Analysis

Piano tuning

A reference bench for preparing and checking a piano tuning.

Analysis

Piano tuning

A reference bench for preparing and checking a piano tuning.

Reference procedure

  1. Choose a stable input.
  2. Set the A4 reference.
  3. Verify the register.

Piano tuning bench

Compare octave references and register a clean tuning target before working through the keyboard.

Open live tuner
Detected note
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Detected frequency
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Detune
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RegisterNoteTarget frequencyDifference

A practical workflow

Use the live tuner for the acoustic measurement, then use this bench to compare reference choices across the piano.

  1. Choose a stable input and let the tuner settle.
  2. Set the reference A4 used by the session.
  3. Tune one octave, then verify the next octave against it.
  4. Listen for beats and check the result again after the string settles.

Piano procedure

Start with A4, establish the temperament octave, then verify the unisons and octaves across the instrument.