Piano Tuning
Best Quality Tuning For Your Piano.
Thank you for setting up a piano tuning/servicing! Piano tuning is the intricate and subtle movement of the tuning pins that either raises or lowers the string tension which changes the pitch.
There are approximately 230 strings in every piano! A single string puts out many different pitches called partials and these partials are not the same from piano to piano. For this reason, pianos need to be “tuned to themselves” for the instrument to sound its best.
The ultimate goal of tuning a piano is for it to sound the most pleasing to the ear. For this reason, I tune many different styles to meet the needs of all types of pianos, pianists and genres. When a piano is in tune, the strings from one note interact with strings from other notes, causing them to vibrate. This makes the piano sound lively and resonant and wonderful. We can make very slight changes in the tunings of certain strings to encourage even more resonance from the piano. These slight changes to “normal” tuning can range from hardly noticeable to profound. I offer the following tunings:
- Symmetrical Unequal Temperament: This tuning is of my own design and it plays identically to the standard equal temperament (“normal tuning”) but adds more resonance to the piano.
- Equal Beating Victorian Temperament (EBVT): this tuning hints at subtle differences between keys as they often would have been heard in the 19th century and before, yet this tuning is very
versatile and suitable for all styles. - Symmetrical Well Temperament: This tuning of my creation uses the same principle as the Symmetrical Unequal Temperament to promote greater resonance, and also combines traditional “key color” as did historical tunings. This is incredibly versatile and works for all styles. This is usually my default tuning for small
pianos. - Modified Valotti: A historic temperament that allows for more pronounced key characteristics/colors. Other features include greater clarity, resonance and allows extended pedaling. It is
slightly more mild than Kellner (below). It is great for Classical and Jazz. - Modified Kellner: In this tuning, each key has its own personality and really helps us understand why some of the great composers of our past chose the keys they did for each piece. Not only this, the entire piano significantly becomes clearer and more resonant. It even allows for extended pedaling and greater dynamic control. It is great for Classical and Jazz. This is a great tuning for high quality instruments, including grands and uprights.
- Modified Kirnberger III: This is my personal favorite. My own pianos are tuned this way. It does everything that the Modified Kellner does, but adds greater resonance, clarity and projection to the piano. This is ideal for high quality instruments, especially large grands.
