piano tuning??

[spunkypumpkn]

Hello. Could anybody inform me what I can expect to pay for a piano tuning. I believe that its been regularly tuned in the past, but if I buy it, then I understand I'd need to have it re-tuned?

Any ideas or experience in this area??

[kookychant]

I pay about 40 quid.

[Robert G]

Yes, I'd say about �40, too.

The frequency of tuning depends mainly on the age and condition of the piano, the ambient conditions (temperature and moisture), and the usage. My wife is a piano teacher and she also plays a lot herself, and her piano is tuned every 2 or 3 months. Some people find every 6 months is OK.

Of course, some people cannot tell whether their piano needs to be tuned ...

And others play so badly that there's really no point ...

:-)