Piano tuning service in Brunei

A tuning performed by a professionally trained tuner gives a piano a new, clean, shining sound. If your piano has not been tuned for a year or longer then you can be sure that it will no longer be in tune. But tuning a piano isn’t like tuning a guitar: you need an expert who knows the job. Florian Piano Manager Nick Bamber is a fully trained, qualified and experienced piano tuner and technician, holding the EuroPiano Technician’s Certificate. If you require a professional piano tuning service here in Brunei call us at Florian Piano on 8911405.

A traditional service of piano tuning by ear

To get the best results a piano tuner must listen attentively to the intervals between different notes. Beginning in the middle of the keyboard he creates the tuning “temperament” which allows the piano to be played in all twelve major and  minor keys. He then tunes the tenor and bass, taking great care to bridge these two sections smoothly. Finally he tunes the treble, right up to the highest note of the piano.

Home pianos should be tuned 1-2 times per year. Music school pianos and especially concert instruments should ideally be tuned more often. Call Florian Piano now to book a tuning or to ask for more details.

More facts about piano tuning...

Piano acoustics are immensely complex and each piano requires an unique tuning solution. Throughout the tuning process the piano tuner strives to balance the harmonic tendencies of the piano through the various octaves. Tuning software cannot fully take these phenomena into account. Piano tuners who use such devices have to check the results by ear and correct them accordingly.

But why do pianos go out of tune in the first place? And what can be done to help keep a piano in tune?

The biggest single factor is the micro-climate of the room or hall where the piano is situated. The ever-changing humidity levels in the room’s air cause slight swelling and shrinkage of the piano’s wooden components, especially the soundboard. This directly affects the tuning. Piano owners can reduce this effect by ensuring that aircon systems run constantly at low levels rather than blasting out for short periods and then being switched off. If that is not possible then at least the piano should not be placed directly below the aircon.

Pianos which have not been tuned for longer than a year may be so out of tune that they require preliminary rough tuning before the fine tuning can be attempted.

Pianos also go out of tune simply through being played – and the harder they are played the more quickly they will go out of tune. The piano tuner attempts to stabilise the tuning according to the instrument and the requirements of the player. For concert performances a high stability concert tuning is required.

Pianos with old, rusty strings and/or poor quality bass strings may still sound slightly out of tune even when the tuner has done his best work. In such cases it might be time to go for a better instrument or, if viable, to have the piano restrung.