What is the cost to tune a piano in London? The cost of tuning a piano in London is on average we charge between £90 and £160 for our tuning services for grand and upright pianos that are located in London. Sometimes this cost can increase depending on the age, condition and type or brand of piano.

Piano tuning estimates may vary but in general, it costs around $100 to $200 total or $70 to $100 per hour on average depending on locations, and the age of piano. If your piano has not been tuned in a while or is severely out of tune, the price may be higher.

Pianos need regular tuning at least once a year to keep them up to pitch and playing the correct notes. In particular, piano strings stretch a great deal during the first year after purchase, and the piano should be tuned twice during this one-year period.

Because the actual tone of a vibrating piano string is not just one pitch, but a complex of tones arranged in a harmonic series, two strings that are close to a simple harmonic ratio such as a perfect fifth beat at higher pitches (at their coincident harmonics), because of the difference in pitch between their ...