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Piano Tuning

Gary tunes by ear and has achieved the standard of "AQF level 4" (this is the standard set by APTTA, the national association of piano tuners to eventually achieve government recognition of piano tuners). Most pianos need tuning once a year. If you have a new piano it may need tuning two or three times a year for the two years. If a piano is sitting in the corner and is not being used it still needs a tune every two years. The benefit of this is the piano is still playable and your tuner can check the condition of the felts to see if silver fish, moths or mice are attacking your piano. Also if your piano is tuned to concert pitch it will need a tuning once a year to stop it from dropping pitch. It can be expensive to pull your piano up to pitch again. However not all pianos can hold a tuning at concert pitch (A440) so Gary is equally at ease tuning pianos at a lower pitch. The main aim of Piano Magic is to get your piano playing better through Tuning and Regulating.

Piano Regulating

Regulating can make the difference between the piano being "in tune and playing like a dog" or being "in tune and playing like Magic."

A badly regulated piano will have problems ranging from: heavy touch on some keys and light touch on others, depth of touch unevenness (this is the distance that the keys go down), some keys can be uneven, (this you can see but the depth of touch you have to know what to look for.) and double hitting notes. To have any or all of these are a symptom of a badly regulated piano. Most of my customers have children wanting to learn piano, and parents often wonder why children get disheartened.but can you blame them when the difference between the home piano and the teachers piano is enough to put the child off playing for life. Regulating the piano can make all the difference.It is also a cheaper alternative to buying another piano.

Workshop

This is the area that all the reconditioning of pianos is done. Over the years I have sought out the best parts to recondition pianos. All to give you the customer the best possible playing piano that reconditioning can give. Feel free to drop past our workshop for a tour, knowing that your Tuner/repairer is clean and efficient will help you make the right choice when you get your piano reconditioned. We always strive to do the best job possible.

picture5if it is just a repair that the piano needs, Gary is able to collect or remove the 'action' and 'keys' to recondition/repair them and then return them to the piano. Either regulating the piano in your home without making any mess for you to clean up or taking the just the parts we need back to the workshop to be repaired. And the best part is that you save on cartage costs. This is great for my country clients.

Re-Polishing

Here at Piano Magic we have our own spray booth and polishing area, sub-contracting in polishers that we know specialise in piano repolishing. Re-Polishing pianos is a very exacting trade. Much more specialised than furniture polishing. Taking an old piano and reconditioning the outside veneer, then replacing the finish with a 'one pack', 'two pack' or 'French polish' finish. French polish is not used much today because a lot of the veneer on the pianos is not up to the standard required after many years of wear and tear. If you have a piano that needs re-polishing then Gary can transport it, have it polished and then delivered back to your lounge in perfect condition. Even tuned, with a matching stool if you want. Working closely with the sub-contractors Gary is able to tell you what finish is most suitable and would make your piano come up looking like Magic!

Piano Transportation

"Piano Magic" delivers all the pianos sold "personally" and moves the pianos needing rebuilds. We also shift piano's up to a 700 kilometre radius from Perth. We use a specially designed tandem trailer with independent suspension for better ride. It also has a tail gate loader for ease of handling and soft covers to protect the polish. Finally two canvas covers to protect the piano from dust and rain. We can carry up to three pianos at a time. With over 20 years of experience shifting and caring for pianos, why would you trust anyone else?

Vermin Protection

Gary has invented a box that is fitted over the pedals to stop mice from entering the piano. Mice are one of two major causes of piano action destruction. the second is felt eating bugs and Gary has an answer for them, too. Most pianos that have mice damage need an action overhaul. This can cost many hundreds of dollars. Protect your investment and have a dedicated specialist look at your piano now.