Intricate Aspects of Piano Restoration

Learn about different aspects of piano tuning.
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[@timmiller7524]

With great respect, this talk can be taken as the message from a venerable old-timer leaving only limited scope for the young generation of upcoming technicians. I'm an old-timer which is why I recognize the features. But we need to embrace and develop the talents of the young; otherwise we will soon end up with no decent tuners. A piano is not the only precision-made artefact in human experience. It has weaknesses and character. For sure the human aural approach will remain pre-eminent. But improvements will come with new young specialists. In other Pianosxxi videos we can see our expert using tooling devised and built by himself, which surely advanced the art beyond what was the prior practice. You must have done that as a young tiger! Others will follow. Maybe they will employ cyber-tuning. Not on my piano! I'm too old and so is my piano. All that said, thankyou for these exquisite videos. They elevate the almost celestial virtue of the craft of the gifted artisan. Thank you

[@user-nh3kt2nt5y]

I like your videos. They are very interesting and sometimes I learn something from you. Pianotuning can be easy, if you know how to do it. And at every piano I tune, I learn something new, also on those Pianos I tune every year at the customers. And in the meantime I learn a lot of american Pianos, Baldwin, Chickering, Lakeside, Story and Clark and and and. I have lot of american customers with there pianos and I like the Families. I'm a German pianomaker and I repair and tune pianos. I'm living in the near of Ramstein Air Base. I hope I see more videos from you. They are very informative. All the best to you. Regards, Rolf

[@myuncle2]

Thank you for your videos, I would add that there has never been any conflict between aural and electronic tuning. In fact even on a guitar there are people who can't tune it properly by ear. But if you have a good ear, there is nothing wrong with electronic tuning, to the point that we should actually test ourselves: in a blind test, can we spot a piano tuned by ear vs the same piano tuned by an electronic device? Talking about damage in a piano, if they move or force the pin like a buffalo in the wrong direction, tuners can crack the wood. Another damage in the long term could be also using superglue between the pin and the wood.

[@j.davidtaylor2565]

The superglue comment is an interesting one and I used to agree with your position on it. However, I have heard many reputable guild members in favor of using superglue on loose pins under the right circumstances and claim it can be a good medium to long-term solution if they are dealing with a select few pins that are problems instead of putting in oversize pins or replacing the entire block. Personally I have never done this and would probably think twice before having a technician do it to my piano. In fact, I have opted to either tap loose pins or go all the way repin and restring my piano when pins were loose. But I have seen it referenced in multiple reputable texts and again there are plenty of guys using this technique who are reporting good success. I figure so long as you know the risks, benefits, and alternatives, then you couldn't really go wrong with it. Just my $0.02

[@myuncle2]

@@j.davidtaylor2565 yes, but I hope in the future nobody will use Superglue, it creates friction between metal and wood, and after a few years it will create a problem bigger than before. Just a few wood shaving will resolve the problem better than any glue.

[@j.davidtaylor2565]

@@myuncle2 I had never heard about the wood shavings. It seems much less drastic but if it works, right?