McCullough Tuning Tutorial Introduction Welcome to the McCullough Piano Tuning Tutorial. This is the first tutorial on the internet to include a full audio demonstration of tuning, as well as the temperament I created, and techniques and opinions about tuning not found in most books or other tutorials. Whether you are new to piano tuning
Temperament Getting started A notable note about note notation What is a temperament? Critical foundation Temperament accuracy Temperament stability A word about equal temperament A440 vs. C523 tuning forks Why I created my own equal temperament The McCullough temperament Rough temperament “with wings” Using a temperament strip Audio files of temperament Getting started Before I
Avoiding broken bass strings Close to the edge “Tubby” spinets Bass tuning audio files Avoiding broken bass strings Replacing a broken bass string is a real pain in the neck, both physically and logistically speaking. For starters, the core wire is much stiffer and therefore harder to make a tuning pin coil with. Bass strings
Position of the tuning hammer Some piano tuners are rabidly insistent on the correct position of the tuning hammer – I’ll just tell what works and is comfortable for me. For an upright piano, I tune with the hammer anywhere between the 12 and 2 o’clock position. For grand pianos, I generally have the hammer
Books I recommend: The Piano Book by Larry Fine This is the reference for helping piano buyers make informed choices. There is a wealth of information on piano construction that is easy to understand, as well as how to work with piano salespeople and tuner-technicians. During my training, I learned more about pianos from reading
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Sound is perceived by the human ear thanks to changes in energy in air molecules. Sound is an alternating compression and rarefaction of air molecules produced by a sound source. Top, we see an illustration of a speaker, which produces changes in air pressure that are picked up by our eardrums. Then below, different ways