Follow Us
CREATE MORE MUSIC STUDIOS
  • Home
  • Instructors
    • Piano
    • Electric Bass
    • Guitar
    • Ukulele
    • Drums
    • Voice
    • Violin
    • Viola
    • Woodwinds
    • Brass
  • Services
    • Private In-Home Lessons
    • Ensemble Coaching
    • Skype Lessons
    • Performances and Recitals
    • Piano Tuning
  • Events
  • Student Resources
    • Promotions
    • Blog
  • Contact
  • Login

All about Piano Tuning

7/15/2021

1 Comment

 
If you own a piano or know how to play piano you are probably familiar with the benefits of playing it. Regular piano playing is advantageous both physically and psychologically. It sharpens motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Additionally, the music produced by the piano is said to lower blood pressure and increase your immune response. Generally, people who regularly play the piano experience less anxiety, less stress, and less signs of depression. In order to fully reap these benefits of playing for years, you will need to learn how to properly tune and maintain your piano.
Picture
Piano tuning
If you own a piano, you know that proper maintenance is important. The average piano has 220 strings, each with a different pitch and frequency. The strings affect the quality of the sounds your piano produces so it is crucial that you take proper care of them. Like any other parts of a musical instrument, strings can stretch due to tension, especially when you use your piano frequently. When the strings stretch they are easily able to shift out of tune. IAnother cause for tense strings is temperature. Just like many other things, the strings are prone to expanding and contracting with the fluctuating temperatures throughout the year. 
Signs your piano needs tuning
When a piano is out of tune, the strings will not produce accurate and consistent notes. The quality of your piano’s sound may drastically change because of this and the music you play may not be as sharp and precise as you remember it. If you have experienced this, your piano may need a tuning. As a rule of thumb, pianos should be tuned twice per year in order to maintain their tone. Some other signs that your piano needs tuning are:
  • The notes you play sound flat.
  • Your piano produces incorrect pitch. 
  • The major chords don’t sound harmonious.
  • There are overt octave issues.
  • Wavering sounds are not noticeable.
If you start to notice any of these, it may be time to tune your piano. The more often you tune your piano, the less expensive the cost of tuning will be overall. If you wait a while to get your piano tuned it may take extra time, effort, and resources in order to get it back to an optimal condition. 
The Importance of Piano Tuning
Some people believe that tuning a piano depends on the rate that you use it but that is not true. The strings are under constant tension whether the piano is played or not. Tuning a piano twice a year maintains its tone, value, and function. Regular piano tuning can also prevent irreversible damage to the piano that would otherwise render it unable to play. If you feel as though your piano might be in need of a tune up, it is best to do so earlier than later. 

​
1 Comment
kate hansen link
10/18/2021 01:49:03 pm

It's good to know that it needs tuning if notes are sounding flat. My sister said how her piano has been sounding flat lately. I'll pass this information along to her so that she can look into getting it tuned.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Archives

    September 2021
    August 2021
    July 2021
    June 2021
    May 2021
    February 2021
    October 2020
    September 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    April 2020
    February 2020
    December 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    November 2018
    September 2018
    July 2018
    May 2018
    March 2018
    February 2018
    January 2018
    December 2017
    October 2017
    July 2017
    June 2017
    May 2017
    June 2015
    March 2015

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Create More Music Studios © 2021
​Policies
​Vienna | Ashburn | South Riding | McLean | Reston VA​