Service/New Pianos
    It takes time for any new piano to become thoroughly settled and adjusted to different atmospheric conditions, and as a result, proper tuning and servicing are especially important during the first year after purchase. In order to compensate for the natural stretching of the new strings, most manufacturers recommend three or four tunings during this period. During these tunings the technician should inspect the action (playing mechanism) and evaluate the regulation making necessary adjustments due to the settling of the new action parts.

Service/Voicing
    Tuning alone has no effect on the tonal quality of a piano. With use, the felt on piano hammers becomes both grooved and com-
pacted from continually striking the metal strings. The deterioration of your piano's tone may be very gradual, consequently your piano technician can offer the best advice as to the necessity of voicing (sometimes called tone regulation).
     The voicing procedure includes sanding the hammers to restore correct hammer surface and shape, plus the insertion of needles of various sizes into the hammer felt in order to change their elasticity. Voicing is an art that should be undertaken by only piano tech-
nicians with considerable skill and experience. Correctly per formed, voicing a piano will create the proper blend of volume and harmonic
content for each tone that will ensure both playing and listening pleasure.

Service/Your Technician
     It cannot be over-stressed that tuning is a highly technical operation and an art that on no account should be carried out by any but the most qualified technician. Accordingly it should be appreciated that an adequately high standard of skill cannot be expected at an unduly low cost. Use the same care in the selection of your piano technician as you would in selecting any other professional service.

    Securing the services of a registered craftsman member of the Piano Technicians Guild is the best way of ensuring that the technician you choose is capable of per-
forming the very highest quality of tuning, repairs or restoration. Consult your Yellow Pages for a list of registered piano technicians.