What is a "Pitch Raising?"
"It's been a long time since the piano was tuned."
The 220 strings of a piano, when stretched and brought up to pitch will put 18 to 20 tons of pressure upon the structure or "belly" of the piano. That's the way they are designed and meant to be.
However, when a piano goes without tuning, nature usually takes over (keeping this explanation simple) and the pitch will drop. Now the piano tuner will have to pull those strings back up to pitch, which means adding two or three tons of pressure back to the piano.
I usually can get a pitch raising done during on the initial piano service call, but not always. I strongly encourage a follow-up tuning service call within a month to get the tuning to stabilize, i.e., stay in tune better.
Then, to keep from needing another pitchraising, go ahead and schedule regular tuning appointment every six to twelve months. (See How often should a piano be tuned? to help decide which option works best for you.)
However, when a piano goes without tuning, nature usually takes over (keeping this explanation simple) and the pitch will drop. Now the piano tuner will have to pull those strings back up to pitch, which means adding two or three tons of pressure back to the piano.
I usually can get a pitch raising done during on the initial piano service call, but not always. I strongly encourage a follow-up tuning service call within a month to get the tuning to stabilize, i.e., stay in tune better.
Then, to keep from needing another pitchraising, go ahead and schedule regular tuning appointment every six to twelve months. (See How often should a piano be tuned? to help decide which option works best for you.)
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PITCH RAISING
$30 to $100 + Sales Taxes The costs depend upon the amount of work required. This procedure is necessary if it has been a while since the piano has been tuned and serviced (2 to 5+ years) |
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