Pianos that have not been tuned regularly may require a pitch raise. This tuning includes minor adjustment to pitch & temperament, and making sure that all of the unison strings are perfectly in tune with each other.įor a standard tuning I allow 2 hours. The process is tuning a piano is quite involved and includes making adjustments to pitch, setting the temperament (the interval between notes), and ensuring that all of the unison strings are perfectly in tune with themselves.įor a piano that has been tuned on a regular basis, a standard tuning is performed on the instrument. If these strings are not in tune with each other then the instrument will sound "off" or "sour." If the pitch of the instrument is not set to a common standard (A=440), then playing with other instruments will prove difficult. Some of the bass notes are one string per note, but the majority of the notes have 2 or 3 strings per note sounded. Like having a car serviced on a consistent basis, having your piano tuned regularly will keep the instrument in top shape, allow the piano technician to address problems when they are small, and make the instrument sound great.Īlthough the typical modern piano has 88 keys, internally a piano has approximately 250 individual strings. Over time a piano will drift out of tune. How often your piano needs to be tuned will vary, but it is typically recommended that a piano be tuned every 6 months. Like any acoustic musical instrument, pianos (both vertical and grand) need to be tuned.
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