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TUNING

I employ the latest advances in aural tuning technology, and strive to give your piano the best sound it is capable of producing.

According to Baldwin, Bechstein, Conover Cable, Kawai, Knabe, Kohler & Campbell, Pearl River, Samick, Sohmer, and Yamaha, their pianos should be tuned at least twice per year, while Young Chang recommends at least one tuning per year.

Steinway recommends that their pianos be serviced three to four times per year. To put this into perspective, consider the fact that a concert piano is tuned before each performance, as are pianos in recording studios.

You are the final judge as to how often your piano should be tuned, but keep in mind that it is climatic changes, rather than playing frequency that affects the tuning stability of most pianos.

 

The preceding tuning recommendation information was paraphrased from a Technical Bulletin published by the Piano Technicians Guild, Inc.

   
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