In order to keep proper string tension, every new piano should be tuned at least twice a year the first year. After that most pianos should be tuned once a year according to their location and amount of usage.  For heavy or professional use, more frequent service is required. In concert halls and recording studios, the piano is often tuned before each performance or session.

Both grand and upright pianos are tuned according to the equal temperament, originally invented by baroque musician and composer J.S. Bach, who also wrote the well-tempered clavier for the piano.  The purpose of equal temperament is so that the same song can be played in different keys and still sound like the same piece of music, subdividing the keyboard into even half-steps and evening out the relationship between the piano's keys.  The string tension of the "A" below middle "C" on the piano is matched to a frequency of 440HZ, which is the standard for most modern music today.  Following that, the first octave is tuned by establishing the correct pitches of the intervals within the middle octave.  This completes the temperament, and the matching process begins to reproduce the results of the first octave throughout the rest of the piano's registers.

Voicing is sometimes misunderstood by amateurs and professionals alike. The purpose of voicing a piano is to adjust the hardness of the hammers to help even out the tone of the piano, dampening some imperfections in the quality of the hammers and compensating for some acoustical shortcomings of the instrument.

My price for tuning pianos is $39.00 an hour. Most pianos can be tuned in under 2 hours but if more time is needed it will be determined before I start the job.

               If you would like to schedule an appointment or have any questions regarding piano tuning, 
                                                   please contact:  Bob Morris @ 469-238-9222