By
eHow Arts & Entertainment Editor
Difficulty: Moderately Challenging
Things You’ll Need:
Step1
Familiarize yourself with the inner mechanism of the piano. There are 220 tuning pegs in the piano.
Step2
Buy the proper tuning hammers from a large music store. The tuning hammer resembles a wrench. The piano tuning equipment also requires what are called mutes, which soften the tone. The cost should be in the neighborhood of $40 to $60.
Step3
Use an electronic tuning device to get the correct note. If you have a very good ear, you can use a series of tuning forks to get the notes correct.
Step4
Adjust the pins and sharpen up the strings' tone. This simple process brings the piano into a very good overall tune.
Step5
Isolate any specific string which is out of tune. Pay close attention to these strings as your tuning session may only require adjusting a few strings and not the entire 88 strings.