Category: General

A collection of articles by Richard’s Piano Service related to general piano topics.

Why I Love Tuning Pianos!

I haven’t posted in over 2 years, so thought it was about time. So, the question popped in my head today: Why do I love tuning pianos so much? The answer….well…I mulled it over a bit and came up with 10 good reasons. There are certainly many more, but 10 seemed like a good round […]

Preparing for your Tuner’s Visit

So, you’ve scheduled tuning, now what? The reason for this post is because even though there is usually not much to do to prepare for the piano tuner’s visit, I am often amazed at how many customers don’t do much, if anything.  After all, they usually don’t have to prepare anything for the A/C repairman […]

What Lurks Inside Your Piano?

So, what does lurk inside your piano? Have you ever even seen the inside of your piano? I was thinking a lot about this yesterday as I was designing a new page for my website: www.RichardsPianoService.com/cleaning.html.  I’ve come to the conclusion, through many years of servicing pianos, that most customers that I see for the first […]

Regular Tuning Can Save Big $

We all know that musically, as well as for the health of the piano, that it is recommended to have your piano tuned regularly.  So, you say…tell me something I don’t know!  OK I recently read the following story, told by a well-known piano technician of an experience of his, which serves as an important […]

A Tuner’s Confession!

I’m guilty as charged!  Like the old saying…”the pot calling the kettle “black””. I found myself caught the other day staring down the proverbial double barrel, caught red handed, cornered, whatever you want to call it….anyway, my conscience got the best of me and I couldn’t deny it.  I have to confess I felt pretty […]

When Should my Piano be Tuned?

Generally, your piano should be tuned about once or twice a year.  That said, the real answer is …it depends.  For example, a once-a-year tuning would never do for a brand new piano, teacher’s piano, practice piano, or concert piano.   How often you decide to tune your piano depends on several things, such as: […]