Piano Tuning
The Foundation of Piano Care
Regular tuning is essential to maintaining your piano’s sound quality and performance. Changes in temperature, humidity, and string tension naturally cause pianos to drift out of tune over time.
Professional tuning restores the proper relationship between all notes, creating a balanced, harmonious sound throughout the keyboard. Regular tuning not only improves the musical experience but also helps maintain the piano’s overall condition and value.
Most pianos should be tuned at least once or twice per year, with more frequent service recommended for heavily used instruments.
Pitch Correction
Bringing Your Piano Back to Standard Pitch
When a piano has gone an extended period without tuning, the overall pitch often falls significantly below the accepted concert standard of A440.
A pitch correction carefully raises the instrument’s overall tension before a fine tuning is performed. This process is often necessary for neglected pianos and helps restore proper tone, volume, and tuning stability.
If your piano has not been tuned in several years, a pitch correction may be recommended before a standard tuning.
Repairs & Maintenance
Keeping Your Piano in Peak Condition
Pianos contain thousands of moving parts that experience wear through regular use and age. Even minor issues can affect performance, touch, and tone.
We provide a variety of repair and maintenance services, including:
• Sticky or sluggish keys
• Broken strings
• Pedal adjustments and repairs
• Action repairs
• Key leveling and alignment
• General maintenance and troubleshooting
Routine maintenance can often prevent small problems from developing into more costly repairs.
Regulation
Restoring Consistent Touch and Performance
The piano action is one of the most sophisticated mechanical systems found in any musical instrument. Over time, normal wear causes the action to become uneven and less responsive.
Regulation involves making precise adjustments to the action mechanism so that each key responds consistently and accurately.
Benefits of regulation include:
• Improved touch and responsiveness
• Greater dynamic control
• More consistent key feel
• Enhanced playing experience
For serious pianists, regulation can dramatically improve the instrument’s performance.
Voicing
Refining the Tone of Your Piano
Every piano develops its own tonal character over time. Depending on age, use, and environment, a piano may become too bright, too mellow, or uneven in tone.
Voicing is the art of adjusting the hammer felt to shape and balance the instrument’s sound.
This service can:
• Reduce harsh or overly bright tones
• Add warmth and richness
• Improve tonal consistency
• Enhance the piano’s natural voice
The goal is to help your piano sound its absolute best while preserving its unique character.
Humidity Control
Protecting Your Investment
Humidity fluctuations are one of the greatest threats to a piano’s stability and longevity. Changes in moisture levels cause wood components to expand and contract, affecting tuning stability and potentially causing long-term damage.
As a specialist in the Piano Life Saver System®, we provide consultation, installation, and maintenance of humidity control systems designed specifically for pianos.
Benefits include:
• Improved tuning stability
• Reduced risk of cracks and damage
• Protection from seasonal humidity changes
• Extended life of your piano
A humidity control system is one of the best investments you can make in the long-term health of your instrument.