So, today’s question….”is it really necessary to be completely quiet while the tuner is tuning my piano?” After all, the tuner is making quite a racket. With all the pounding of notes and all the noise they’re making, surely it doesn’t matter, right? I don’t have to be quiet when the A/C guy comes to […]
Category: So That’s Why!
A collection of articles by Richard’s Piano Service that explain interesting questions about pianos.
Why do my piano strings break, or keep breaking? Here’s a question that I don’t hear that often, but one that may have an answer you may not have thought of. Until I studied piano technology, I wouldn’t have thought of it either. There are the obvious reasons, that we’ll discuss, but there are a […]
Here’s another good question and the answer will vary slightly depending on what type piano you have and who the manufacturer was. GRAND PIANO PEDALS Typically, on a grand piano, the left pedal is a soft pedal, the center pedal is usually a sostenuto pedal, and the right pedal is always the sustain pedal. […]
Another great question that I mostly addressed in my second post in the section titled: Shouldn’t a good “master tuning” last for several years? That article gives a good explanation of what is happening inside the wood when it is subjected to moisture changes. However, in addition to the information there, I want to focus […]
“Does my piano tuner have to play so loudly when tuning? Is he deaf? Can he not hear what he’s playing, for crying out loud? Is he going to hurt my piano by playing so hard? Maybe I ought to call someone else who can hear better and tune more softly.” These are great questions […]
Today’s post has to do with sound waves, and can look complicated at first, but I promise, it’s pretty simple to understand. I love explaining this one to the customers who ask. I keep it short and simple for them, so I’ll keep it short and simple here, fair enough? “My piano sounds louder since […]