Aside from being out of tune, the most common problem I have to deal with in pianos is lost motion, so I thought I would take a moment here to talk about what lost motion is, why it’s a problem, and why you should give me lots of money to fix it. I’ve just spent … Read more …
Extremely Flat
Today I ran up against a problem with tuning. I went to tune a piano which was very flat. “Well Matthew,” you say “that should be nothing unusual, you must tune very flat pianos all the time!” And you’d be right. I very often go to a new customer’s house, am introduced to their piano, … Read more …
Mini Pianos
Mini pianos. What can be said for mini pianos? They seem so appealing, they’re like regular pianos only they fit into much smaller spaces. I would love a mini piano, they’re fun sized pianos. Only let me tell you, If I did have a mini piano it would never get tuned. All mini pianos have … Read more …
Pedantry
Am I just a pedant? Well no, I can answer that question, yes I am a pedant, but this just seems like too much. Putting aside how much this statement makes me want to cringe at how cheesy and how not true it is (heartbeats aren’t even very musical, honestly, go hook a mic up … Read more …
Pets
A very common question for me to be asked while out tuning is “are you ok with dogs?” This seems strange to me, because by the time the question is asked the dog in question is normally already all up in my business, often barking loudly, and it would be a bit late to be … Read more …
Problem Pianos
Some jobs are doomed from the start. I showed up at the customer’s house, it was the last tuning for the day and I was ready to go home. I’m invited into the dining room, see a large, black, shiny grand and think I’m in the clear. It’s clearly fairly new, it’s not too small … Read more …
The Bechstein Story
This piano has become a bit of a pet project of mine. If you’ve been following my Instagram account you’ll have seen it in many pieces. I was given it for free, and you have to understand that the vast majority of pianos I get offered, whether to buy or for free, are really only … Read more …