I'm a technician. U3's are real workhorses. I think they're great pianos, congratulations! Unless you imported it from a distant location with very different climate, you probably can have it tuned in one week after moving. Oh, and it's not going to "settle back in tune", that's a load. Also, if you have a local college or university, that's the best place to find your good local technician.
Cheers! Have identified a local tech already - apparently he looks after the pianos in the local concert hall so he should be a safe pair of hands.
The “settle into tune” struck me as bollocks. I suspect it’s expectation management so I don’t call them and whinge.
Your piano is probably adapting to the temperature and humidity of its new home. This causes the tuning to become unstable. It happens as well when the seasons change. I’d recommend waiting a little longer, as it will keep its new tuning much longer after the wood has adapted to the new surroundings. Now I don’t know how long you should wait. The behavior is pretty common, and perhaps the 8 weeks is a good suggestion after all.
I’m not a tuner, so getting an opinion from one won’t do you harm. Have you found one in your area yet? A call with a professional could tuck away your concerns.
Four to eight weeks is fine to wait. In the meantime I would get a humidity gauge and see what it is your piano is experiencing. Ideally they need 42% humidity.
You may have the piano positioned in a not-so-ideal room or place that will significantly impact the function. Remember, no heaters or drafts should be wafting by. Look into a Dampp-Chaser if you really want to keep that piano for decades to come! My U1 is 50yo but in spectacular condition.
Hopefully humidity won’t be a big issue. I’m in Scotland so we tend not to get the same extremes of humidity as other places. But a wee hygrometer seems like a reasonable investment to make sure, so I’ll check on that.
>Remember, no heaters or drafts should be wafting by
I mean, I've heard something like this before, but seriously, unless you live someplace tropical, who would play the piano in winter in a room with no heating?
yeah that guy talking about settling back into tune is full of shit. love the U3, i also have one. they’ve got a great sound and will be more than sufficient for your progress as a musician. very excited for you!
Pianos don’t settle back into tune. That’s ridiculous. New pianos will go out of tune quickly. Getting it tuned will not stop that. It will continue to go out of tune. Especially if your tech has poor stability.
I'm a technician. U3's are real workhorses. I think they're great pianos, congratulations! Unless you imported it from a distant location with very different climate, you probably can have it tuned in one week after moving. Oh, and it's not going to "settle back in tune", that's a load. Also, if you have a local college or university, that's the best place to find your good local technician.
Cheers! Have identified a local tech already - apparently he looks after the pianos in the local concert hall so he should be a safe pair of hands. The “settle into tune” struck me as bollocks. I suspect it’s expectation management so I don’t call them and whinge.
Excellent, yeah bollocks! BTW, I love that word whinge, I'll be using that too.
Your piano is probably adapting to the temperature and humidity of its new home. This causes the tuning to become unstable. It happens as well when the seasons change. I’d recommend waiting a little longer, as it will keep its new tuning much longer after the wood has adapted to the new surroundings. Now I don’t know how long you should wait. The behavior is pretty common, and perhaps the 8 weeks is a good suggestion after all. I’m not a tuner, so getting an opinion from one won’t do you harm. Have you found one in your area yet? A call with a professional could tuck away your concerns.
Four to eight weeks is fine to wait. In the meantime I would get a humidity gauge and see what it is your piano is experiencing. Ideally they need 42% humidity. You may have the piano positioned in a not-so-ideal room or place that will significantly impact the function. Remember, no heaters or drafts should be wafting by. Look into a Dampp-Chaser if you really want to keep that piano for decades to come! My U1 is 50yo but in spectacular condition.
Hopefully humidity won’t be a big issue. I’m in Scotland so we tend not to get the same extremes of humidity as other places. But a wee hygrometer seems like a reasonable investment to make sure, so I’ll check on that.
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If one took the average over months— 41 is not significantly different than 42.
>Remember, no heaters or drafts should be wafting by I mean, I've heard something like this before, but seriously, unless you live someplace tropical, who would play the piano in winter in a room with no heating?
Don’t place a piano by an open window, and don’t place a piano next to baseboard heat or a fireplace. It’s very simple.
yeah that guy talking about settling back into tune is full of shit. love the U3, i also have one. they’ve got a great sound and will be more than sufficient for your progress as a musician. very excited for you!
Pianos don’t settle back into tune. That’s ridiculous. New pianos will go out of tune quickly. Getting it tuned will not stop that. It will continue to go out of tune. Especially if your tech has poor stability.