Keyboard: Repair or Replace?

[George K]

My Kawai CE200 digital piano has been wonky lately. The keys are noisy, "clackety" and squeaky. A couple of the keys are slow to return to home position after being struck.

I like it because it gives me the opportunity for silent practice at odd hours.

I reached out to a couple of local companies and one of them responded:

"It sounds like the keybed needs an overhaul which is doable. An overhaul can run $300-600 and possibly more depending."

Another place suggested $275 for a service call and 1 hour's service. A third says $95 for the service call, then $50 for the estimate - applied to the cost of repair.

Worth fixing? If I recall, it was about $1700 new.

[LuFins Dad]

Meh…

May I suggest https://www.boesendorfer.com/en/pianos/silent-edition ?

[George K]

@LuFins-Dad thanks! I assume you can get one for me?

My $550 check will be in the mail tomorrow!

[LuFins Dad]

@George-K said in Keyboard: Repair or Replace?:

@LuFins-Dad thanks! I assume you can get one for me?

My $55000 deposit check will be in the mail tomorrow!

FIFYNNTTM!

[AndyD]

Sounds like some of the plastic bits are starting to show their age. Similar thing happened inside my korg digital and is happening to my sister's clavinova. I'd replace.