Tuning a century-old antique piano often incurs higher costs than standard service fees because these legacy instruments frequently require pitch raises, extensive mechanical regulation, and pitch stabilization before a precise, lasting tuning can be successfully applied. While a standard routine tuning typically ranges from one hundred and fifty to three hundred dollars, a neglected century-old piano may require multiple initial passes or preliminary pitch corrections. If the pinblock is degraded or the strings are severely rusted, a technician may decline standard tuning until costly structural repairs or complete restringing are performed by a professional restoration shop.