[musictlk] tuning a piano

[Ignasi Cambra]

Just ask your tuner to show you how to do it the next time he comes to your house. If you only need to adjust a few notes and you have a decent ear, you should be just fine. You will probably need a tuning key and something to stop certain strings from vibrating while you tune the one you're interested in. I don't know the name for that thing in English but you probably know what I mean.
I am of course not a tuner but I can fix things for myself if I need to. Strings are arranged slightly differently depending on the brand of your piano. An other important skill to have is to be able to change a broken string. I personally break them relatively often, and I have some wire at home to change them if I need to. Calling the tuner just for a broken string is a waste of money and time.
On May 25, 2011, at 3:55 PM, Jorge Paez wrote:

> Hi all:
> Like I've  said previously,
> I am a classical pianist by training,
> and despite the fact that I'm exploring midi and digital music I still use my piano for my main compositions and practice.
> My question is this:
> I tend to tune my piano every once in a while,
> but I notice there's always a handful of keys that get out of tune before the others
> and I wish to be able to fix these problems myself,
> leaving the option to hire a tuner when I really need it.
> So,
> how can I go about fixing minor untuning?
> 
> My piano is a babygrand.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jorge
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> musictlk mailing list
> musictlk at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/musictlk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for musictlk:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/musictlk_nfbnet.org/ignasicambra%40gmail.com