Looking for a professional piano tuner? Here at Piano Corner, we have experience tuning a wide range of pianos in homes, concert venues, and more.
A modern piano has 88 keys, and a total of around 220 strings, all of which are under constant tension. As an example, a concert grand piano will have up to 20 tons of tension.
Your piano is mainly made out of wood, with an iron frame to hold this tension. Over time, the shape of the piano can shift and bend due to ambient changes in temperature and humidity. The soundboard, in particular, tends to expand and contract over time, and this is the main reason pianos go out of tune, along with heavy playing.
If your piano hasn’t been tuned for many years it is possible that the tension of the strings has loosened, and the pitch dropped flat. This means that your piano sounds out of tune, but is also at the wrong pitch overall, which will prevent you from playing with other instruments, or playing along with a recording.
Our Piano Tuning Service
Our aim is to get all those strings in tune with each other and in tune with concert pitch. Concert pitch is the common reference point for tuning between multiple instruments in an ensemble, and there have been many standard concert pitches used over history. The most common concert pitch tuning method used today is to tune the A key above middle C to 440Hz.
Having your piano tuned and checked at least once a year will truly help the stability of the tuning, and also prevent potential issues with the harmonic structure and action getting worse, especially in older instruments.
For your peace of mind, book an appointment for regular tuning today, and we will do the very best we can to improve your piano to its full potential.