Why You Need a Piano Tuner in Chicago.

Piano tuning in Chicago

The piano is a very complex instrument with 12,000 different parts, including 10,000 that are moving. It needs the keys, hammers, pedals and all 230 strings to be working together to sound properly. The Chicago weather also plays a large roll in piano tuning. When the weather is too hot or too cold it causes the piano to go sharp or flat. Very similar to an engine in a car, these things cannot be fixed by an amateur and you will need a piano tuner in Chicago, like myself to fix it for you and make it run and sound properly. 

With 230 strings that are constantly changing and moving due to humidity it’s recommended you tune your piano at least twice a year during the first year and annually thereafter. String tension changes with the seasons and will cause your piano to go in and out of tune. The weather plays a large part in piano tuning in Chicago. The wood expands in the hot wet summers and contracts in the dry cold winters. This means your piano will need to be tuned more regularly in a climate like Chicago, compared to Florida where the weather is more constant. You also want your piano to be at a pitch of A440 which means the strings above middle C need to be tight enough to vibrate 440 times per second or 440 Hz. Without regular tunings the strings will not vibrate the correct amount of times per minute and your piano will sound unpleasing to the ear and no fun to play.

At Chicago Piano Tuner, we will make your piano sound good and enjoyable to play. Schedule a piano tuning today!