A customized, online consultation Your pedal is making a noise, a note is sticking and you are playing your piano more than ever; you would like to know if your piano is worth restoring; you are tempted to buy a… Continue reading New service: online consultation
Our technician recently made an interesting discovery in a client’s piano bench. He found the maintenance manual provided by Yamaha to buyers of a new acoustic piano. For its acoustic pianos, Yamaha recommends a minimum of one tuning per year… Continue reading Yamaha’s recommendations on acoustic piano maintenance
At PIANO TECHNIQUE MONTREAL, our ultimate goal is to improve your piano’s condition to increase your joy of playing. “A competent and imaginative tuner who restored my piano’s easiness and helped me regain my self-confidence. I thought I was… Continue reading Tuning your piano to increase your joy of playing
What differentiates piano tuning and pitch raise/lowering? According to WordReference.com, tuning is defined by “to adjust [a musical instrument] to a correct or given standard of pitch” but also “the state of being in harmony” [with other instruments]. Of… Continue reading Piano tuning or pitch raise/lowering?
Your piano was a considerable investment, and you probably already know that fluctuations in humidity can damage it and shorten its life! So, when your piano tuner recommends the addition of a Dampp-Chaser system (also called the Piano Life Saver) for… Continue reading All you need to know about the Dampp Chaser System
Piano clicking noises Is your piano making some clicking noises? Don’t worry, there are solutions! When the air is dry in the studio or in the house, wood shrinks. You can see this phenomenon in winter time on your floors… Continue reading This is piano clicking season
A piano, even a small upright, is awfully heavy, but putting it on its back is sometimes necessary. Need to install new rubber casters to replace the old metal ones that are seized and would ruin the floor ? With… Continue reading The piano tuner can put the piano on its back by himself
My friend has a special relation to the musical score. He scrutinizes it and finds answers, meaning, understanding. His interpretation and his teaching benefit from this curiosity, this study. When reading the paper edition got too difficult, he had this… Continue reading A pianist losing his sight: a solution.
