TUNINGS
Tuning is easily the most routine service that we provide at Fortson's Forte. When tuning your piano, we slightly adjust the tuning pins to raise or lower the pitch of each key. Tunings should occur 1-2 times per year to keep the instrument in top condition. Many factors such as location in the home, age of the instrument, and climate can result in the need for more frequent tunings. Tunings typically take 90 minutes but can take upwards of 120 minutes.
PRICING: $200 per tuning (+ milage if over a 15 mile radius)
Includes 2 passes through the instrument
CLEANINGS
Because of the nature of the instrument, typical cleaning products and application methods will damage or potentially ruin your instrument. Let us do it! Cleanings can make your instrument look brand new with minimal effort! We offer several different cleaning packages found below!
PACKAGES:
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BASIC: $50
Vacuuming , plate dusting, case cleaning, hammer dusting
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BASIC PLUS: $100
Deep vacuuming, soundboard and plate dusting, case cleaning, pedal polishing, hammer dusting
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STANDARD: $200
Deep vacuuming, soundboard and plate dusting, case cleaning, pedal polishing, pin polishing, capstan polishing, hammer dusting, action spring polishing
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SUPER: $350
Deep vacuuming, soundboard and plate dusting, case cleaning, pedal polishing, key cleaning and polishing, pin polishing, key bed lubrication, capstan polishing, hammer dusting, action spring polishing $350
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SUPER PLUS: $500
Deep vacuuming, soundboard and plate dusting, case cleaning, case polishing, case buffing, pedal polishing, key cleaning and polishing, case touchups, pin polishing, capstan polishing, hammer dusting, action spring polishing (full detailing)
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MOVES
We have a team of experienced movers to move your piano anywhere! Whether it is a move across your home, across town, or across the state, we can move it. Our team uses best practices to insure that your instrument gets where it needs to go in its original condition. It is so important to hire specific piano movers to move your piano...we have fixed many pianos that have been mishandled and damaged from DIY moves. It is cheaper to hire piano movers on the front end...we promise!
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In town moves start at $400. Milage and fees are applied for moves outside of a 25 mile radius. Call/text/email for your quote.
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MAINTENANCE
Tunings are the most basic way to maintain your piano but if you are looking go above and beyond that, this is the place! This is like taking your piano on a spa day (and who doesn't need that?) We offer a variety of maintenance services that can completely transform the way your piano sounds and feels. These maintenance services can keep the new pianos sounding new and make the old pianos sound new, too!
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SERVICES:
Regulation (starting at $1300): Makes the action work at its most efficient, making the piano play at its most efficient and feel its best for the pianist to play.
Voicing (starting at $500): Pianos loose the sparkle in their sound overtime and this puts it back! We shape and file the hammers and use steam voicing and needling techniques to bring the tone of the piano back to life.
We recommend doing regulation and voicing together.
OTHER ADD ONS: REPINNING, REBUSHING, RESTRINGING, HAMMER REPLACEMENT, CASTOR REPLACEMENT, SPIDER DOLLY INSTALLATION
Your piano may not need all of the services above but will be assessed and we can create a package that works for you!
REPAIRS
Lyres crack, strings break, and keys snap. Things break. Let us fix it! Each situation is different so contact us for a free consultation and estimate!
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Repair rates begin at $50/hr. If we are already there to tune it and the repair is quick and easy, it is on the house!
RENTALS/PURCHASES
You can rent from us or you can buy from us! If you are looking for a piano, you are at the right place. Rentals are on a six or twelve month lease and come with a variety of other benefits such as at-cost moving to and from your home, free repairs for normal wear and tear, and discounted maintenance. All rental pianos are also available for purchase. Payment plans and credit cards are accepted! If we do not have a piano you are interested in, we are also able to scout out a piano for you. Our goal is to get you the instrument you want. Our inventory changes all of the time, so please call/text/email to inquire about renting or purchasing one of our pianos.
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