Is your piano out of pitch?

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Give your piano the test!  Use the instructions below.

#1  Locate Middle C on your piano keyboard.  If you are unsure where that is, locate the piano brand label on the front of your open key lid.  Middle C will be down and left from the piano brand label. (chart below)

#2  Once you have located Middle C, move right five white keys to the key of A.  That A is called A-440.  That means that the three strings that are hit by the hammer when this key is pressed, should vibrate at a unison rate of 440 cycles per second.

#3  Press that key a few times to get a feel for what it sounds like.  You are not looking for piano melody sound, you are looking for the level of sound pitch.

#4  Click the .mp3 file button below.  This will allow you to hear a pure A-440 pitch tone.  The pitch from the A key we described above should precisely match the pitch tone you hear from the .mp3 file.  If the two do not match, the piano has dropped in pitch and a tuning is necessary to maintain the health of your piano.  If the pitch has dropped drastically, a pitch raise may also be necessary.

If your piano has not been tuned for at least one year, it is out of tune, even if the pitch has not dropped drastically.  All pianos go out of tune within one year and in most cases, within 6 months of a tuning.  This is the natural cycle of a piano.