Piano Restoration and Rebuilding for Erie
Restoring pianos for Erie, PA
Erie is the closest city on this list, and one where our name is already on the wall: the Erie school district and an Erie historical building are both on our reference list.
We rebuild fine pianos for Erie owners, Steinway, Baldwin, Mason & Hamlin and many others, at our own facility: restringing, pinblock and soundboard replacement, complete action rebuilds and hand refinishing.
What we take on for Erie customers
Major repair and full restoration only, at our shop in Buffalo. No tuning, regulation or minor repairs in Erie: those belong to a technician near you, and we would rather say so than sell you a long-distance callout. Getting the piano here is our problem, not yours. See how our service area works.
Working with the Lake Erie shore
An hour and a half down the lake shore on I-90 makes Erie the easiest collection we do outside New York State. There is no freight leg and no scheduling around a long haul, which matters when an instrument is part of a school year or a concert calendar.
The Warner Theatre has anchored serious music in Erie since 1931, and the city's older neighbourhoods hold the kind of instruments that came into a household new and never left. Those are usually the pianos worth a full rebuild rather than another round of patching.
Erie shares Buffalo's weather almost exactly, which means it shares Buffalo's piano problems: months of dry heated air that shrink soundboards and loosen tuning pins. We know what that does to an instrument because we see it every winter at home.
Frequently Asked Questions
You have already worked in Erie?
Yes. Our reference list includes the Collegiate Academy in the Erie, PA school district and an Erie historical building. If you would like to speak to a previous customer nearby before committing, ask and we will point you at one.
How quickly can you collect from Erie?
Faster than anywhere else on this list. Erie sits inside our own truck's comfortable range, so a collection does not have to wait for a scheduled long-distance run. Call 716-832-0013 and we will tell you what the calendar looks like.
Would you come to Erie to tune a piano?
No. Outside Western New York we take on major repair and full restoration only. A tuning is an afternoon's work and you should have a technician in Erie do it; shipping a piano across a state line for that would be absurd.
My piano will not hold a tuning any more. Is it finished?
Usually the opposite: it is a candidate. When a pinblock stops gripping the tuning pins consistently, no amount of tuning holds, and replacing it is core rebuild work. Ours are drilled for a consistent fit and shimmed so every gap at the plate flange is eliminated.