Piano Tuning
About
I am servicing clients' pianos mainly in the north-eastern section of of the DFW metroplex. My services include tuning and minor repairs. If your piano needs a more major service, I'll refer you to a technician who will be able to help with your piano's particular needs.
Customer Reviews:
by Andrew S. on 12/2/2019, on Yelp:
Excellent service! Milen arrived to tune our baby grand piano today. He was friendly, professional and knowledgeable, as well as a skilled musician. He did a wonderful job tuning our piano.
by Elizabeth P. on 3/4/2021, on Yelp:
Milen was fast to respond to my inquiry and flexible with our schedule since we had to work around distance learning. He was prompt to the appointment, wore a mask throughout, and was thorough with the tuning. Our piano had not been tuned in several years and now it sounds amazing. Thank you!!!
What you should know about your piano's tuning needs
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Tuning is a basic maintenance for your piano that will prolong greatly life, and will preserve keep its value over time.
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A piano needs a tuning every 6 to 8 months depending on climate factors and usage. In a place with high humidity like Texas, pianos will go out of tune faster therefore regular tunings at this time interval is highly recommended.
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An obvious, immediate benefit from a tuning is the better sound of the piano which those playing and listening to it will enjoy. Aside from that, the piano strings get adjusted to the proper amount of tension which gets all of the piano components function at their best. Without this regular maintenance, the piano will lose its ability to hold a tuning properly, on top of higher likelihood of string breakage upon tuning and issues with other parts of the instrument.
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Yet, the best reason to do it, is because you don't want for you or your child to make music using an instrument that is unmusical. It is very important for the development of children's musical ears that they play on a well-tuned piano.
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Shouldn't a piano be tuned less frequently when it is new?
Actually, a piano needs more frequent tuning in the first two years of its life. That's because its parts continue to adjust to the enormous tension the many strings exert on the rest of the instrument which causes the piano to go out of tune faster.
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You don't play it much anymore. Do you still need to tune it as often?
Pianos go out of tune even if they are not played. The amount of playing and the way of playing would affect its tuning somewhat, but the main one that we need to blame for causing pianos to get out of tune is the weather. As seasons, temperatures, and humidity levels change, the wood (which is the material for most of the piano) swells and contracts, and that affects the strings' tension.
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Is there anything I can do to help my piano stay at its best shape, besides regular tunings?
Yes. Keeping the humidity and temperature around the piano the same is something that will help the tuning stability of the instrument. The place of the piano in the home will make a difference. Make sure to place it away from a window, and next to an inner wall if possible, to reduce moisture around the piano, especially in the winter months. Avoid having the sun beams directly on it, or having it against a fan. That would dry it out.