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Why do pianos go out of tune?

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Anonymous

10y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

Because you're constantly hitting the strings with a hammer, dopeski. And, humidity changes swell and shrink the 3/4"-wide spruce soundboard, altering the tension in the strings.

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