Tuning

Climatic factors such as temperature or humidity changes may cause the precise tuning of your piano to vary, affecting the tension of the strings. Sudden environmental changes can exacerbate this, but it is natural for this to also occur gradually over time. See our maintenance guidelines for more information.

If your piano receives normal use, we advise you to have your instrument tuned at least once a year. Instruments used more frequently are tuned more regularly still. Each Brodmann Dealer has qualified piano technicians at their disposal and can recommend an expert to you. The pianos are manufactured in the factory at the standard concert tuning pitch of A440 Hertz.

 

Voicing

The voicing or toning of your piano is to a certain extent a matter for your own individual taste. In general, the voicing of a piano can vary from a more brilliant tone to a slightly softer, more mellow tone. Over the course of time, the tone of a piano becomes brighter as the hammer felts become more compressed at the point they strike the strings.

This makes it necessary to voice the instrument every 2-3 years, given normal usage. The voicing of a Brodmann calls for a high level of specialised knowledge and skill. Therefore we strongly advise you to have this work carried out by a specially trained piano technician, in co-operation with your own Brodmann dealer.

 

Regulation

The action and keyboard of your Brodmann consists of over 5,000 separate parts which have all been expertly set-up and precisely regulated during production. In time as the piano is used, these optimum factory settings will gradually change. Therefore it will be necessary to carry out regular maintenance to the action and keyboard in addition to tuning and voicing. Only a well maintained and regulated piano will allow you to achieve the control of the action you have come to expect, with the touch you are accustomed to. Given an average use of a Brodmann, we recommend a full service on your piano at least every 3 years, and more frequently if you play and practise more heavily. We recommend the regulation service is carried out by the experienced experts from your Brodmann dealer.