Piano & Grand Piano Tuning with Precision You Can Hear

Why pianos need regular tuning

As a result, the instrument starts to sound impure and "blurry", and chords lose their clarity.

Regular tuning keeps the sound clean and beautiful, maintains correct pitch, and prevents large drops in pitch that would otherwise require a pitch-raise session before fine tuning.

During the visit the technician can also spot early issues with the action, strings, tuning pins, or soundboard.

How often should you tune?

• Home piano or grand — at minimum once a year, best practice is twice a year.
• New instrument — ideally 2–3 times in the first year while strings and structure stabilize.
• Music school, studio, teacher, or active pianist — typically 2–4 times a year depending on use and climate.
• Concert grand — before every important performance, sometimes additionally after rehearsals.

The simple rule

Tune your piano twice a year. If it is rarely played — at least once a year. If played often, if the instrument is new, or if it sits in a room with unstable humidity — more frequently.

Why regulation is needed

Over time the felt, cloth, and leather components compact, wooden parts respond to humidity changes, joints wear, and the precise parameters governing key travel and hammer movement drift out of specification.

Signs that regulation is due

• The instrument plays unevenly across the keyboard.
• Sensitivity at soft dynamics disappears.
• Keys feel heavier or sluggish.
• Fast passages and repeated notes become harder to execute.
• Note attack loses definition and control feels imprecise.

Especially important for grands

A grand piano's action has a repetition mechanism that allows the note to be re-struck without fully releasing the key. When this is out of adjustment, trills, repetitions, fast technique, and touch precision all suffer.

The goal of regulation is to restore light, controlled touch, even response across all keys, a wide dynamic range, and precise translation of the pianist's intentions.

Why voicing is needed

Each time a key is struck, the hammer hits the strings. Over time the hammer felt compresses, hardens, and develops deep string grooves, producing a harsh, metallic, or uneven tone.

• The instrument sounds too sharp or "glassy".
• Tone becomes dull and colorless.
• Some notes sound bright while others are muffled.
• Forte playing feels harsh; piano playing lacks expression.

What the technician does

This is very delicate work performed entirely by ear and requires substantial experience.

• Evaluates the tone in each register.
• Checks correct hammer-to-string contact.
• Reshapes the hammer striking surface if needed.
• Uses specialized needles to adjust felt resilience.
• Evens out tone across the full keyboard.

When to consider voicing

Voicing is most effective after the instrument is in tune, has a properly regulated action, and the hammers are making correct contact with the strings.

Voicing returns the piano a beautiful, noble, and balanced voice — making playing more enjoyable for both musician and listener.

• The sound has become sharp, piercing, or metallic.
• The instrument has lost softness and singing quality.
• Individual notes stand out noticeably in tone.
• Even after tuning, the piano still sounds unpleasant or uneven.
• Hammers show deep string grooves.

Why inspection matters

An instrument can look attractive while hiding serious technical problems: worn action, cracks in the soundboard, poor tuning stability, keyboard defects, or expensive repairs ahead.

What we inspect

• Overall technical condition of the instrument.
• Pitch and tuning stability.
• Condition of strings, tuning pins, soundboard, and cast-iron plate.
• Keyboard, pedal, and action function.
• Hammer and component wear.
• Hidden defects.
• Purchase viability and likely future costs.

What you receive

A clear professional recommendation: whether to buy the instrument, its real quality level, and what servicing may be required after purchase.