At 3:31 PM -0600 12/25/02, keys88 wrote: >I was hoping someone may be able to give me a little guidance on how >I may best proceed in learning the tuning process? I suppose I need >to just start doing it? I do have a good piano that is in tune and >well regulated. I have considered your request to be quite a challenge, and have decided that without someone to be a mentor and provide you on hands feedback from time to time, you are in for a long haul. The simplest introduction to tuning a piano I know is contained in the publication: _Piano Tuning, A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs_ by J. Cree Fischer. The fastest, but somewhat reckless way, to help you realize whether you will be able to quickly grasp the fundamental principles of piano tuning is to detune your own piano. I *guarantee* you will have a rude awakening trying to get it back in tune. Purchasing a second hand piano for practice purposes would be a more sensible thing to do. Read as many materials possible, both in published books and in the Pianotech Archives https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/ , hang out at as many piano type meetings, seminars, conventions as possible and practice on practice type pianos. When I look back over the years in this profession, it seems like it took forever for me learn just the basics of what is really needed and what to leave alone. Good luck, Keith McGavern Registered Piano Technician Oklahoma Chapter 731 Piano Technicians Guild USA
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