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Why piano is to be tuned to A440?

What is regulation and how does it affect my piano's performance?

How will humidity control benefit my piano?

What is the difference between tuning and voicing?

Does your piano need voicing?

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Why piano is to be tuned to A440? (return)

Your piano is designed to sound its best when tuned to A-440. At this pitch, power and tonal range are optimum and your piano will match the pitch of other instruments. By always maintaining your piano at standard pitch, you create long-term tuning stability because the strings and structure stay in equilibrium. You also ensure proper ear training because you always hear your music in the correct key.

 

What is regulation and how does it affect your piano's performance?(return)

Regulation is the adjustment of the mechanical aspects of the pianos to compensate for the effects of wear, the compacting and settling of cloth, felt, and buckskin, as well as dimensional changes in wood and wool parts due to changes in humidity.

While tuning corrects the pitch of your piano, it is only one component of a complete maintenance program. Regulation attends to the touch and uniform responsiveness of your action, all vital to making each performance pleasurable. In addition, regulation ensures that your instrument is capable of producing a wide dynamic range.

 

How will humidity control benefit your piano?(return)

While not eliminating the need for regular piano maintenance, humidity control will allow more stable tunings by reducing the radical pitch changes your piano may experience through the seasons. When your piano stays closer to its correct pitch level of A440, your technician does not have to perform a large pitch raising or lowering procedure prior to fine tuning. Thus, a balance of forces is maintained between the strings and the frame of the piano, allowing more accurate and stable tunings to be done.

In addition, a stable environment will help to preserve your piano through the years. Maintaining the correct environment will preserve your piano investment for a lifetime of enjoyment.

 

What is the difference between tuning and voicing?(return)

Tuning is the adjustment of the tension of all of your piano's 220 (or more) strings to the correct pitch or frequency. This ensures that notes played in a musical interval will sound in harmony.

Voicing is the adjustment of a piano's tone or quality of sound. Tone can be changed without affecting the pitch.The degree of change possible depends upon the piano's design and condition.

 

Does your piano need voicing?(return)

Your piano may benefit from voicing if:
• - Your piano sounds different than when you purchased it.
• - You don't like the sound even after it has been tuned.
• - Tone varies radically from note to note.
• - You cannot achieve a range of tone (mellow to bright) at different volumes.
• - The piano has lost its ability to play softly.

Before deciding if a new piano needs voicing, make sure it is well-tuned and well-regulated. Then, play a wide variety of music on it. Most voicing procedures are long-lasting, so give yourself some time to explore the sound of a new instrument before deciding to change it.

 

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