Accutone Piano Service

Why You Need An Experienced Tuner For Your Piano

In a nutshell, STABILITY- the ability of the tuner to make the piano tuning last a long time.  An inexperienced tuner won't be able to create a tuning that will hold up over a long period.  It takes literally years to develop techniques that make the piano strings stay in tune over a long time.  Even with good instruction from experienced technicians, mastering the proper techniques for stabilizing the piano is difficult.  The concept of tuning is simple- you simply tighte... READ MORE Posted February 23, 2008 at 12:11 AM

How Often Do I Need to Tune My Piano?

This is the number one question from my customers.  There is no one answer.  How good are your ears?  On the concert stage, the piano may be tuned at the intermission.  Some people have their piano tuned every month.  Is it necessary to do it so often?  Probably not for the average piano player.  A piano is in constant flux.  You could have your piano tuned today, tomorrow, next week, whatever.  If the temperature or humidity changes, the piano wil... READ MORE Posted February 13, 2008 at 10:13 PM

Why Regular Piano Tuning Is Important

Tuning a piano is a complex process, but the idea is simple.  Adjust the tension of the wires so that when they are struck by the piano hammer, their overtones match the other notes which are musically related.  Since there is a lot of tension in the piano structure, tuning the piano involves adding or subtracting tension.  It's interactive, so tuning a string here affects the pitch of the strings elsewhere.  Without pre-tensioning the piano first (often called a "pitch ra... READ MORE Posted February 11, 2008 at 04:16 AM