Tuning

Regular Tuning

This service refers to adjusting the string tension in order to make the piano

perfectly in tune with itself, not necessarily at standard concert pitch. If the

piano has not been tuned in quite some time (usually 2 years or more), it

may require a pitch raise in order to bring it back up to concert pitch A440

and remain stable. This can only be determined at the time of the

appointment.

1.5 Hours

$110.00+tax

2.5 Hours

$140.00+tax

Package Rate $179.99

(2 Regular Tunings per year)

610-906-2950 | tony@lombardituning.com

QuBella Designs

Tony has been around music for over 50 years. First starting on organ and then transitioning to piano and keyboards. He has played pianos, sold them, and now tunes them, too. Every tuning must meet Tony’s criteria before the job is deemed complete. His years of playing, piano tuning training, and musical knowledge help to contribute to the accuracy needed to get a piano in tune.

Pitch Raise & Tune This service is necessary if your piano hasn’t been tuned in quite some time, or if it has been subjected to extreme swings in humidity and / or temperature. If the pitch has dropped one quarter tone or more below standard pitch, it needs to be brought up gradually with consecutive tunings (on the same visit) or the tuning will not hold. It can be determined whether or not this is necessary at the time of the appointment.

Lombardi Piano

QuBella Designs

Tuning

Regular Tuning

1.5 Hours

$110.00+tax

This

service

refers

to

adjusting

the

string

tension

in

order

to

make

the

piano

perfectly

in

tune

with

itself,

not

necessarily

at

standard

concert

pitch

.

If

the

piano

has

not

been

tuned

in

quite

some

time

(usually

2 years

or

more),

it

may

require

a

pitch

raise

in

order

to

bring

it

back

up

to

concert

pitch

A440

and

remain

stable.

This

can

only

be

determined

at

the

time

of

the

appointment.

This service is necessary if your piano hasn’t been tuned in quite some time, or if it has been subjected to extreme swings in humidity and / or temperature. If the pitch has dropped one quarter tone or more below standard pitch, it needs to be brought up gradually with consecutive tunings (on the same visit) or the tuning will not hold. It can be determined whether or not this is necessary at the time of the appointment.

Pitch Raise & Tune

2.5 Hours

$140.00+tax

Package Rate $179.99

(2 Regular Tunings per year)

Tuning

Regular Tuning

This service refers to adjusting the string tension in order to make the piano

perfectly in tune with itself, not necessarily at standard concert pitch. If the

piano has not been tuned in quite some time (usually 2 years or more), it

may require a pitch raise in order to bring it back up to concert pitch A440

and remain stable. This can only be determined at the time of the

appointment.

1.5 Hours

$110.00+tax

2.5 Hours

$140.00+tax

Package Rate $179.99

What is concert pitch?

Concert pitch A440 (A above middle C vibrating at 440 times

per second) has been universally accepted as the pitch to

which all instruments should be tuned. It ensures that when

instruments play together, they will all be in tune with one

another.

Pianos are designed and built to sound their best when

tuned to A440. So when your piano’s pitch drops due to lack

of tuning, the quality of tone suffers.

Also, if a piano is not tuned for quite some time, its pitch

begins to slip far enough away from conert pitch that it may

require a pitch raise in order to achieve a stable tuning.

What is pitch raise?

Something happens when you don’t tune your piano for a long

time: every year that passes by, the pitch drops further and

further away from where it should be, and it becomes harder

for a piano tuner to pull it back up to its proper tension levels.

Pianos generally go flat during our long winter months and do

not necessarily rise back up to where they were in the summer.

Technicians have to raise the tension of over 200 strings, which

puts a lot of strain on the piano’s structure. It’s impossible to

make such a big jump in pitch and have a stable tuning in one

pass. So what they have to do is first raise all the strings to

their proper average tension levels, and only then can the

piano be accurately tuned. This is called a “pitch raise”.

A pitch raise requires more time and effort than a regular

tuning, and as a result, a piano technician’s fee is a bit higher.

Also, keep in mind that it is highly advisable (usually

necesary) to have the piano tuned again within the next 6

months after a pitch raise. This will help keep the tension level

of the strings more stable - at the level it should have been in

the first place.

Regular tunings - at least once a year (every 6 months is

preferable) will prevent the need for a pitch raise in the future.

Like many other things, pianos require regular maintenance.

Tuning

Regular Tuning

1.5 Hours

$110.00+tax

This

service

refers

to

adjusting

the

string

tension

in

order

to

make

the

piano

perfectly

in

tune

with

itself,

not

necessarily

at

standard

concert

pitch

.

If

the