Tuning a piano!

[@bohanananza5443]

If you have a older piano you just bought you are probably gonna have to tune it a couple of times

[@ElizabethGrimesMusic]

Yep! That’s a pitch adjustment. Tune sharp a bit, let the tension adjust, and then re-tune normally. :)

[@cactusowo1835]

I'd assume that takes something around an hour to tune all the strings. I was always curious about how is it tuned since it's 3 strings each key, great demostrative video!

[@ElizabethGrimesMusic]

For me, it takes about an hour and a half. :)

[@CaseyWilkesmusic]

This is a extremely simplified tuning tutorial. Imagine a heart surgeon goes “how to do heart surgery: step one, open it up, step two: follow your surgery computers as they guide you as to how to do the surgery. Step three: hope you don’t do anything wrong because you won’t be able to fix what you broke.” Lol

[@7James77]

What tuning lever/hammer do you use? I have a guy who comes to tune my piano, but it doesn't hold tune too well(new piano). I need to bite the bullet and tune myself since the cost of tools will be the cost of a professional tuner in 2-3 trips this year.

[@SamuelMcgrealPianoServices]

As a piano tuner I would try and figure out why it's not holding a tune. If the piano tuner can fix the problem then it will hold the tune better. That's probably the best solution. Otherwise, I would look into getting a different piano that'll hold the tune better and won't need to be tuned more than twice a year

[@7James77]

@@SamuelMcgrealPianoServices no can do different piano, I'm poor.

[@SamuelMcgrealPianoServices]

@@7James77 same, you make do with you have.

[@derkeksinator17]

please use the tuning hammer upwards to avoid bending the tuning peg! Otherwise you can also break the plate if you`re not careful and apply force in the wrong direction.

[@michaelbaucum6787]

please elaborate on “use a tuning hammer upwards”

[@hacky97]

The lever that is used to adjust the tension. (Not a hammer at all)

[@Gruuvin1]

Have you tried anything else besides tunelab? Is it still one of the best or is there something better out there now? I was a beta tester for tunelab over ten years ago and I still have my free copy, but I am ready to purchase it or something better, depending on what's the best value.

[@ElizabethGrimesMusic]

I've been happy with tunelab and haven't felt the need to find something else.

[@Erainia]

I prefer PianoMeter and have tried both, PianoMeter, however, is only around £30 for the normal version and 300 or so for the full version

[@comanta377]

Hey I enjoyed your video I just have a question though. I realized some notes in the treble and the bass sections are actually purposely tuned to be sharp or flat. (Bass -20 cents and treble +35 to +45 cents). Apparently the human ear hears flat in the treble and sharp in the bass. I stumbled upon this discovery when tuning my upright piano. Most notes were obviously flat with a -10 to -15 cent deviation, but when I reached the treble section I was confused to see how sharp the section was. It made no sense but I did some research and found I been tuning wrong. My worry is I been using an app to tune my piano that didn’t account for this. I tried a multitude of apps on the iOS App Store. None of the apps I tried account for this. I could tune it individually decreasing or increasing the cents. But I have no idea how accurate that would be. Do you know of any free apps or software that do in fact account for the sharp and flat notes? Thank you for reading I hope you have some answers!

[@ElizabethGrimesMusic]

Interesting! Could you be referring to the" stretch" of the piano? I know that each piano has its own individual stretch. This app that I use measures the stretch of the instrument before I begin tuning. Because you're right...if you tune each note to match the pitch, it will not sound exactly right when you've completed every note! The app I use is tune lab, and it is not free, but it has been well worth the price for me. Another thing that I do, is interval tuning as I go. Sometimes it will sound right to your ear, but it won't line up perfectly with the app. In that case, I would trust your ear more. I hope that helps. Thank you for your comment and good luck.

[@SamuelMcgrealPianoServices]

The problem with most tuning apps on Android and iOS is they don't take in consideration that you're not tuning each string to 100% in tune. Like she said, using tune lab and measuring the strings on the app. It does this automatically for you so you can tune it to perfectly and tune on the app and in real life it'll be sharp or flat whatever it needs to be

[@arcaneamusements2087]

Which tuning kit did you pick up, how does ut perform and is there anything that you find it lacking? Thanks, and great short! Very concise and informative.

[@ElizabethGrimesMusic]

Hi! I've gathered tools from various places but I do like the elbowed tuning hammer. The software I used is Tune Lab, which does cost around $200 I think. I've found it to be worth it though because it reads the very high and very low tones fairly easy!

[@mrfrosthase]

Im using DaTuner for free 😂​@@ElizabethGrimesMusic

[@a.s.3318]

I have a worthless piano (it makes me happy so I’m keeping it) and I’m trying to decide which sounds less awful, between learning to tune and maintain it myself, or hiring a professional to do a job that is beneath them…. 😅 Any advice?

[@ElizabethGrimesMusic]

If it's in really bad shape, maybe you could hire a professional to get it decent the first time, and then maintain it yourself? Good luck! :)

[@VanTheClassic]

Woah

[@torontogardi]

Very nice🎉

[@cheesybob8821]

What's the piece that you played at the end?

[@ElizabethGrimesMusic]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oqeYqYOiopuYqqs Serenade by Schubert, arr. by Franz Liszt

[@cheesybob8821]

@@ElizabethGrimesMusic Thanks for telling!😃

[@user-jn2rg9bt8o]

your piano brand is MAY like RAY MAY

[@user-jn2rg9bt8o]

user-jn2rg9bt8o known as ray may is not the creator of the piano, I make funny or meme comments or reactions. (ray may is not my real name, my real name is my private info.)

[@Moealan700]

What is the name of the last tune?

[@ElizabethGrimesMusic]

Serenade by Schubert, arr. by Franz Liszt

[@jasonsworld333]

Still sounds like a brigjt

[@MyFireElf]

All right, fine, I'll hire a professional, jeez.