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Getting a piano tuned

  • 17-03-2004 10:42am
    #1
    Quatre Mains
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 622 ✭✭✭


    Hi
    I just inherited a piano. Its pretty old (40-50 years) and hasn't been tuned in a long time, I'd guess at least 10 years. Any idea what it costs to get one tuned these days? Also, does anyone know anyone qualified to this in the Kildare/Offaly area that I might be able to contact?

    Thx


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  • #2
    NeMiSiS
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,306 ✭✭✭NeMiSiS


    Does no one own a copy of the Golden Pages anymore ?

    Tom


  • #3
    Rolo Tomasi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 226 ✭✭Rolo Tomasi


    It really depends on where you get it done - in Dublin I have been quoted €80 but in Carlow as low as €50. If the piano is that old a simple tune may not suffice.
    Does no one own a copy of the Golden Pages anymore ?

    why bother?


  • #4
    Quatre Mains
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 622 ✭✭✭Quatre Mains


    Cheers Rolo Tomasi. I'm a beginner at this stuff, but I read this morning that when a piano is way out they need two visits - the 1st is to get the tension of the strings close to normal so that when notes are being tuned they don't knock others out (similar to a guitar tremelo system I imagine).
    Originally posted by NeMiSiS
    Does no one own a copy of the Golden Pages anymore ?

    Sorry if I offended you Mr. Meldrew but

    1. I have an 04 directory, which contains **** all useful info. Previous searches for a glazer and for tool hire in the vicinity of my town (Edenderry) have come up negative
    so I don't bother with it.
    2. Its a bank hol so most places are shut.
    3. Most people here are pretty knowledgeable, and actually don't mind sharing information when requested.


  • #5
    robbie1876
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,766 ✭✭✭robbie1876


    There are a few dodgy piano tuners knocking around, be careful, particularly if they seem cheap. There's a guy I've recommended before, he's Dublin based but will travel countrywide, no doubt for an extra cost though. Ability wise, this guy is excellent, there is a real art in tuning a piano and I've been impressed with his work.

    He is Kevin Redmond, based in Killiney. Phone 01 2853792. (number from the Golden Pages...lol)


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