• Tuning • Repair • Restoration • Regulation
Piano Tuning
Piano Tuning:
Pianos sound best when tuned to the international standard pitch A-440. Maintaining that standard ensures your piano's power and tonal range will be at their best and will match the pitch of other instruments.
Pitch Degradation:
Two main factors degrade a piano's pitch. First, new piano strings always stretch and settle during the first few years. New wood also settles at this time. Secondly, and most commonly, climate change causes pitch change. Because a piano's soundboard is made of wood, it reacts regularly to climate changes. When humid, it expands. When dry, it contracts. The result? An out-of-tune piano.
Piano Tuning Schedule:
Generally, most pianos should be tuned every six months, although some pianos may need it just once a year. Other pianos (in churches, concert halls, schools, studios) will need frequent piano tuning and servicing. The design of the piano, level of craftsmanship, and materials used in making it, as well as frequency and type of use, all impact how often your piano needs service.
Save Time and Money:
Keeping your piano regularly tuned to the A-440 pitch will save you time and money in the long run. If you haven't had your piano tuned in years, it may require pitch raising or lowering. These processes take longer to correct the pitch due to the severity of the problem. Regular tuning helps avoid these more serious problems.
Pianos sound best when tuned to the international standard pitch A-440. Maintaining that standard ensures your piano's power and tonal range will be at their best and will match the pitch of other instruments.
Pitch Degradation:
Two main factors degrade a piano's pitch. First, new piano strings always stretch and settle during the first few years. New wood also settles at this time. Secondly, and most commonly, climate change causes pitch change. Because a piano's soundboard is made of wood, it reacts regularly to climate changes. When humid, it expands. When dry, it contracts. The result? An out-of-tune piano.
Piano Tuning Schedule:
Generally, most pianos should be tuned every six months, although some pianos may need it just once a year. Other pianos (in churches, concert halls, schools, studios) will need frequent piano tuning and servicing. The design of the piano, level of craftsmanship, and materials used in making it, as well as frequency and type of use, all impact how often your piano needs service.
Save Time and Money:
Keeping your piano regularly tuned to the A-440 pitch will save you time and money in the long run. If you haven't had your piano tuned in years, it may require pitch raising or lowering. These processes take longer to correct the pitch due to the severity of the problem. Regular tuning helps avoid these more serious problems.
Piano Regulating
Regulating:
Your piano's performance is directly related to how well all the parts work together. The three major systems within a piano are comprised of over 9000 parts, all of which must work flawlessly together in order to respond to a pianist's playing. These parts include pieces of cloth, felt, and buckskin, as well as wool, wood, and metal. Regulating adjusts all these parts to critical tolerances so they work in concert for the pianist.
Important Factors:
Wear and tear from playing, climactic changes, age, and the condition of the piano all contribute to the need to have your piano regulated. Once regulated, your piano will respond evenly across the whole keyboard, allowing for the playing of rapid passages and repeated notes evenly, and better control during loud and soft playing.
Do All Pianos Need Regulation?
Upright and grand pianos need periodic regulation. New pianos may require it in the first year due to settling and the compacting of parts.
Your piano's performance is directly related to how well all the parts work together. The three major systems within a piano are comprised of over 9000 parts, all of which must work flawlessly together in order to respond to a pianist's playing. These parts include pieces of cloth, felt, and buckskin, as well as wool, wood, and metal. Regulating adjusts all these parts to critical tolerances so they work in concert for the pianist.
Important Factors:
Wear and tear from playing, climactic changes, age, and the condition of the piano all contribute to the need to have your piano regulated. Once regulated, your piano will respond evenly across the whole keyboard, allowing for the playing of rapid passages and repeated notes evenly, and better control during loud and soft playing.
Do All Pianos Need Regulation?
Upright and grand pianos need periodic regulation. New pianos may require it in the first year due to settling and the compacting of parts.