Darth Vader, Piano Tuner teaches class: "Building Your Piano Empire" at PTG Convention

More on "the wolf"

For more on "the wolf" in piano temperament click here.


And here.

Update: Company loaning pianos to those afffected by the tornado!

June 4, 2014. Richard Deutsch, owner of Piano Kraft in Little Rock, joined forces with Yamaha Corporation of America to provide $36,000 worth of Clavinova digital pianos on loan for a year to churches and schools in the tornado-ravaged areas of Mayflower and Vilonia. Story here:.Log Cabin Democrat news story

Massive tornado  crossed I-40 last night at Mayflower 9

 miles south of Conway and tore through Vilonia.

PHOTO BY BRADLEY WIDDING

PHOTO BY BRADLEY WIDDING

GOVERNOR OF ARKANSAS. PHOTO BY BRADLEY WIDDING

Devastating. Much loss of life and property. Our prayers go out to the families in all areas affected especially Vilonia (pictured above) which was also hit in 2011.

 More photos: 

 Bradley Widding Sports Photography

Oldest extant piano Bartolomeo Cristofori

I took this photo in 1997 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

 

Dongsok Shin performs the Sonata in d minor, K.9 by Domenico Scarlatti (1685-1757) on the earliest known surviving piano, made by the instrument's inventor, Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655-1731), in Florence, 1720. Scarlatti's keyboard compositions were performed on both the harpsichord and the early piano.

Piano Tuning Advertisement in Jerusalem!

The Parkinson's Shuffle

Piano tech in retirement. Building a homemade elevator with expected results.  :-)

First try at piano tuning in Equal Temperament finds "the wolf."

For more information on "the wolf" in piano temperament click here.

Spontaneous Carbon Fiber Syndrome

Upon contact with the keys, it first spread through his

finger tips and ultimately carbonized the entire body.

Read about this curious malady in the

Dr. Jon Kohl's new book:

Technological Terrors and

the Modern Pianist.

Dr. Jon Kohl's revised theory of quantum piano temperament.

Can you tell where the change has been made?

Short film about Marc Manceaux, the owner of the oldest piano shop in Paris.

La Mer de Pianos from Wriggles & Robins on Vimeo.

So, you want to be a piano technician? (5) Equal Temperament

Comprehensive Historical Survey of Equal Temperament.

 

  Tuning and temperament
     a historical survey.

 James Murray Barbour, Ph.D., Cornell University

  Bibliography: p. 205-217.

Library of Congress

ML3809 .B234

	Michigan State College Press (1951)
Number of pages	228

Read online gratis here:

Tuning and Temperament : A Historical Survey

Dr. Jon Kohl solves the Piano Temperament issue!

Equal temperament or unequal temperament? 

The question is answered for piano technicians once and for all!

Voicing and Tone: What Piano Buyers and Owners Should Know by Sally Phillips

The most succinct piece on voicing that I've read to date. Armed with this information a prospective buyer might actually enter the showroom knowing more about voicing than the dealer:

Piano Buyer/Voicing

IVORY NAZIS ARE HERE! HURRY! HIDE YOUR PIANO BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!

The movie is in the public domain.

The discussion on the ivory issue is here: Piano World Forums

My favorite piano tech tools: Damper Underlever Jig.

Damper Underlever Jig and Damper Bean Bag  

Supporting grand damper underlevers on a rigid, straight fixture during damper installation is the best way to ensure a perfectly even lever height. That in turn allows uniform damper lift with the pedal and the keys, even sostenuto operation, and accurate damper stop rail adjustment. This jig does the job beautifully, with simple knurled brass height adjusters and a clean, functional design.

Available to the trade only from:

 Spurlock Specialty Tools

Home study correspondence courses? | Piano Tuner-Technicians Forum | Piano World Piano & Digital Piano Forums

Under discussion: The Randy Potter School.

 Link:

Home study correspondence courses? | Piano Tuner-Technicians Forum | Piano World Piano & Digital Piano Forums

More piano moving slapstick!

 

ca.1914

What have you done lately about the Digital Behemoth?

That piano technicians endure in the face of continuous assault upon market share by the Digital Behemoth, is probably due to the fact that we remain a recognized industry in our own right. This is due primarily to the Piano Technicians Guild. Even though some of us are not members, all techs reap the benefits of the PTG's organizational presence within the music industry and in local communities far and wide as well. But more has to be done. Even with the efforts of the PTG, our industry cannot withstand the digital onslaught forever. To this end, consumer education is needed. Don't count on dealers and manufacturers to do this. Indeed, many  have a vested interest in the continued success of the digital. To educate the public on the benefits of the piano and the disadvantages of the digital is our job.

 

BOB WIDDING

PIANO TECHNICIAN

2014

A bit of piano movers' slapstick!

ca.1938.

Interview with a concert piano technician.

One of the UK's leading piano technicians discusses his role; how the piano technician contributes to the overall sound and copes with the requirements of top artists in demanding circumstances. He also explains, in some detail, what makes the Yamaha CFX so special from a technical viewpoint.
For more information visit http://www.yamaha.com