Metropolitan Piano Tuning

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FAQ Series!

I get this question a lot. Pianos should essentially get tuned at least 2 times a year.

Here's why:

There are a lot of different materials that goes into the construction of a piano. One of the main materials is wood. Just as wooden doors stick during the summer as the wood absorbs excess humidity in the air, so does the wood inside a piano. Conversely, during the winter months, the dry and cold air causes the moisture to leave the wood and to shrink and contract. Because of this change, the strings inside a piano stretch and contract, directly affecting the tuning. Furthermore, because the strings in the piano are under so much tension, tiny changes in the exspansion/contraction of the wood have a big impact on the sound of the tuning. For this reason in the New York/US northeast climate with dry winters and humid summers, I recommend clients getting 1 winter tuning and 1 summer tuning.

I will add, if the piano is getting heavily used it should get tuned even more frequently than 2 times a year. If you are a piano teacher that teaches from home, a professional musician, or a school or institution that uses pianos everyday, your pianos should get tuned 2-4 times a year. Pianos tend to stay in tune the more often they are tuned!

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