MASTER PIANO RESTORATION
"Craftsmanship of Uncompromising Quality"
Detroit, Michigan USA - Statewide Michigan Service - Telephone: (313) 832-6720 Email
OUR PIANO SERVICES FOR ALL REQUIREMENTS:
- In Shop Piano Refinishing & Piano Rebuilding -
- On Site Piano Inspection, Tuning, Adjustments, & Repairs -
- Used & Restored Steinway & Sons Pianos - Other Fine Used Makes -
- Piano Appraisals - Piano Moving & Storage - Piano & Music Resources -
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Sequential photos of a typical piano restoration:
Restoration of 1909 Steinway Grand Piano.
SPECIFIC DETAILS ON SERVICES AND QUOTATIONS:
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Please attempt to provide this information with your inquiry:
Your piano type? Manufacturer? Size? Serial number?
Help page for determining those piano details PIANO INSPECTIONS AND PIANO APPRAISALS:
Determining your piano's exact service requirements and if required,
providing a written appraisal of your piano's current market value. PIANO TECHNICIAN SERVICES AND PIANO REBUILDING:
Tuning, adjustments, repairs and other services for your piano to play correctly
and if required, rebuilding your piano to its new, factory original, playing condition. PIANO REFINISHING AND PIANO WOODWORKING SERVICES:
Refinishing your piano with the color and finish type of your choice, and if
required, repairs of piano damage and custom fabrication of piano parts. PIANO REFINISHING SAMPLE KIT:
Displays our two finish types with our complete selection of colors;
provided on loan if you visit our shop or shipped UPS upon request. PIANO MOVING AND PIANO STORAGE:
Statewide round trip piano transport for restoration in our shop and also,
one way piano transport and piano storage: statewide, national, international.
OUR INSPECTION TO DETERMINE THE EXACT SERVICE
REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUR PIANO TO PLAY CORRECTLY: Free inspection is provided if it is done when we tune your piano:
See below for details on tuning. Otherwise, if you request an inspection without a tuning,
our inspection fee is $70 for the following counties:
Genesee County, Ingham County, Jackson County, Livingston County, Macomb
County, Oakland County, Shiawassee County, Washtenaw County, Wayne County. For other statewide counties:
A one-way, $0.50 per mile, travel surcharge is added:
You can determine that mileage by entering your location here. Inspection fee credit:
Our inspection fee is credited to your order if you request that we complete the required work
on site, the same day, or your piano is transported to our shop for a restoration order, but it is
not credited if you request that we return on site at a later date, to complete the required work.
WRITTEN APPRAISAL OF YOUR PIANO'S CURRENT MARKET VALUE:We will inspect your piano and provide our written appraisal. We do not however, provide appraisals without an inspection, as they are
often disputed when filing replacement value claims for insurance on theft,
fire damage, natural disasters, tax deductions on non-profit donations, and
other requirements for accurate appraisal of the piano's present market value.
See our piano appraisal page for additional information. Note:
If you just want information about your piano's age and history, rather than
an appraisal, we can provide that without the necessity of an inspection:
See our piano age and history page for details.
ON SITE SERVICES FOR YOUR PIANO TO PLAY CORRECTLY:
Tuning:See below for details. Getting a quote for adjustments, repairs, and other on site services:
If you know without our inspection, exactly what services are required,
contact us and a quote will be provided free of charge. If our inspection is required to provide a quote:
It is also free of charge if it done when we tune your piano or you
have had your piano transported to our shop for a restoration order.
Otherwise, our on site inspection fee is applied. IN SHOP PIANO REBUILDING WITH STATEWIDE PICKUP: Our quote is also provided upon inspection, for whatever is needed
to rebuild your piano to its new, factory original, playing condition:
new soundboard, new string bridges, new pin plank, new treble & bass strings with new tuning pins,
new hammers & hammer voicing, new whippens, new dampers, new white keys & sharp keys with new key
bushings & key leveling, & complete regulation with touch adjustment of the entire keyboard playing action. Note:
Items such as cracked soundboards and loose soundboard ribs that can be
repaired rather than replaced, and other items which can affect the acoustics, such
as cracked piano casings, are discussed below under woodworking repair services. Also discussed below is our custom fabrication of piano parts when in
the rare case, they are no longer available from our piano part suppliers.
PIANO TUNING AND THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMIDITY CONTROL:
On site tuning is $100 for the following counties:Genesee County, Ingham County, Jackson County, Livingston County, Macomb
County, Oakland County, Shiawassee County, Washtenaw County, Wayne County. For the other statewide counties:
A one-way, $0.50 per mile, travel surcharge is added.
