Piano tuning

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.

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Industry/Domain: Musical equipment
Category: Pianos
Company: Steinway
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Restoring the condition of exciting piano parts and their functions.

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