1606 Eagle Point, San Antonio, TX.  78248
  (210) 663-1011)
Quality Piano Tuning and Repair for San Antonio, Boerne, New Braunfels, Texas and anywhere you want me.

Why you should use Jim for your next piano tuning:

Jim shows up on time and always calls ahead

Jim removes his shoes before entering your house

Jim likes kids and dogs (not so much cats, but I will show up anyway)

Jim does not need to be fed or watered (will accept frozen margarita's)

Jim does a quality job in a little over an hour

Jim uses a unique tuning method so the piano holds it's tune longer

Jim has been through extensive training and can fix most pianos on the spot

Jim has a big truck full of piano parts and tools so your piano receives timely repair
 
 

I "CUSTOM" tune your piano using the latest computer technology. Your tuning is then checked and tweaked, by ear, to ensure your piano sounds it's best.
Each tuning includes a "Pre-Tuning" inspection where I visually inspect your piano's case, keys, action, strings, soundboard, bridges, backframe and plate. I check and tighten your piano bench bolts, pinblock bolts, and all accessible plate screws. Also, I check and adjust all pedals.

Rates:
Standard Tuning $85 +tax
Pitch Raise & Standard Tuning $135 + tax

Question: Will my piano need a pitch raise?

Most pianos are designed to sound best when tuned to A-440 (the A above middle C vibrates at 440 cycle per second), the international pitch standard.  Pianos that have not been tuned in a long time drop in pitch. A piano with its pitch too low sounds dull and lacks brilliance. It is impossible to play with other instruments and it hampers the musical progress of any student who regularly practices on it.

Using the latest computer technology, I am able to raise the pitch on your piano quickly and accurately. My computer measures every octave and calculates the amount to pull each string over pitch. This way, once the pitch raise is completed, the piano settles into the correct pitch for the final tuning. A pitch raise and tuning can be completed in one (1) visit.  Some technicians require two (2) or more visits to perform a pitch raise and tuning. Who wants to see a piano tuner two (2) or three (3) times in one month? My wife doesn't even want to see me that often.

Question: Why is a pitch raise necessary?

When the tension of each string on your piano is raised back up to pitch, the additional load on the piano's structure causes the pitch of previously adjusted strings to change.  The only way to achieve a fine, accurate tuning on your piano is to have the tension of all the strings so close to their proper place that altering the tension of one string would not affect the others.  Therefore, a piano must already be fairly close to standard pitch in order to be finely tuned.

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Jim's Piano Service - A Piano Tuner and Technician for San Antonio, TX.
Tune@JimsPianoService.com
                       210-663-1011