 | |  | |  | |  | |  |
Piano tuning is the act of making minute adjustments to the tensions of the
strings of a piano to properly align the intervals between their tones so that the
instrument is in tune. The meaning of the term in tune in the context of piano
tuning is not simply a particular fixed set of pitches. Fine piano tuning requires
an assessment of the interaction between notes, which is different for every
piano, thus in practice requiring slightly different pitches from any theoretical
standard. Pianos are usually tuned to a modified version of the system called
equal temperament In all systems of tuning, every pitch may be derived from its
relationship to a chosen fixed pitch, which is usually A440.
strings of a piano to properly align the intervals between their tones so that the
instrument is in tune. The meaning of the term in tune in the context of piano
tuning is not simply a particular fixed set of pitches. Fine piano tuning requires
an assessment of the interaction between notes, which is different for every
piano, thus in practice requiring slightly different pitches from any theoretical
standard. Pianos are usually tuned to a modified version of the system called
equal temperament In all systems of tuning, every pitch may be derived from its
relationship to a chosen fixed pitch, which is usually A440.
