Richard's Piano Service

Richard W. Bushey - Piano Tuner/Technician

1694 N. State Hwy 125,
Strafford, Mo. 65757

Richard W. Bushey - Piano Tuner/Technician

1694 N. State Hwy 125, Strafford, Mo. 65757

Associate Member of the
Piano Technician's Guild

"make a joyful noise..."

What I Offer

- Quality/Friendly Service

- Piano Tuning

- Piano Repairs

- Piano Regulating

- Action Reconditioning

- Multiple Piano Discount
(same location only)

- Locally Licenced
and insured

(non-smoker)

(Basic Rates Summary)
(for a detailed explanation, click here)

1) Tuning Service for Regularly Maintained Pianos:
Fine Tuning - $150.00
(New rates effective Jan. 1, 2024)

This is your total cost, assuming that the piano is in tunable condition, no additional repair work is needed prior to tuning, the piano is no more than 8 cents sharp or flat of standard pitch (A=440) (2 cents or less for concert work), and you are within my normal 30 mile radius service area (see below).
Most regularly maintained pianos tuned once or twice per year would fall into this category.

2) Tuning Service for Occasionally Maintained Pianos:
1 Pre-tuning Pitch Correction $40 + 1 Fine Tuning $150 = $190
This is your total cost, assuming that the piano is in tunable condition, no additional repair work is needed prior to tuning, the piano is between 8 and 25 cents sharp or flat of standard pitch (A=440), and you are within my normal 30 mile radius service area (see below).

Note: Most new clients who haven't had their piano serviced in the last couple years fall into this category.

3) Tuning Service for Badly Neglected Pianos:
2 or 3 Pre-tuning Pitch Corrections $80 - $120
+ 1 Fine Tuning $150.00 = $230 - $270
For pianos more than 25 cents flat (almost never sharp by this much), this is the total cost range, assuming that the piano is in tunable condition, no additional repair work is needed prior to tuning, and you are within my normal 30 mile radius service area (see below). Typically, pianos that have been neglected for many years fall into this category. A piano that is 25-75 cents flat will need 2 Pre-tunings. A piano 75 - 125 cents flat would need 3 Pre-tunings prior to a "Fine Tuning". (More than 125 cents 4 Pre-tunings)
Note: I say "Fine Tuning" loosly because even though I can tune a piano in this condition to sound musical today, it will only become more stable, and hold its tune better, after regular tunings have been established. Don't expect perfection today. We're making up for many years of neglect. Because of the extent of work needed, cost and time involved, it may be necessary to bring pitch up in a couple visits.

4) D.O.A. - Dead On Arrival Pianos:
$85.00 (min. service call) plus any applicable Out of Service Area fee.
Sometimes a piano will have serious structural problems and conditions that will not permit it to be tuned properly, or its overall condition is so poor that it would be unethical to encourage the customer to put any additional money into it. At that point, the piano has outlived its usefulness and the owner should consider replacing it with an instrument of better quality.

Tuning Rates

$150 - Basic Tuning Rate

$40 ea - Pitch / Tension Adjustments (if needed)

$50/hr - Repair / Regulation / Voicing (if needed and can't be accomplished
in a normal 2 hr. tuning service call).

$85 - Basic Service Call (ie: "dead on arrival" pianos, inspections, repair or regulation jobs where no tuning is done that visit. Includes local travel and 1st hr labor)

$2/mi (one way) - Out of Service area fee (over 30mi. from my home)

3% + .30 - Square Fee per credit card transaction

(I prefer Cash or Check, but do accept all major credit cards including: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover, JCB, and UnionPay)

On a first time visit, especially, I will inspect the piano to be sure it's structurally OK to tune, as well as check where it is on pitch and let you know within the first few minutes if additional Pitch Adjustments or Repairs are needed.

Regular Tuning Rate: $150
(see rates page for details)

My Approximate Normal Service Area
(30 miles radius)

(Shaded area is only approximate. I go by odometer reading, therefore, some areas within the shaded area that do not have straight routes to my home will be an Out of Service Area Fee accordingly).

"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional, just wait until you hire an amateur!"
- Unknown

Moving Rates:

I am currently referring all piano moves
to these local movers:

Elite Piano & Specialty Moving
Springfield, MO
(417) 633-1038
pianoguys417@gmail.com
https://www.elite417pianoguys.com/
Mon-Fri 9-5

Piano Craft
1675 E. Seminole St. A
Springfield, MO 65804
(417) 881-3035
http://pianocraftonline.com/

Call (417) 294-3377 or email for a tuning appointment....today!

Copyright 2024 - Richard W. Bushey

My Approximate Normal Service Area
(30 miles radius)
(Shaded area is only approximate. I go by odometer reading, therefore, some areas within the shaded area that do not have straight routes to my home will be an Out of Service Area Fee accordingly).

Call (417) 294-3377 or email for a tuning appointment....today!

Copyright 2024 - Richard W. Bushey