!t about pianos with me, while he is working He is great about telling me what he did when he is done. "Forget it, Jake. It's Chinatown." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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