Piano owners fall into two categories: those who tune regularly… and those who don’t.

If you’re in the second group, you’re in good company. I’ve been there myself. I play often, have a decent ear, and most days my piano sounds fine. Fine-ish. The notes are friendly with each other. No one’s fighting.

But here’s the catch: there are two kinds of “in tune.”

Kansas City’s weather is about as charming as my dad on the phone with technical support when the password he reset yesterday doesn’t log him into his bejeweled account. Let’s face it, this city has tons going for it… the humidity in the summer and the piercing frozen rain in the winter isn’t among them. Assuming a tornado doesn’t come to take you, your piano, and dog to the land of Oz, we should talk about keeping it in tune. That way, at the least, when you’re hiding from the heat… or cold, you have a nice sounding piano to play.