Archive for 'how to tune your piano'

Muting techniques for piano tuning 2

Tuning technique – rubber mutes. A remake of the other video with more close-ups and (hopefully!) better sound

Is it hard to tune a piano by yourself?

Where can I find specific instructions and tools?

Piano tuning key striker

Hand protection while piano tuning. Key striker options

Piano tuning – damper height adjustment

Grand piano – adjusting the dampers for proper lift.

Sam Smith the Blind Piano Tuner

See how this gentleman manipulate his tuning lever.

He is a perfect example where the use of the ball handle piano tuning lever would greatly help him and reduce hand injuries.

Please also notice and the ending of this video the acoustics of that church.  Churches are among the most difficult places to tune pianos because of the big resonating (reverb) sound.

Piano tuning – string leveling

Focusing tone using string leveling on a grand piano. Piano tuning basics

Reigelman PianoTech Piano Tuning Video 2 Detail

Apart from the way this gentleman manipulates his tuning lever, he seems to know what he is doing.

Notice he is in a classroom where we piano tuners often work.

Notice also at the end of his playing, he noticed the out of tune note just by playing the piano normally.  He has a good ear.

Visit his website at www.ReigelmanPianoTech.com

Piano tuning replace string

Replacing a treble string on a grand piano.

Piano tuning – fine tuning

Fundamentals of fine tuning during piano tuning