Steve Cates provides professional piano tuning services and repair throughout Maine. His piano repair cities include Waterville, Augusta, Bangor, and Portland. He is a Steinway Factory-Trained Technician. It is recommended that you have your piano tuned once a year. However, newer pianos should be tuned three to four times in that first and second year.
It is essential to get your piano tuned to sound its very best. In addition, getting your piano tuned regularly will prevent your piano from shifting so that it is difficult to tune to the concert pitch again. Sometimes it is best not to tune an older piano to concert pitch like you would tune a new piano. Depending on the age of your piano and how out of tune it is, it could require a more extended amount of time of pitch adjustment to bring it close to its original concert pitch.
For scheduling, call (207) 944-3096 or email secates@fairpoint.net.
Schedule an appointment by calling (207) 944-3096 or by emailing secates@fairpoint.net
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Hourly standard charge | $100 first hour/ $80/hr for second hour + parts |
| Grand hammer shaping, complete regulation and tone building process for pianos that had not had the strings previously 'bedded' | $2700 |
| Restringing | $1500 to $2000 depending on size |
| Standard Tuning (and minor work) | $120 to $160 |
| Move pianos in and out of state | Contact For Price |
| Major Pitch Adjustment | $40 |
| Complete action regulation | $240 |
| Full disassembly and cleaning | $80 |
| Appraisals | $80 |
| Evaluations | $80 |