Tune You Piano: What To Know


So, you're ready to call a piano tuner nearby to schedule a piano tuning. That's great. Congratulations on accepting a responsibility that so many people overlook. For reasons already mentioned, tuning your piano on a regular basis is crucial for the health of your piano.

There are a few questions you might anticipate being asked by your piano tuner, including:

What is the make and model of your piano?

Are you the original owner of your piano?

How old is your piano? 

How long have you owned your piano?

When was the last time your piano was serviced and what work was done?

Don't be concerned if you are not able to answer any of these but they may be of interest to your tuner, especially how long it's been since your piano was last tuned. Just find a piano tuner near you, make the call, and allow the piano tuner to ask questions as he or she sees fit. 

Some piano tuners may express a little more interest in asking certain questions. We have a passion for pianos and it's rather natural for us to have a curiosity as to the history of your piano. If this cannot be done on the phone, we generally take a good look at your piano and do a little research ourselves.

One question that you should be sure to ask your piano tuner is how much time should be allowed for the visit. What you don't want to have happen is that you allow a certain amount of time while you have plans to be somewhere else and you need to cut the visit short. Allow plenty of time for your appointment. 

Generally speaking, 2 1/2 hours is a good amount of time to allow for a tuning. This can be less or more. That said, keep in mind that if your piano hasn't been tuned in a while, the possibility of string breakage exists (it can happen anytime, actually). String replacement takes some extra time. Also, if you have any other issues that need to be addressed, consider allowing some extra time for those to be resolved. To be on the safe side, simply getting your tuner's feedback for the amount of time needed for this important visit is the best idea.

Okay, your piano is going to be freshly tuned and you're going to reap the benefits! Give yourself a pat on the back for doing the right thing by taking care of your instrument and, of course, enjoy!

Happy playing :)

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Location: Westminster, SC 29693, USA

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