How To Tune A Piano By Ear. You should never play your piano when it’s out of tune for a number of reasons. That is a bit of a problem.
Tuning to a piano is simple, assuming you know what you’re doing, and you’ve got a good ear for musical notes. This is where the term “equal temperament” comes in. Here’s the process, assuming the 6th string (low e string) is in tune to begin with:
It also has a dial that can reduce its effect, thereby challenging your ear to focus more.
Let your ear listen to that unique and special frequency. Then play the interval moderately soft, without playing the coincidental partial, trying hard to keep hearing that frequency of the coincidental partial you had burnt into your ear. Tune the remaining strings in each note by ear; Use the temperament to tune the outlying octaves by ear