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A440 Piano Tuning
Professional Piano Tuning Services.
Who are A440?
We are a piano tuning business providing services covering most of Dorset. Our services are provided by John Barrow, a qualified piano technician who has a 1st class honours degree in Piano Tuning and Restoration.
What services do we offer?
Our services include:
Fine tuning - A regular tuning of your piano where the pitch doesn't require much change is called a fine tune. It is recommended to keep your piano regularly tuned in order to help maintain the pianos tuning stability.
Pitch raising - A pitch raise may be required if a piano has not been tuned for a long time. The piano is effectively tuned twice, the first time is to raise up the pitch. A second tuning is then done to fine tune the piano.
Minor repairs - Sticking key? Broken string? Or maybe a note isn't sounding when played? We are able to carry out minor piano repairs within your home.
Why choose A440 Piano Tuning?
What does A440 mean?
Our qualified piano technician has trained in the traditional methods of piano tuning. Their training took three years, with a lot of practice, and tuition provided by highly experienced technicians within the profession. Some of the topics covered in their training included; piano anatomy, piano restoration, and a look at the complex topic of acoustics.
At A440 Piano Tuning we aim to provide the best service. Through our knowledge, experience, and our contacts within the piano trade, we endeavour to produce the required service, answer your questions, or try and point you towards another industry expert in order to meet your needs.
A440 refers to the UK standard of concert pitch. In the UK concert pitch is when A4 (the A above middle C) is tuned to 440Hz. In the piano tuning trade this is known as tuning to A440 (A four forty).
Concert pitch does vary around the world, and has changed over time. The first pianos produced would have never been able to bare the forces produced by todays concert pitch, so were tuned to a lower frequency. Originally containing a wooden frame, once iron frames were introduced, higher frequencies could be achieved (on average the iron frame is under 20 tons of pressure inside a standard upright piano at concert pitch).
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