You can determine that mileage by entering your location here. Your piano should normally require tuning twice a year, after the seasonal weather changes
which cause expansion and contraction of the piano parts. If your piano does not otherwise
hold its tuning for extended periods, it should be inspected to determine the cause. A major cause for the inability to hold a tuning, is lack of humidity control within the home,
especially during the Winter when the relative humidity is very low, which can also lead to
cracked soundboards and pin planks, structural glue failure, and various other problems. The ideal, year around, relative humidity for a piano is 42% which is also the most comfortable
level, and if one does not have a whole house humidifier to maintain that constant humidity level,
the alternative is the installation of a humidity controller within the piano. See accessories page
for "Piano Life Saver Systems". Also, hygrometers which measure humidity in your piano room. See above for our other piano technician services and piano rebuilding.
IN SHOP PIANO REFINISHING WITH STATEWIDE PICKUP:
Getting a quote if the wood under your present piano finish is in goodcondition or has minor defects, such as nicks, dents, and scratches: To quote refinishing, an inspection is not required, as minor
repairs are included at no charge, with your refinishing order. To provide a quote, we only need to know the size of your piano.
See this help section to accurately measure your piano.
Then contact us for a refinishing quote based on that piano size. Getting a quote if the wood under your present piano finish has been extensively
damaged or wood parts such as tops and legs, are actually broken or missing: To quote refinishing including extensive repairs and if
needed, part replacements, we need to inspect your piano. Contact us for an appointment to suit your convenience.
For examples of extensive damage repair and part replacements:
See below for our woodworking services for all requirements. Your new color selection:
Maple, Oak, Cherry, Light Walnut, Medium Walnut, Dark Walnut,
Red Mahogany, Ebony Black, Antique Ivory, and Classic White.
Custom color matching to your own sample, is also available. Your new lacquer finish selection:
"Traditional Satin Luster" or "Contemporary High Gloss" Piano refinishing sample kit:
It provides samples of our two finish types and all of our colors.
See below to obtain the kit. Also refinished to match:
piano benches, piano stools, piano practice chairs, and sheet music cabinets.
Details are below if you need a new piano bench or other items. Refinishing orders include the completion of all restoration details:
apply new authentic copy of piano name decal; polish all keys, strings, soundboard, and
gilded surface of the plate; polish all brass and chrome hardware and apply clear lacquer to
prevent tarnishing; install new rubber bumper protection on the top, music rack, key blocks,
fall board, and prop; install new felt on the music rack, key blocks, fall board, log, and lyre.
PIANO BENCHES AND OTHER WOOD PIANO ACCESSORIES:We include your piano bench with our refinishing quotation, but if you require a new
bench or other wood accessories, we are a dealer for Paul L. Jansen & Son and can
order any of their items unfinished and then finish it to match your new piano finish.
See our accessories page for our complete product line from Jansen:
piano benches, piano stools, piano practice chairs, and sheet music cabinets. WOODWORKING REPAIR SERVICES FOR EXTENSIVE PIANO DAMAGE:
As noted above, the repairs of minor defects such as nicks, dents, and scratches, are included with
your refinishing order. If required, we also quote upon inspection, the repairs of any major defects:
cracked soundboards and loose soundboard ribs, split casings and tops, broken legs, lyres,
music racks and fallboards, and if necessary, the reveneering of parts or the entire piano. FABRICATION OF MISSING PIANO PARTS AND PARTS DAMAGED BEYOND REPAIR:
In many cases, factory original parts are available if the piano manufacturer is
still in business. Otherwise, generic replacements are available from our suppliers,
for most pianos legs, lyres, music racks, and other parts but in the rare case when
they are not available anywhere, we will provide a quote for our custom fabrication.
PIANO REFINISHING SAMPLE KIT:The kit includes all our piano colors, finished on actual piano grade wood, with both
of our lacquer finish types: "traditional satin luster" and "contemporary high gloss". If you are presently placing a refinishing order:
You can visit our shop to borrow the kit at no charge,
or we will send it UPS with free, prepaid round trip shipping. If you are not presently placing a refinishing order:
You can obtain the kit the same as above,
but a $100 kit loan deposit is required. See above for details on our piano refinishing services. PIANO MOVING AND PIANO STORAGE:
Statewide round trip piano transport for restoration in our shop,
and one way piano transport: statewide, national, international. Short term and long term piano storage are also available. For the details that we need to provide a quote:
See our piano moving and storage page PAYMENTS ACCEPTED:
Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, eCheck, PayPal,
money order, personal check, business check, bank cashier check.
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