Tuning your piano is an important procedure to keep it in top shape. A piano tuning expert examines the instrument’s most vital components. By inspecting conditions and repairing common issues, they can prevent your piano from losing its optimal performance.
Follow a Regular Piano Tuning Schedule:
Over the years, many misconceptions have evolved around piano tuning. Most of these myths do not have any scientific base, and they only baffle the piano owner and the technician. As a regular user, you should not pay heed to these rumours. You must continue with a regular tuning schedule to keep your valuable instrument in the best condition.
Common Misbeliefs Regarding Piano Tuning:
For professional assistance, you should get in touch with a reliable piano technician in Manchester. Here are a few common myths regarding piano tuning that you should avoid at all costs.
- Tuning Fixes All Piano Problems: The notes that are making you wince are only a part of the problem. I take a holistic view of a piano whenever I come to attend to it. The tuning is only one aspect. Often, the way that the piano plays can be improved- sometimes beyond recognition. Piano tuning in the 19th Century used to be a DIY job, because the instruments didn’t have iron frames and constantly went out of tune. They even used to supply a tuning hammer with the piano! All real pianos made in the last 100 years have iron frames; tuning is more stable but a qualified expert is required to tune it. Eric the Piano Fixer spent 10 years learning how to become an expert, so you don’t have to.
- The Effect of Humidity on Your Piano: When there is 100% relative humidity outside, it rains! If there’s a lot of moisture in the air, wood will swell. Pianos can go in and out of tune depending on the humidity. When we have a piano in our home, the purpose of the building is to keep the rain out, but it doesn’t totally solve the problem because the air still contains humidity. All of this affects the tuning and the action of your piano. As explained elsewhere, a piano can start to sound ‘sour’ because of changes in the relative humidity (rH%) in its location. Typically, a tuning might be needed after a change of season (Summer to Autumn, or Winter to Spring) or when you turn on or off the central heating. It can be well worth the trouble to call in Eric the Piano Fixer to make it sound sweet again.
A WORD ABOUT ELECTRONIC KEYBOARDS:
It is well known that modern keyboards don’t need regular tuning, and have other advantages which may appeal to a popular lifestyle. By their nature however, they are prone to electrical faults, and have mostly plastic parts which cannot be easily repaired. To give an example from a different field, I am informed by my local electrician that any house that hasn’t been rewired in 30 years, will definitely need rewiring. Also, the mission posture of keyboard manufacturers is ‘built-in obsolescence’ with the result that a ten-year old keyboard, even if it still works, will have been superseded many times over by models with more features. By way of contrast, Eric the Piano Fixer is often reviving real, well made pianos from the 1920’s. The long term costs of enjoying a real piano will be much less.
Now that you know the crucial pieces of information about piano tuning, you will not face any difficulty in keeping it in the best condition. Consult an expert source like Eric The Piano Fixer, who has been in this field for many years. Eric is a trained piano technician in Manchester who can perform routine tuning on your valuable instrument. For more information, you can visit his website today.