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hi everbody...an old upright piano has been donated to my cause by some benevolent shopkeepers in my town. i was thinking of tuning it myself. as i have never done this, any advice would be extremely benificial to me. i am probably gonna buy a tuning kit with the tools and a chromatic pitch reader. if anybody has any recomendations on what to get, or simply has good info on piano tuning it would be greatly appreciated. thanks

by onimousomnibus on 07/06/2005, 07:12

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in the piano tech room here, there's a pdf article on that very subject.

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by 7 on 07/06/2005, 08:38

also, you may want to post your message there. the local piano tech pro doesn't have time to browse the site, he only goes to the piano tech room.

If I'm not back in 24 hours, call the president.

Scot is available for skype jazz piano lessons (and google hangouts, phone call, etc...)
Use the contact link at the top of the page.

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by Scot Ranney on 07/06/2005, 09:20

thanks for the info

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by onimousomnibus on 07/06/2005, 10:32

also enter "piano tuning" into the "search ljp" search engine.

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by SolArt on 07/06/2005, 15:11

hi onimousomnibus,
a chromatic tuner will do an ok job in setting the temperment. (first octave) i would suggest you use the tuner to set the notes f below middle c to f above middle c. it won't be perfect, but it will be close enough. after that, you can just tune the octaves and the unisons. the piano will sound good. the hard part of tuning is not hearing the notes, (many people have great ears) but setting the tuning pins so they will hold. this takes years of tuning. well, i hope this helps.
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by Pianotech on 07/12/2005, 11:18

how much does it cost to get your piano tuned?

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by shrock on 07/12/2005, 13:49

i pay 80 bucks. well worth it.

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by sdm on 07/13/2005, 11:03

thanks for the advice, maybe ill just spring for the 90$

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by onimousomnibus on 07/18/2005, 15:01

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by 7 on 07/06/2005, 08:38

by Scot Ranney on 07/06/2005, 09:20

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by SolArt on 07/06/2005, 15:11

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by 7 on 07/06/2005, 08:38

by Scot Ranney on 07/06/2005, 09:20

by onimousomnibus on 07/06/2005, 10:32

by SolArt on 07/06/2005, 15:11

by Pianotech on 07/12/2005, 11:18

by shrock on 07/12/2005, 13:49

by sdm on 07/13/2005, 11:03

by onimousomnibus on 07/18/2005, 15:01

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