Service Summaries & Fee

直身琴及三角琴： $400

We offer piano evaluation for clients who are interested in purchasing quality used piano from private owners. This is because both the sellers and buyers likely have little knowledge of the condition of pianos. For buyers, it is a nightmare to only discover their newly purchased pianos are due for costly repair. Worst is that the piano doesn’t worth repairing. To prevent such scenario, we offer evaluation service prior transaction.

How does it work? The technician will come and check for internal damage, insect infestation and overall condition of the piano.

As many pianos are out of tune during the sale, our technician shall tune several notes from various registers so the buyer may have a more realistic impression of the particular piano's sound.

It will take 30 to 60 minutes. Clients will get a detail report of the findings and professional comments such as a ball-park quotations for any essential repair.

Note: It might be difficult if the pianos in question are being let go for free, because the owners might not want to put up with the trouble.

Treble & Mid-section

Treble: Charge by service duration. (Each wire requires 30 to 60 minutes.)
Mid-range (underneath bass strings): Charge by service duration. (Each wire requires 60 to 90 minutes.)

Cost of material: All plain wires (made in Japan) are included.

Bass Section

Bass String Splice:Treble: When succeed, charge by service duration. (Each wire requires 30 to 60 minutes.) When failed, no charge.

視乎情況，師傅可以即時將斷了的低音弦重新駁回。若弦線本身很舊，脆弱的金屬仍然不能承受所需的拉力。這工序的成功率只有一半，因此，師傅有機會拒絕接駁。成功接駁的弦線可以正常使用，但音色有時會打折扣，偶爾會有雜聲。所以，仍然建議客戶訂製新弦。

More About Bass String Replacement

Bass strings installation:Charge by service duration. (Each wire requires 30 to 60 minutes.)

Cost of material: The cost of bass strings replacement varies between $200 to $300 each. They can be duplicated locally, or ordered from international manufacturers (when possible). Please inquire for a quotation.

Note:Please be aware that there is a $400 minimum per visit.

Grand piano's action consists of numerous small parts. When the piano has been played often, these parts tend to move little by little from their original position, felt parts would get compressed, springs become weaker etc. All these makes piano playing less fun than what it used to be.

It is completely normal for parts to become deregulated. However, when left in such a condition for a long time, some parts will get worn more than usual. To prevent the piano from performing worse, we recommend grand pianos to receive a one-day regulation care every few years.

Regulation means to return parts to settings where they can coordinate most efficiently. As long as the parts aren't worn heavily, this procedure does not require any major change of parts.

Please be aware that a one-day regulation is considered small scale. Depending on the piano's condition, a 3 to 4-day service is common as well.

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鋼琴的琴轆（滑輪）一般是金屬製的，這樣才能讓轆又細又夠承重力。壞處就是金屬轆很硬，會割花地板。另外，一些舊轆是鐵造，用久了會生鏽，對地板的破壞力就更加厲害。

以家用為主的鋼琴一般不會經常需要移動，所以琴轆似乎不算很高質，似乎只能偶然滾一滾。相比之下，表演用的鋼琴配備的都是重型琴轆，在舞台上日滾夜滾都沒問題。Studio用的一般是家用琴，但又可能需要做較多的移動，這種移動不便兼會割花地板的轆真的很不便。

因為換轆需要投資特別的工具，亦需要對木工和鋼琴有認識，又要能張羅到適用的轆等等，更換琴轆是本地較少提供的服務。此項費用與其他服務是分開的，轆的費用亦是另計的。

Upright Piano

人工：$2000；需時：3至5小時

直身琴的款式各有不同，因此更換時需隨機應變。更換工業轆需要於狹小的空間鑽孔上螺絲，因此難度較高。這做法不需將彈琴躺平或翻側，

德國製工業鋼芯橡膠轆：$1000 一組四轆 (帶鎖x2，不帶鎖x2)

These low profile (7CM) polyurethane castors will not damage floor, and have adequate load capacity (100KG each) to withstand the weight of a piano. As they move easily, front castors will come with locks.

Original Castors (when available): Please inquire.

We can make attempt to order original metal castors from manufactures. Subject to limitation.

Grand Piano

Labor: $1500. Duration: 1 to 2 hours

Original Castors (when available): Please inquire.

大部分暫時只能更換原裝的金屬轆。大牌子的日本琴專用轆應該可以順利從日本訂到的。流行的型號如Yamaha的C系列及Kawai的KG系列都能訂到的，船運的價錢大概$500一隻。另外，有一款可套上Yamaha C系列的尼龍轆，不過高度較原裝高3至4cm，會影響踩Pedal的角度。

為三角琴換上工業橡膠轆？

這是可能的，而且高度也相約呢。但三角琴轆安裝在琴腳的接口位是特定的形狀，因此也不是隨便可以複製得到（成本問題）。亦有客人反映工業橡膠轆外觀比不上傳統金屬轆，所以我們沒繼續去研發了。

直身琴：$120
Grand piano: Please inquire.

Dehumidifying rod, or "heat rod", is a simple device to lower relative humidity by raising surrounding's temperature. It is typically installed next to the soundboard, as it has direct influence in the piano's tuning stability. Dehumidifying rod does not have on/off button, as they are designed for long term use. Hong Kong is so humid that it is fine to keep it on and forget about it.

Clients are welcome to provide a dehumidifying rod for their upright pianos. We will install it without cost.

濕度控製器 (包括防潮管)：$550

Made in Hong Kong. It is similar to Dampp-Chaser unit, but more affordable. When humidity approaches around 50%, the amount that favours piano, the controller shuts off the power.

Though, isn't Hong Kong very humid? What's the need? When temperature increases, people tend to turn on the air conditioner more often. When the AC's on, the humidity drops drastically. When it's off, the humidity comes back almost immediately. Sometimes, one might even observe condensation on the piano. The humidity sensitive power supply can lower the difference between these extremes, in turns increases tuning stability.

We welcome inquires and quotation requests from primary/secondary schools and organisations. Before inquiring, please understand that initial quotations might not reflect the final fee because piano problems must be examined by a professional piano technician first. If our final quotation exceeds clients' budget, we can make alternative plans with compromises.

To avoid confusions, clients (especially those require extensive payment period) must sign a hard copy of our agreement form before any services is provided. (Sample).