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Yamaha’s recommendations on acoustic piano maintenance
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
Tuning your piano to increase your joy of playing
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
Maintenance for your new piano…nonsense?
You’ve recently fulfilled a long-held dream and bought your brand-new piano. Congratulations! Of course, with a considerable investment such as this, you want your cherished instrument to remain in its perfect condition as long as possible. Now you should know… Continue reading Maintenance for your new piano…nonsense?
Piano tuning or pitch raise/lowering?
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?
All you need to know about the Dampp Chaser System
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
This is piano clicking season
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
Children take, poème de Jessica d’Este
Poème de Jessica d’Este The Music of Meaning II.V.07 Children take What children take And with the force Of nature’s triumphs and mistakes Become what they become Rebirth begun in nurture’s wake Once joy and sorrow are adult With… Continue reading Children take, poème de Jessica d’Este
The piano tuner can put the piano on its back by himself
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
A pianist losing his sight: a solution.
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.