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Frequently Asked Questions

The following series of questions were asked of Larry Fine; author of 'The Piano Book’.

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When do I need to tune my piano & how often should it be tuned?

It depends on the sensitivity of your instrument to humidity changes, the use it gets, the variability of your climate, on your own sensitivity to out-of-tuneness, and on your budget.  Most people find that one to three times per year is about right.  Those who play several hours a day or use the piano for professional purposes may want to have it tuned more often.  Concert pianos are usually tuned, or the tuning touched up, before every performance.  It’s best not to have the piano tuned until climate changes (such as turning the heat on or off in the house) have occurred plus another couple of weeks for the piano to acclimate.  Otherwise, the careful tuning you paid for may be quickly undone.  However, throughout much of the central and northern United States, this situation is difficult or impossible to avoid entirely, as the indoor humidity changes are extreme and nearly constant.  Controlling the humidity in the house or near the piano can help a lot in this regard.  That can be done with whole-house humidification, a room humidifier, or a climate control system installed in the piano by a technician. Larry Fine

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