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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.
The Disklavier is playing too loud?
I had an extraordinary vacation, spending time with, among others, Marc, Suzanne, and their daughter Zoé. We shared the same table during our tourist visits to Toulon, Monaco, Nice, Rome, Florence, Pisa… mamma mia! Recently, Suzanne’s father bought a brand-new… Continue reading The Disklavier is playing too loud?
The piano technician, treasure finder
On a PTG discussion list, a lighthearted conversation recounts objects discovered by piano tuners inside the instruments they were about to tune. Treasures and surprises abound. Firstly, there’s a real diamond found by David Lawson. Recognizing the gem that adorned… Continue reading The piano technician, treasure finder
The telephone line gives you the «A»
It’s back-to-school time, an intense period for piano technicians, leaving little time for blog posts. I want to quickly inform you that the phone’s pitch includes an almost perfect “A 440Hz” (at least here in Canada). No need for a… Continue reading The telephone line gives you the «A»