Hartzler Pianos


Fees


Piano Tuning

Tuning fee: $100
This fee is the same for both grand and vertical pianos.

The initial tuning visit includes an evaluation of your instrument’s current status and its musical potential. At this time, I will discuss with you recommendations for your piano that suit your musical needs and your budget.

Voicing and repair services are billed at $70 per hour.

Distant points in the Greater Columbus, Ohio area may incur an additional mileage charge.

bryan@hartzlerpianos.com




Additional Services


1 day in- home service:

Grand pianos will show tremendous improvement with a one day in-home visit to address:
  • Action regulation and lubrication
  • Voicing
  • Cleaning
  • Adjustments to damper and pedal systems

    This visit will bring your instrument to a very high level of performance that is easy to maintain with ongoing tuning and voicing. After this service, you can expect your instrument respond quickly and smoothly, with beautiful tone.

    Fee: $300 to $600


    Touchweight analysis and correction:

    Grand pianos with poor action design or actions that have been restored incorrectly are unresponsive and heavy to the touch. These instruments benefit from touchweight analysis and correction. Remarkable improvements in piano action performance can be achieved with changes in action geometry and inertia.

    Fees for touchweight correction are based on the type of problems present in your piano action.

    Other small projects such as bass string replacement and partial action restoration may also be recommended for your instrument.
    		•    Piano Restoration Services

    Below are the 3 steps in a complete piano restoration. Separately or as a complete package they represent tremendous value, providing high quality, artistically sensitive piano restorations through great attention to detail.


    Action Restoration

    A complete piano action restoration by Hartzler Pianos achieves precise and responsive performance that addresses all aspects of action design and construction:
  • Cold pressed American -made hammers are custom manufactured and installed
  • Action geometry is analyzed and optimized
  • Keys are reweighed  
  • Friction is minimized
  • High quality German action parts are installed
  • Existing ivory keytops in good condition are restored
  • Worn ivory and older plastic keytops are replaced with new German acrylic keytops
  • Balanced power and a broad range of tone color are achieved with highly detailed final voicing steps
  • Action is precisely regulated


    Belly Work

    Belly work includes repair and replacement of pinblock, soundboard, and bridges. In the belly of your piano resides its heart and soul, providing the foundation for your creative musical efforts.  My approach to belly work focuses on strength, stability, and precise workmanship with the following details:
  • Quartersawn Sitka spruce and Eastern White spruce soundboard stock
  • Shaping of soundboard panel for increased resonance
  • Precisely shaped uartersawn spruce and sugar pine rib stock
  • Hard rock maple bridge caps and hand carved bridge notching
  • Quartersawn hard rock maple pinblock material
  • Custom manufactured bass strings
  • German made tuning pins and plain wire
  • New agraffes and capo d’astro resurfacing
  • Detailed execution of stringing, felt application, and plate bronzing
  • Reinforcement of bracing and superstructure


    Case refinishing

    A great vintage piano is a work of art; an immaculate case is essential to making your instrument look as good as it sounds. Refinishing work by Hartzler Pianos enhances the presence of your instrument with attention to details:
  • Careful stripping of original finish
  • Repair of case details such as ornamentation, sharp corners, and veneer
  • Wood pore filling to ensure a perfectly smooth final finish.
  • Application of stain and sealers
  • Application of multiple coats of lacquer
  • Hand rubbed final finishing
  • Nickel re-plating and brass polishing of metal case parts
  • Application of new felt to music desk and lyre components

    Fees for restoration services vary with condition, size, and musical demands required of your piano. Upon evaluation of your instrument and discussion with you, I can recommend a restoration plan that suits your musical needs and your budget.

    Piano restoration services are provided nationwide utilizing a network of piano moving services.

    All photographs on this website feature instruments restored by Hartzler Pianos.

    bryan@hartzlerpianos.com
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    Piano Tuning, in Columbus