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When a piano is not tuned regularly, (once or twice a year), changes in humidity make the soundboard move, causing the piano to go out of tune. The more time that passes, the further the piano goes out of tune. Dryness (wintertime) has the biggest effective on the overall pitch of a piano. Dryness causes the soundboard to shrink, which causes the strings to get looser, therefore lowering the pitch. When many winters pass without tuning, the pitch gets lower and lower. One of the dangers of the pitch dropping is that the soundboard is more susceptible to sagging and cracking.
Also, pianos that have not been tuned in years will usually take 2 or more tunings to get them back to standard pitch. It's always better to maintain your piano by tuning at least once a year. If your piano is not being played, you could let it go a little longer, but it still would be good to tune it maybe every 1-2 years.
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If you don't tune it the notes wont sound right and the music will not sound as the composer meant it to sound. It would be false notes and a whole different song.
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Can piano accordion's be tuned?
yes it can i had a piano and it wasAbel to be tuned
Can a 35 year old Baldwin piano be tuned?
yes, but there is a possibility of the string snapping.
Can you tune a piano to A-flat major?
Yes. I had a piano tuned to A-flat major. I purchased an old piano with old rusty strings. The piano tuner was afraid that if he tuned the piano to a 440 A that the strings would break. So instead he tuned the A Sharp to 440. As a result the A was tuned to A flat. Eventually, I replaced the strings and another tuner pulled the strings up so that the A was 440. He did it gradually.
Is there a piano that you don't have to tune?
Not really. Piano's that have been tuned quite a bit stay in tune better so a used one might .if you get a keyboard it doesn't need to be tuned.
What kind of simple machine is a piano?
The piano is considered a tuned percussion instrument.
Can piano accordion's be tuned?
yes it can i had a piano and it wasAbel to be tuned
What is the verb in the sentence The piano needs to be tuned And how would you make it present tense?
The piano is now tuned.
What musical key is the piano?
Piano is tuned in the key of C
Can a 35 year old Baldwin piano be tuned?
yes, but there is a possibility of the string snapping.
Can you tune a piano to A-flat major?
Yes. I had a piano tuned to A-flat major. I purchased an old piano with old rusty strings. The piano tuner was afraid that if he tuned the piano to a 440 A that the strings would break. So instead he tuned the A Sharp to 440. As a result the A was tuned to A flat. Eventually, I replaced the strings and another tuner pulled the strings up so that the A was 440. He did it gradually.
Is there a piano that you don't have to tune?
Not really. Piano's that have been tuned quite a bit stay in tune better so a used one might .if you get a keyboard it doesn't need to be tuned.
What kind of simple machine is a piano?
The piano is considered a tuned percussion instrument.
What does tuned instrument mean?
Piano, Guitar, Violin, Banjo etc.
What does the piano use to produce sound?
Inside the piano is a long row of felt-tipped hammers that hit tuned strings.
Why would a piano go out of tune every 15 minutes?
If a piano is rarely played, when it's tuned it will still be a bit out of tune. Most likely if you just got your piano and haven't played it much, tuning it won't help for a bit. You will have to play the piano often to keep it in tune after it's been tuned.
What does Jing-mei do with the piano at the end of The Joy Luck Club?
She gets it tuned
What does jing Mei do with the piano at the end of the joy luck club?
She gets it tuned
