How often should a piano be tuned?

[JohnWhite-mswr]

Got it, we should tune our Piano's every 5, 000 miles.

[isaacperry]

A piano exposed to fluctuating temperatures will need to be tuned even more regularly. Why all street "play me" pianos become unplayable after a few months

[CATLITmusic]

Pianos: Tune every 6 months or so
Guitars: Tune every couple hours

[SpeedyCheetahCub]

I wasn't surprised because my instinct was 6-12 months, but I've played the piano for pretty much my whole life so I think my brain absorbed that information from how often we had our piano tuned.

[Chillin]

My grandparents tune their piano every 6 months. It never gets used.

[gravyblue]

As a recording engineer, we get the piano tuned A LOT, at least once a week if it's being used on the session

[Willow_I_Guess]

"you can tune a piano, but you can't tuna fish" - Sun Tzu, probably.

[brianbuch]

My technician at his first visit asked how often I wanted my instrument (7.5 ft Bechstein c.1885) tuned. "If I could afford it, every day."

[kelvindominick]

Tuned my piano 4 times this year. There is nothing better then a freshly tuned piano.

[SallySallySallySally]

My older brother was a child prodigy and we had a grand piano in our childhood house. I remember an older guy coming over about twice a year to tune the piano. This was way before new-fangled apps. He had a tuning fork! Anyway, he always brought a sack lunch with a corned beef sandwich and it took him several hours to tune the piano. My brother had the gift of perfect pitch, too. So he could tell if the piano was out of tune before anyone else noticed! Ah, the good old days. I would wake up every morning before going to grade school hearing my brother practicing before he went to the same grade school.

[alech]

As soon as the season changes, I notice certain keys slightly out of tune. That is why I have always had mine tuned every 6-8 months. I do play daily, so I may notice more than most people.

[kaboomsihal]

I played piano for ages and then started to learn violin. You should have seen my face when I realised that my violin will start to go out of tune DURING MY PRACTICE SESSION. It has to warm up! Made me appreciate my piano.

[ashreekar]

I just watched this video to tell that I am alive.

[shadowhenge]

My grandma had an old air driven player. Sadly we were told at one point it could no longer be tuned as it had sat without a tuning for so long it would possibly break the frame. He even suggested releasing the tension on the old beastie so it doesnt implode randomly someday. He brought in this fance portable scanner thing and apparently it sat overtuned for a long time and it weakened the iron in the frame. I think it was a cast iron frame. He didnt even charge us for looking at it as he was so sore it couldnt be saved.

[monsterq]

In the opera I worked at they tuned it before every performance/rehearsal. (3x a day at peak.) They also tune each rehearsal hall and coaching room piano every day. The staff tuners earned their wages!!

[eddiehardt]

So....I gotta change the oil on my piano every 3000 notes. Got it.

[JuanRamónSilva-Piano]

I just got my baby grand tuned after 8 months and I’m happy that it’s being taken care of. I’m so grateful with it and all the usefulness it has provided me over the years, it doesn’t hurt me to pay for what it deserves.

[naomis]

As a daughter of a piano tuner I am honestly surprised people didn’t know the piano needed to be tuned regularly. 😅

[Gadzooki]

As a former piano mover, every time it gets off the truck.😂

[ytpremium]

Not that they will ever truly replace the majestic grand piano BUT digital sampled pianos today are a phenomenal option

-very affordable. Fantastic ones cost under $5k

-ultra realistic piano samples with variety of miking styles

-ultra portable

-play anytime with privacy headphones

-stylish

-some have built in metronome and recording

-they NEVER EVER go out of tune