Piano Tuning, Regulation, and Repair in Denver and Surrounding Areas
Careful, Reliable, and insured service for any piano
Quality tuning, regulation, and long-term care for families, teachers, churches, and serious players.
About
Kyle Throw
Kyle Throw has been a musician, teacher, composer, and tuner in the Denver area for over 10 years, and is now a full time piano tuner and technician serving: Littleton, Evergreen, Parker, Aurora, Denver, Arvada, Wheat Ridge, Westminster, Broomfield, Superior, Louisville, Boulder and beyond. His Mentor Michael Jackson has heralded him as “A rising Star,” and “The future of our industy.”
Kyle regularly works with, Private Owner, Piano Teachers, Churches, Schools, Stores and even a symphony or two on occasion.
He is currently also spending much of his downtime rebuilding his own piano, as well as working at Classic Piano’s Denver where he makes sure that every piano purchased leaves the store perfectly in tune and well regulated while also maintaining their rental fleet.
Our Services
Tuning a piano involves adjusting the string tension to ensure that the musical intervals between each note are in tune, typically aiming for a modified version of equal temperament. This service usually takes between an hour and two hours, and cost’s between $150-250, based on difficulty of tune, type of piano, and distance from my location. I always discuss this before work proceeds so there are no surprises. **MOST (97%) piano tunes are $200
Typical breakdown:
Teacher tune: $150
Standard Tune (Within 1 hour drive) $200
Difficult Tune (some minor repairs, partial pitch raises, spinets): $250
Any travel beyond 1 Hour is subject to additional fees.
Sometimes, after a very long time without tuning, a piano will fall so far out of tune that it will need a pitch correction. This involves (most often) adding additional tension to the strings and allowing the instrument to relax and settle at the new pitch. This requires one to two extra tunings with a follow up tuning three to six months afterwards to insure stability in the instrument. This service is in addition to a standard tuning.
Regulation is the process of making sure that the piano “action” (the moving components inside the piano) are at the optimum performance level to ensure even and fluid playability in the instrument. There are hundreds of adjustments and over ten thousand moving parts inside a piano that each need to be adjusted to critical tolerances to be able to respond to your playing.
Voicing is the act of adjusting the piano’s hammers to change the tone and ensure an even sound across the keyboard. With time and patience the piano technician can change the tone of a piano to match what a player desires, whether that be a bright punchy sound, or a warm intimate tone.
Note, this is priced at $100 per hour, full regulations and voicings usually take around 7 hours
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