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Do you own an old piano and it just sounds horrible? Do you own a baby grand piano, and every time a person plays the piano, it seems to screech out notes? Maybe you have simply wondered what is wrong with the piano. Some people even think they need to buy a new piano when the sound starts to worsen. The truth is the piano probably just needs a tune up.
Pianos are instruments that require a lot of care. Only after a few months can the notes on a piano sound different than they originally sounded. This is because the piano is actually a stringed instrument. Many people do not realize a piano is a stringed instrument, and that the strings loosen due to the ordinary wear and tear of a piano. Because a piano is a stringed instrument, it requires regular maintenance from a person who is a professional at piano tuning.
A person who tunes pianos can make any piano sound normal again. Piano tune ups are not expensive, and they are surely a lot cheaper than going out and paying thousands of dollars for a new piano! For the person who wants a piano to sound better at the lowest cost possible, getting a piano tune up is highly recommended.
A piano tune up can actually save a piano too. If a piano is near its breaking point, such as it keeps losing keys or parts of it are chipped, a piano tune person can usually fix such parts of the piano. A piano tuner is usually well versed in the instrument of the piano and can fix any part of it that needs a bit of tender care. A piano tuner can also look at any problems one may notice on his or her piano and recommend a solution.
If one needs a piano tune up and some problems fixed on a piano, then he or she should call up a piano tuner as soon as possible. Many music stores offer this great service at a very low price. Some piano tuners will even do the job for free, depending on where one bought the piano.
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What is the metal tool for a piano that sees if the keys are the right sound?
Tuning fork
To tune a piano a tuning fork is used by a technician who tightens the strings until vibrations of the string and the tuning fork match The piano tuner adjust which aspect of sound waves?
He is listening and adjusts the PITCH of the string
What should you price a Melodigrand 64 key piano for?
imho, the question is who in the world would buy one at all? digital keyboards are now high quality (weighted hammer key action and sound) andmoderate priced- especially if used; whereas who would buy a 64 key piano -think moving and tuning costs -versus, if you want a real piano, getting a similarly sized spinetfree from pianoadoption when theright one pops up(and pay for moving/tuning alone). why go through the trouble of a labor-pricey beginner piano first?
What do the two accessory organs do?
They sound like a piano only better
How do you make a 20 year old trumpet sound better?
The trumpet is only a tuning and amplifier for what goes on at your lips. To make a twenty year old trumpet sound better you have to apply quality sound to it.
What can you get when you combine quartz sound magnets and a tuning fork?
A tuning fork combined with a quartz sound magnet.
Do the white keys on the piano sound better than the black keys?
yes
How do you tune your Ukulele if you do not know how it is supposed to sound?
The strings on a normal ukulele are tuned GCEA going top to bottom. If you have a piano or a G tuning fork, use it to play the note g then try to tune the g on the ukulele to sound like the note you pressed on the piano then do the same with c,e,and a.
Can the Eco sound be fixed by tuning a piano?
A small amount of echo is actually normal in some pianos. However, if you are experiencing excessive echo, it can be a sign that your piano needs to be tuned. Somesimes it can be a sign that the damper needs to be fixed or replaced as well.
What is the guitar tuning for fell on black days by sound garden?
standard tuning
How can the sound quality be altered on a piano?
The strings could be old warped, frayed, stretched, etc. One could purposely change the tuning of all the strings to achieve a desired alteration. The piano could be amplified with microphone(s) and distored with the amplifier.
Why is the piano tuned?
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.
