Marc Lanthier specializes in tuning, servicing and repair of upright and grand pianos.

Located in Southwestern Quebec I service pianos in the greater Montreal area.

Facts about pianos....

Pianos are delicate instruments that require periodic professional attention...

Although there are only 88 keys, a piano has over 200 strings--one per note in the low bass, two per note in the upper bass, and three per note in the treble.

Tension averages approximately 160 lbs. per string.

All together, the strings are stretched to a tension of 18 to 20 tons (close to 30 tons in a concert grand).

The strings gradually increase in thickness and length from treble to bass, and bass strings are wrapped with copper (older pianos may have steel wrapped bass strings) to produce a lower frequency.

Pianos range in weight from about 300 lbs for a small spinet to more than 1000 lbs. for a concert grand.

There are 8000 -10000 moving parts in a piano.

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