• Digital piano repairs, keyboard repairs
• Piano, Organ, Keyboard, Disc Drive Repairs
• Roland piano repairs
• Yamaha piano repairs
• Technics piano repairs
• Service manuals, floppy disks, spare parts
• Yamaha Clavinova Sticky Keys

Mike Barden

For repairs to electronic or digital pianos, organs, disc or disk drives, expanders etc. you've found an electronic musical instrument repair specialist in central Surrey. Mike Barden - contact details at bottom of each page.

Full-time, professional repairs to electronic musical instruments - Roland piano, keyboard and synth repairs; Atelier organ repairs; Yamaha piano, keyboard and organ repairs; Clavinova repairs; Technics piano, keyboard and organ repairs; many Korg piano and synth repairs plus many other makes.  Over 20 years experience ... well, that's all I'm admitting to.  Generally far too many years spent dealing with you mad musicians (it takes one to know one!)

IMPORTANT NOTES REGARDING REPAIRS AND "SERVICING"
Despite what some music shops and other repair centres may say, most electronic musical instruments DO NOT NEED "SERVICING" - they only need attention when they go wrong.  As the saying goes "if it ain't broke don't fix it!"
Also, many of my customers have said that their music shop told them their instrument could no longer be repaired.  Most music shops do not carry out repairs so are not really able to advise on this.  You would be better advised by someone like myself who is only a repairer because I won't try to sell you a new one.

INSURANCE CLAIMS   It is very unlikely that you are insured for cost of repairs when something just goes wrong.  However your house contents insurance possibly covers your musical instrument for accidental damage e.g. spillages, fire, theft, vandalism, cat/dog/parrot attack or whatever.  Don't assume you are insured - ring up your insurance company and find out.  First check what the full retail price was when it was new and what it would cost to replace it with a similar new product (ask your music shop or the distributor).  Then ring your insurers, tell them that you have a musical instrument worth £xxxx, ask what eventualities it's covered for and ask if it's covered on a replacement as new basis. It is quite likely that the new replacement cost of your piano, organ etc. is more than the "single item limit" on your insurance.  In this case your insurance company will need to list it as a specified item valued at £xxxx.  Depending on your insurance company this might not cost you any more than your time and telephone calls.   Then at least if the instrument suffers accidental damage you know that it's covered by insurance. Re-check this if you ever change your insurance company as they do not all operate in the same way.

IS IT WORTH FIXING?  I don't know until you ring and ask me.  It's usually cheaper to repair something than to replace it - but it might not be replaceable because it's no longer in production.  If you like your old piano, organ or keyboard it's probably a better bet to have it repaired rather than trying to find another one for sale.  At least you know the history of the one you own.  Someone else's might have spent its life under a bird cage, be full of dog hair or had a drink spilt in it.  If I think it's not worth repairing I'll tell you so.

FREE OF CHARGE ADVICE
It's always worth ringing me to ask - the problem may be something simple which can be done over the phone free of charge!  Many modern products have an "initialise" or "factory reset" procedure **SAVE YOUR DATA FIRST!** which will unscramble your poor, confused piano's brain and restore normal operation (if that was the cause of the problem).  Please note that as I earn my living from repairs I can't spend time trying to tell you how to fix it yourself.  Therefore the free of charge advice is usually limited to suggesting some non-technical checks you can try which may help diagnose the problem.

MUSICAL STUFF   www.famousfiveband.com  and  www.myspace.com/famous5band
I play bass guitar and sometimes keyboards in a function band, play piano at home and occasionally play keyboards or bass as a dep for a couple of other bands.  I've been thrown out of the house but I haven't been thrown off stage ... yet!  I can also host karaoke nights or discos (subject to availability).  Can be persuaded to sing and dance but for your own sanity and safety this is not recommended.
As the function band is quite busy, please first check dates by telephoning me.
The band's main website is at www.famousfiveband.com where the giglist is usually up to date.

TECHNICS PRODUCTS - Most Technics musical instruments can be repaired providing parts are available. In most cases, specialised Technics parts are not needed and all that is required is a specialised Technics repairer ... which is where I come in handy! SEE SEPARATE PAGE FOR TECHNICS