Tuning

Manufacturers recommend having your piano tuned at least once a year. Pianos drift out of tune gradually—so gradually, in fact, that you may not even notice it happening. But for your piano to remain at its healthiest, regular tuning is essential. Think of it like changing the oil in your car. After all, a piano holds literal tons of string tension and contains around 2,000 working parts, which is a tremendous amount of pressure and complexity to keep in balance!

Luckily, you’ve chosen the most well-rounded piano shop in the country with the largest client list in St. Louis, serving thousands of clients since 1997 with 25+ skilled piano-saving experts. We tune every make and model of piano, from your household name Yamahas, Baldwins, Kawais, Steinways, Mason & Hamlins, Chickerings, or Knabes, to the banged up full upright in your grandma’s basement that sounds like it’s never met a piano tuner.

As part of every tuning, your Jackson Piano technician will also inspect other working parts to catch preventable problems that could lead to costly repairs. Plus, we make it easy: automated reminders, online scheduling, and simple payment options. Whatever your piano needs, we’re here to help.

Things to Know

  • Our tuning rate is currently $200.
  • We primarily service St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and the Metro East. If you live the City or Ballwin, Brentwood, Chesterfield, Clayton, Crestwood, Creve Coeur, Des Peres, Ellisville, Ferguson, Florissant, Frontenac, Hazelwood, Kirkwood, Ladue, Manchester, Maryland Heights, Richmond Heights, Shrewsbury, Sunset Hills, Town and Country, University City, Webster Groves, Wildwood, and beyond on one side of the river, or Belleville, Collinsville, Columbia, Edwardsville, Fairview Heights, Granite City, Millstadt, O’Fallon, Scott AFB, and beyond on the other, we’ve got you covered!
  • If you do not live in STL City, STL County, or the Metro East, don’t hesitate to still reach out and work something out with us! We love to travel.
  • If your piano hasn’t been tuned for a while you may also need a pitch correction. A pitch correction is the calculated over-pull on the string tension to compensate for pianos that are particularly low in pitch due to lack of proper maintenance or stability in the environment. This serves to prepare the piano for the proper pitch, and is then followed by a standard tuning.
  • We provide regular maintenance reminders and notifications.
  • Please make sure your piano is easily accessible and cleared of any valuables or keepsakes.
  • Tunings take on average one and a half hours.
  • We ask your assistance in keeping the area of the tuning as quiet as possible so that our technicians can do the best job possible.

What does it take to be a Jackson Pianos tuner?

What does it take to be a JP tuner? Each of our tuners complete 200 in-shop tunings before they head into the field; it would typically take an independent tuner three to five years to amass this number of tunings that JP requires our tuners to accomplish in a one year cycle.

Beyond the basics, our tuners come from one of the few and far between true piano builders that still exist. This allows our tuners to gain rare experience and knowledge that you’ll only the most well-rounded, seasoned professionals, straight from the beginning! Our tuners learn about piano cleaning, string installation, regulation, inspections, rebuilding, moves, and every nitty-gritty detail in between.

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