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How Often Should a Piano Be Tuned?
Most tuners suggest every six months. If your budget allows for this,
it will be good for your piano. If you are in an area of extreme
humidity swings through the year (as we generally are in the DC
area), you should strongly consider six month tunings. If you wait
until you hear obvious twangs in your piano, you are waiting too
long. Your piano is loping through extreme swings of pitch, and it
will never hold pitch well. I suggest once a year very faithfully at
the same time every year. Churches and music performance areas must
tune more often for professional reasons.
A music teacher should tune a piano at least every six months to be
sure her students are hearing correct pitch.
If you are in an area of extreme humidity swings through the year, you
should consider six month tunings. If you wait until you hear obvious
twangs in your piano, you are waiting too long. Your piano is loping
through extreme swings of pitch, and it will never hold pitch well.
Tune your piano regularly -- once a year at a minimum.
A note about tuning spinets and consoles: these pianos have shorter
wires and generally require tuning more often, at least every 6
months.
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