Piano Tuning Anderson SC

Respect Your Piano's Feelings

A tuned piano is a happy piano! What? You live in Anderson, SC and your piano hasn't been tuned in a while? Hmmm. Perhaps we might have a conversation...

Sure, your piano may be a beautiful piece of furniture to look at, and that's wonderful. After all, walking into a living room or parlor where a piano is present can generate feelings that range from warmth to excitement. That said, it's how your piano feels on the inside that really matters when it comes to how it can perform as a musical instrument.

Huh? Are we trying to imply that a piano has feelings? Well, actually, thinking as though it does would indeed lead to more positive rewards for both you and your piano. 

Your Piano Expands And Contracts

You see, a piano's insides can have upwards of 12,000 parts. Furthermore, your piano mostly consists of wood. As you probably know, wood expands and contracts. So, with those climate changes you experience seasonally, you know winter nights in Anderson and its vicinity get pretty chilly and your body feels it. It's cold at night, then it warms up a bit, then it's cold again. Actually, during a month like December, it's not uncommon for those temperatures to fluctuate from low 20's during the middle of the night to 70's in the afternoon. Along with that, the moisture level in the air changes, too.

Well, while all that's going on, your piano and all its thousands of parts are doing their best to adapt to all those changes. However, it is inevitable that these fluctuations will have an impact on that beautiful instrument of yours. In addition, just consider the extreme climate changes from summer to winter. That's pretty dramatic to a piano. Yes, your piano's internals expand, contract, expand, contract... on and on it goes.

Your Piano's "Amplifier"

Though it's not alone, let's consider that one big, very important piece of wood that allows your piano to make sound to begin with. Yes, we're referring to its soundboard. Your soundboard acts like your piano's "amplifier" as it maintains all the tension of those strings. As it expands and contracts, what do you suppose happens to that string tension? You got it. That tension fluctuates. That's one of the causes of your piano going of tune. 

But there's more to it than that, you see. Lots of people figure that if no one is taking advantage of playing the piano, being out of tune isn't really so bad. But that's a huuuuge mistake. Why? Because those strings and that soundboard work hand-in-hand. You see, when those strings are at just the right tautness, the almighty soundboard maintains a certain curvature. It's slight but it's there. 

Too Often Overlooked

Now, this is really important. As those strings loosen, that soundboard's curvature has more opportunity to change form a bit. That is often responsible for cracked soundboards. A piano that hasn't been tuned for a long time has in effect been "trained" to be maintain a wrong relationship between the strings and that soundboard (the bridge and it's parts matter, too, of course). Then a tuning that's been put off for too long has to put those strings and soundboard through some discomfort and risk that could have otherwise been avoided.

So, it can be clearly seen that tuning a piano regularly does more than keep your piano sounding great. When it comes to your piano's structural integrity, life-span, and even resale value if you ever decide to release it, those regular tunings serve a purpose that is even more crucial.

Be Nice To Your Piano☺

So, essentially, how can you respect your piano's feelings? Give a nice tuning at least a couple times a year. If played often, four times is ideal. If not, then you can settle for having it done twice yearly. 

If you just invested in a new piano, following this advice this will serve as good practice for many happy returns from your piano for years to come. If you have an older piano that has been neglected for some time, don't lose hope. Enlist the services of a qualified piano tuner to have a look and discuss what can be done to bring your piano to feeling happy again.

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