My piano still sounds great, does it need its regular tuning?
Yes. It's because of the regular service that your piano sounds great. That's the way it should be when a piano has been faithfully maintained, kept in a moderate, even environment, and has been given time to settle in. Your piano tuner still has to listen carefully to each string, and probably adjust the tension of 90% of them. It is this regular "clean-up" tuning that prevents the need for major, unsettling adjustment. It's a bit like weeding a flower garden; if it is done regularly, the tiny weeds are hardly noticed. If the garden is neglected, the weeds take over.
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