North Georgia PianoDisc Specialist
PDS-128 through current iQ and Prodigy systems. Keydriver boards, power supplies, media drive replacement, and streaming upgrades. In-home service throughout North Georgia.
What We Work On
PianoDisc systems are retrofitted into pianos of every make — so unlike a Disklavier, the system and the piano can be wildly different ages. We service every generation of the electronics, in whatever piano they live in.
The floppy-disk originals. Power supplies and keydriver boards are the common failures. Floppy drives can be replaced with USB emulators.
CD-based systems with built-in amplification. Drive failures, symphony/orchestration audio issues, and aging keydriver rails are the usual suspects.
Current app-controlled systems that play from an iPad or phone. Most issues are WiFi, Bluetooth pairing, or firmware — plus the same solenoid rail wear as every generation.
PianoDisc’s silent-play systems — sensor strip faults, headphone module failures, and stop-rail adjustment.
The under-key solenoid rail is shared across generations. Individual solenoid failures, fuse blows, and calibration drift affect every PianoDisc with age.
An older PianoDisc with a dead CD drive can often be upgraded to an iQ-style streaming setup rather than repaired like-for-like. We’ll quote both paths.
Common Issues
These are the PianoDisc failures we see most often in the field.
Power supplies fail with age in every PianoDisc generation. A dead display or total silence at the control box is usually the supply — not the controller itself.
The single most common PianoDisc failure: the keydriver board. The system plays audio and looks alive, but the solenoid rail gets no signal. Board repair or replacement fixes it.
Individual solenoids fail or drift out of calibration on the rail. One dead note is usually a solenoid or fuse; widespread unevenness calls for full recalibration.
Drive mechanisms in the 228CFX and PDS-128 era fail before the electronics do. We replace drives — or skip the dead format entirely with a streaming upgrade.
Bluetooth pairing failures and WiFi dropouts on iQ and Prodigy systems are usually configuration or firmware, not hardware. Often a one-visit fix.
If silent mode stopped silencing or headphone audio died, the stop rail needs adjustment or the sensor strip has a fault. Both are field-repairable.
The Process
No guesswork, no sight-unseen quotes. Every job starts the same way.
Call to talk through what your system is doing, or book the $100 flat-rate diagnosis to get on the schedule. Either way works.
We come to you. Ethan assesses the system on-site — no moving the piano, no hauling it anywhere. At the end of the visit you get a full written estimate.
Review the estimate, ask questions, and decide. No work starts without your sign-off. If you decide not to proceed, the $100 diagnosis fee stands.
If we can't diagnose the problem, you don't pay anything. If we can diagnose it and fix it, we schedule the repair at $125/hr with written progress updates.
Rates
No surprise charges. You'll always know the cost before any work begins.
Full assessment of your PianoDisc system, on-site. Includes a written explanation of the problem and a repair estimate. Paid upfront to book your visit.
Billed only after you approve the written estimate. Simple repairs may take 1–2 hours. Complex failures across multiple components can take more — you'll know the range before we start.
If we come out and genuinely can't identify the problem, the diagnosis fee is waived. If we diagnose it and you choose not to repair, the $100 stands.
FAQ
Get Started
PianoDisc scheduling is handled directly by Ethan. Call to talk through what your system is doing, or book the $100 diagnosis online to get on the schedule.
All of North Georgia — we come to you