In the video lessons I took, a C fork was suggested, and the old man gave the reason he uses an A. When someone is reviewing your work, they will say "How's your A" and it is less common to say "How's your C". Of course if you are on your own it does not matter, and it is personal preference.
Well, this is kind of late, but, no, you can not learn to tune a piano in a day. You can drop the tuning hammer and chip the keys. There is other damage that could be done just by being careless. Hope that answers your question. You left out the percentage of attemptees who, like me, ended up bewildered, enervated, mumbling and scarred for life after trying to tune a piano. A half-tuned piano is a useless, dangerous thing like a half-felled tree or a semi appendectomy.
You may have a golden ear, the patience of an eiderdown stuffer and the manual skills of a byzantine mosaic master, but if you don't have the aptitude you, like me, will suck to the greatest extent that things that suck do and the world will know of the botchery and butchery you have laid on an innocent piano. Shudders — Areel Xocha. You had a poor understanding. Anyway, these are percentages of my students.
You are correct in every respect, and probably a few more. Rock Rock 21 1 1 bronze badge. G Ball G Ball 11 1 1 bronze badge. Are you the same person as "Rock" who posted a similar answer two years ago? Your identicon suggests you used the same e-mail address, so you could revive that account and edit the old answer if you wanted to. Does improvement mean that you can achieve an acceptable tuning faster, or that the tuning itself is closer to perfect, or both?
I am very concerned with creating the best methods that reduce the piano tuning learning curve. Music howtotunepianos. I would suggest a different approach, than the most guys here. If your piano sounds horrible, go for it, you won't make it worse. At that point a monkey could tune a piano. Marakoss Marakoss 2 2 bronze badges. You can very easily make a very expensive break in your piano — Neil Meyer.
NeilMeyer says someone who basically posted few answers up that only blind persons could tune a piano. Like saying that only Gay people will dress you good. I do understand the craftmanship. But this whole thread is overhyping the procedure so guys like you could keep their work. People will still search for your service even if you admit, that a handy person doesn't need you. Because people are lazy and don't want to learn a thing. But those who do, absolutely should!
If you don't understand me, then you are part of the problem. It's entirely possible to learn, but you're really trivializing lever technique. It's just not that easy to get the tuning pin and string to go where you want it to. Mark Cerisano Mark Cerisano 1. Neil Meyer Neil Meyer This is simply untrue. The vast majority of piano technicians today do not have vision impairment. It is true that piano tuning was historically one of the better career options if you were blind, but then that has changed.
Thanks to modern technology a lot more options have opened up. See for ex. This is what happens when people answer these questions by guessing, with absolutely zero experience whatsoever in the field.
I am a registered piano technician and I routinely go to the PTG convention for piano technicians. In fact, we occasionally have to tune pianos "under" pitch. Many have gone out of business. The chance that anyone could find a school in their area is virtually zero. I am offended. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google.
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Version labels for answers. Linked 3. Related Hot Network Questions. Question feed. Wow, thank you so much for your suggestions on how to tune a piano properly by turning the pin to the right to raise the pitch! I recently inherited a beautiful grand piano from my late uncle.
I am super excited to start learning how to play but I think it went out of tune as it was moved. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email. Web Design by Rebel Ape. Home Blog Specials Contact. Toggle navigation. Can I tune a piano myself? Home Can I tune a piano myself?
January 2, January 8, , Piano Care , Piano , piano care , tuning , 1. Have you ever wondered if you could tune your own piano? Upright pianos typically have a hinge that allows the top of the piano to open up.
Your electronic tuner will ensure that you avoid tuning the note too sharp or too flat. Some keys have two or three corresponding strings. In this case you need to dampen some strings so you can accurately tune the rest. Other tools. You may need a light source and a screwdriver to effectively access the inside of the piano. Tuning Process First you need to open the front of the piano so you have access to the tuning pins, this may involve removing the whole front panel.
The steps are: Leave the tuned string and one other string unmuted. Tune the untuned string to the tuned string by ear.
Step 4: Tune Other Octaves By Ear Finally, you need to tune the other octaves by comparing them to the notes of the middle octave. If you do attempt this, I would love to hear how it goes! Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. Find Your Melody. We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience. Details found in our privacy policy and cookie policy. Do not sell my personal information. Manage consent. Close Privacy Overview This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website.
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Simply put, you will be tuning the strings from left to right. It uses two wedge mutes. The mutes are placed only in the large spaces between the groups of 3 strings, leaving the center string of one note un-muted. Without moving the mutes, you will be tuning three strings on three different notes. This allows you to mute all but the center strings of each trichord for an entire section of the piano.
You can tune the whole section, center strings only, to the tuner, test things out to make sure they sound good, and then pull the strip mute out one string at a time, tuning the left and right strings after each pull. Turning the tuning pins is a bit more complicated than just putting the lever on and twisting.
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