Helping Your Piano Reach Its Highest Elevation
Here at Elevation Piano Works, centered in the Western Slope of the beautiful state of Colorado, we provide services to your piano so that you can experience your piano at its fullest. A piano that isn’t in tune, has parts not working, or the mechanism is sloppy tends to get neglected which is highly unfortunate. But a piano that is working at its finest can give off lasting memories and enjoyment for you and your loved ones.
If you need any service of any kind for your piano, book your appointment today!
Why do pianos go out of tune?
Temperature and humidity - The tuning pins are connected to the pinblock, a dense piece of wood. Changes in temperature and humidity causes the wood to expand or contract moisture. More specifically, with high humidity and temperature, the wood will expand and cause more pressure on the strings, causing the notes to go rise/go sharp. Inversely, in dry and cold areas, the wood will contract, causing the strings to loosen. This will make the pitch drop/go flat.
Age - As the piano ages or doesn’t get tuned often, the components of the piano will wear down a little and cause the piano to not hold its tune as well. The main component to be affect are the pinblock which tends to lose moisture over the years, causing the tuning pins to loosen and thus lose its tune over the years.
Frequent Playing - When you strike a note, the key is connected to a hammer which hits the string. The impact of the hammer to the strings adds stress, so pianos that are played more often need to be tuned more often.
Location - Temperature and humidity are a part of this, since many neglected pianos are in garages or outside. Being in conditions like those will definitely cause the piano to not hold its tune or even be in great shape after. Pianos by windows are also more affected by these environmental changes during the night.
Rough Tuning
Just like how a car needs regular maintenance, a piano needs regular tuning.
Our Services
Regulation
Piano feeling sluggish while playing? We can regulate your piano back to factory mode.
Restoration
Have a neglected, old piano that won’t even play? We can do restore your piano back to life.
Repairs
Pedal not working? Sticky keys? There are several reasons as to why something isn’t working, so let us figure it out!
Moving
Moving a piano is very challenging, let us do the heavy lifting for you!
Cleaning
Dust and random everyday objects end up inside the piano. Just like cleaning your room, cleaning your piano is a good idea.
Voicing
Notes sounding harsh? Voicing is the answer.
We will tune each key within 4 cents. If we don’t, just let us know and we’ll gladly go back and fix that free of charge! We are currently serving the cities/towns of Aspen, Grand Junction, Vail, Glenwood Springs, Fruita, Meeker, Gypsum, Avon, El Jebel, Snowmass, Rifle, Carbondale, Silt, De Beque, New Castle, Palisade, Woody Creek, Edwards, Wolcott, Basalt & Parachute. We are most certainly willing to service you outside of outside of our standard range. This includes throughout Colorado, Utah or elsewhere. Just contact us to make a special appointment and go through the details.
Schedule your appointment
We understand that time is also important for customers. We do not like it when people say that are going to be somewhere at a scheduled time but are always late, which is why we will strive to be early to every appointment. Powered by Gazelle, we made it easy for you to schedule your appointment in minutes. We will also ensure that we are at the appointment
