Buying a second hand piano – practical guide
What to buy, a brand new piano or a second hand piano? This is the question so many people ask themselves once they have decided to buy a piano. What are the advantages and disadvantages, what is best? This article will try to dispel your doubts and help you to buy successfully. Value for money For those of you who … [Click to read More...]
Piano tuning procedure
Learn to tune a piano aurally, what follows is the standard protocole. First of all, you will need some basic tools, these you can buy at any online tool suppliers on the internet. You could buy everything as a piano tuning kit or you can buy them individually. What ever way you choose, make sure you buy the right … [Click to read More...]
Sharp and loud piano… learn how to get a mellow and smooth sound
One of the things that I am frequently asked is how to change or alter the sound of a piano, specifically how to correct the sound of a too harsh and metallic piano to make it sound smooth and mellow “European style” kind of sound. Is this possible, how do you do it? Well, the answer is yes but you must take … [Click to read More...]
Digital piano or acoustic piano
Can you study piano in a digital piano keyboard? Digital versus Acoustic. Time ago, while examining an old piano owned by a lady who wanted an estimate to decide if it was worth it to repair, she came out with this question: Is it possible to use an electric piano for a child who is going to take piano lessons for … [Click to read More...]
My eBooks to tune and repair pianos
Tune pianos like the pros do and learn the "tricks of the trade". These two books teach you in an easy and simple way all you need to know to tune pianos aurally, also to regulate, voicing and repair the vast majority of faults you can encounter on a piano. Most people think than repairing and tuning a piano is a … [Click to read More...]
About How to tune a piano eBook
The book "How to tune a piano" is made with the aim to teach you to tune pianos the easiest and straightforward possible way. In brief, create a short cut that goes straight to the point. To achieve that, I have deliberately reduced the theory to a minimum, focusing only on the essentials. I have tried to do this the … [Click to read More...]
About How to repair a piano eBook
Learn to repair, regulate and voice pianos the professional way. This book "How to repair a piano" will be a great asset for beginers and/or advance students who also want to repair as well as tune their own piano. Save lots of money in expensive repairs, and learn a skill that you can use to repair and service … [Click to read More...]
Five powerful reasons why you should also learn to tune your own piano
Due to proven easy and fast piano tuning methods like “How to tune a piano” nowadays increasingly more people tune their own piano. The benefits for doing so are well clear. Read the following 5 powerful reasons. 1 Money! Just imagine the amount of money that you will save over the years if you tune and … [Click to read More...]
Aural piano tuning versus electronic piano tuning
Why learning how to tune a piano aurally when you can use an electronic piano tuner device or a piano tuning software? Aural piano tuner versus electronic piano tuner, what is best? In the world of piano tuning, this current topic has been around for quite a while. Tuning a piano with an electronic device never … [Click to read More...]
Old pianos, the plain truth
This is about Old Pianos, and how their owners often overate them. In plain words, an old piano regarded as a “gem” by his/her owner, for the piano tuner is often just a piece of “old junk”. Better not to say! Not long ago, (probably a few years) I had a telephone call asking to tune a piano. … [Click to read More...]
Why some pianos don’t stay in tune
Why some pianos don’t stay in tune (after you tuned them) You have done what looks like a good piano tune, but after a few days or even hours the piano is out of tune, again !!?? Does it sound familiar to you? Two hours of work wasted. What went wrong? This is one of the most popular topics in the world of piano … [Click to read More...]
