Piano Tuning

Tuning a piano is not the simple task it may seem to the average layman. Besides having 88 keys on a piano, most of those keys strike two or three strings at a time thus compounding the number of strings needed to be tuned to approximately 200. (The exact number of strings may differ slightly from one piano to another.) Thus for the piano to sound at its best, each of those strings must be tuned to the correct pitch that its corresponding key relates to.

The strings representing the tone A above middle C should be set to vibrate when struck at 440 times per second which would result in the true pitch of A. The other tones of the piano are tuned in ratio to that. However, on some pianos where the pitch is considerably lower, it might be necessary to raise the pitch as far as it will go and tune the piano to itself from that point. The reason is that sometimes the piano has to adjust to the new tension before a tuner can take the next step toward bringing it up to standard A-440 pitch. On some pianos, tuning it up to standard pitch is sometimes impossible without breaking strings or causing damage. Many families may often be satisfied with the piano being in tune to itself without the risk of raising the pitch to A-440. If this is the case, the only time one would notice a difference is when playing a piano with such a tuning along with one made on a recording with another piano.

Our technician specializes in the following piano manufacturers among others: Baldwin, Boston, Conn, Estonia, Everett, Hallet Davis, Huntington, Kawai, Kimball, Kincaid, Knabe, Knight, Mason Hamlin, Petrof, Samick, Sohmer, Steck, Steinway, Stieff, Storey & Clark, Weber, Wurlitzer, Yamaha, Young Chang, and others.

Call 301-989-9174 or 703-385-8229 today if your piano is in need of tuning.

Upon request we provide a mini-concert demo following each tuning.