Tuning

Dangerous tunings...

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Opening post by foster12

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Good morning, I wanted some advice if possible on the best practices to follow on pianos that have not been tuned for a long time or with strings that are prone to breaking.

I know that one should avoid jumping drastically to 440, but stay a bit below and then always loosen the tuning pin in a counter-clockwise direction before approaching the optimal point (as always).

I had heard mention of 435 and 432 Hz, but they seem like random numbers to me.

Others suggested using an offset value in cents.

What do you think?

Thank you!

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Reply 2 by francescochopin90

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Going to 440 and expecting some strings to snap due to the so-called setting bend that would be shifted if the string were tightened more.

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Reply 3 by pianoexpert

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Right. One must also trace the cause of the deviation from 440. Check the condition of the strings and the tuning pins!

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