Service Fees

The following are basic service fees. Any repairs or restoration outside of the scope of these service tasks will be outlined for you in a written estimate.

Full Service Appointment
$175 - for the first time service call

• Assessment
  • ​Age Research​
  • Mechanical and Tonal Review
  • Written Report
  • Recommendations
• Pitch Raise (if needed)
• Fine Tuning
• Servicing
• Basic Repairs (i.e. sticking keys, malfunctioning notes, regulation for play-ability) minus the cost of parts
• Service calls take 2-3 hours, depending on the needs of the piano

Assessment
$50 (applicable to full service appointment)

• Age research
• Mechanical and Tonal Review
• Written Report
• Recommendations

$150 for all subsequent service calls to the same piano.
$25 travel expense added for addresses more than 50 miles, one way.

Pianos by Paula does not perform appraisals.

IF YOU ARE PURCHASING
(OR RECEIVING)
A USED PIANO

. . . please consider hiring me to assess the piano before you bring it into your home. There are many factors to consider regarding the functionality of a piano and I have seen many that are still being exchanged or sold that are no longer viable instruments. A small investment will save you a great deal of trouble and inconvenience. The service fee for my assessment is applicable to the first service call on any piano you eventually purchase.

​Why do I do this? Because I want you to have the best instrument possible. The purchase of a piano is like putting a car into your living room. Before you purchase a car, you make sure that it is mechanically sound and in good working order. The same care should be put into acquiring a piano.