Piano tuning 101
For those following on Instagram, you’ll know I’m diving into tuning this beautiful piano.
When I first got the quote for this restoration, I asked about tuning the piano. And he recommended it wasn’t worth it. And I do agree with that. More specifically, it wasn’t worth paying for someone to come out and do it. But ultimately, it wouldn’t damage anything; which is what I was most concerned about.
Not to diminish the wonderful work of piano tuners, tuning a piano isn’t incredibly difficult. Like everything, it takes time and patience. With the right tools and years of experience, you can become very adept and precise. I decided to go ahead and give it a try.
The hardest part for me isn’t about tuning at all, it’s finding the time around work and family life to make it happen. There’s 230 individual strings in a piano, and takes me roughly an hour to tune all the octaves of a single note. Time, and patience. I’ll get there :-)
If you want to nerd out like me, I love this video that explains why tuning a piano is mathematically impossible:
In piano learning news, I do finally have Succession memorized! Working on applying the feedback I got; show me you’re having fun. It’s such a hard song, and I get so focused, that it’s easy to forget to have fun making music. Honestly, such great feedback. Once I can get that piece of feedback applied to this super hard song, I’ll share that recording. Maybe the piano will be tuned by then…