How is the piano pitch checked and what will the pitch be adjusted to after checked?
Pitch is checked using a digital tuner that can receive sound at a minimum in the frequency range of 4 to 5 octaves in a piano from middle bass to middle treble and with rare exception can be checked with orchestra quality digital tuner with excellent accuracy. The pitch is adjusted to what is the compromise between two check notes “A” and “C” at the right of middle C. Additional sample notes in the bass, tenor, and treble are relied upon to determine the range of pitch measured in “cents” at notes “A” and “C.
