The first edition of this world famous book has sold over 45,000 copies and has become the classic manual for piano technicians and amateurs internationally. They have special tuning, regulation and repair problems which are well covered in this lesson. Tuning lessons are followed by instruction in electronic tuning and a discussion of special tuning techniques, such as raising and lowering pitch. Technical piano books, pianotechnician instruction books. A must have for all upright and grand piano owners. Having been in development for over 10 years, piano tuner pt1 is based on a sophisticated algorithm. But this book will help instruct you how to make the adjustments to actually physically tune your piano.
You go through the circle of fourths modulo an octave tempering each one off the previous from a single reference note. For the professional, the student, and the hobbyist by arthur a. A free software program that requires you to record every note into the piano and then calculates the best tuning, based on an electronic algorithm, similar to entropy piano tuner. When you enroll, you have immediate access to the course material. He is a member of the piano technicians guild of america also. You can always call the office directly at 4169223122 or toll free at 18776742662 from monday saturday 9am 5pm. Learn a very simple, professional method for tuning with 17 lessons. I am a certified piano tuner with 37 years of experience. Cree fischer who wrote this fine book on piano tuning was the wife of francis armbrooster fischer, coowner of fischer and fieldings vaudeville company. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
The piano can have more power, play faster, and with more finesse depending on these settings. Tuning is something that should not be done in haste. It is designed for experienced piano technicians, software experts, and scientists. Ive applied it to guitar tuning with great success. If 2 or more members of the congregation book an appointment the church gets their tuning for free. This is a specialized program in which each student must pass an audition and interview in order to be accepted into the program.
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