Landon is a great student with excellent tuning lever technique. The two most often used hammer techniques are the “impact” method, and the the “smooth pull” method. Anyone watching this should focus on his right hand: about 3 pulses per second. We call it impact, but it’s more like a nudge. Good job, both student and teacher!
I have learned to tune my 1920’s era upright from watching UA-cam videos and use of software (Entropy) and now have the piano in pretty good shape as far as the tuning. I have much work to do however in adjusting the action, which has some unevenness to it (some keys require more power to generate the same volume). I’d love to see some tips on voicing and regulation in future videos.
Great video, nice to see you carrying on from the Steinway videos. My piano is new and just had it's first "bedding in" tune last week. But this is something I'm interested in. I know the hammer you gave away was a $400 hammer, but what's the lowest entry level hammer that you would recommend that is still good enough for a player to tune/correct one or two strings between technician's visits? Looking forward to your next video.
Great question @Chris Neale, you can tune with a hammer under a hundred dollars and do a good job. Some people who tune very well still use their student-style hammer. For me running a business it's about control and what will produce the best results in the least amount of time. For that reason I start anyone I train out with the same lever I use. If you pursue tuning for at least a couple years, you could tune well for money and quickly pay for your hammer. One very challenging aspect of tuning is how to tune and get the tuning to be stable. A stiffer hammer and well-fitting tip simplify that process immensely.
Nice one! I'd love a video explaning the overall approach you take when tuning a whole piano from scratch. A few questions thay come to mind: do you tune a single string for all keys in a pass and then tune the unisons? Or do you go by regions? Do you tune by fifths? Do you use a tuner or just a reference like a 440 A? In case you have perfect pitch, how close can it get you to the reference pitch? (Maybe a reference is not needed at all?) Thank you for the interesting videos!
Hello - you had expressed that you were making videos to expose the entire process for aural tuning But I only see 2 videos ? Please advise and thanks for your info and time.
Thank you for your inquiry. I plan to continue filming and producing videos, including the rest of the free tuning course, but I have to balance it with other business activities. I have been extremely busy setting up and operating a new shop since this past Fall. It will take some time, but I am still committed to producing the tuning content and much more.
Awesome video Hyrum! I love watching these.
Landon is a great student with excellent tuning lever technique. The two most often used hammer techniques are the “impact” method, and the the “smooth pull” method. Anyone watching this should focus on his right hand: about 3 pulses per second. We call it impact, but it’s more like a nudge. Good job, both student and teacher!
I have to admit that Landon is a bit of a phenom. He has a way of hearing something once and catching on!
Is impact the same as "bump" technique?
Shout out to Landon! 😎😎
could you make a video about tuning stability? Thank you for your free course btw
I have learned to tune my 1920’s era upright from watching UA-cam videos and use of software (Entropy) and now have the piano in pretty good shape as far as the tuning. I have much work to do however in adjusting the action, which has some unevenness to it (some keys require more power to generate the same volume).
I’d love to see some tips on voicing and regulation in future videos.
Thank you @Dean Horak, I will definitely post things along those lines in the future!
Great video. Keep up the good work.
Great video, nice to see you carrying on from the Steinway videos.
My piano is new and just had it's first "bedding in" tune last week. But this is something I'm interested in.
I know the hammer you gave away was a $400 hammer, but what's the lowest entry level hammer that you would recommend that is still good enough for a player to tune/correct one or two strings between technician's visits?
Looking forward to your next video.
Great question @Chris Neale, you can tune with a hammer under a hundred dollars and do a good job. Some people who tune very well still use their student-style hammer. For me running a business it's about control and what will produce the best results in the least amount of time. For that reason I start anyone I train out with the same lever I use. If you pursue tuning for at least a couple years, you could tune well for money and quickly pay for your hammer. One very challenging aspect of tuning is how to tune and get the tuning to be stable. A stiffer hammer and well-fitting tip simplify that process immensely.
Nice one! I'd love a video explaning the overall approach you take when tuning a whole piano from scratch. A few questions thay come to mind: do you tune a single string for all keys in a pass and then tune the unisons? Or do you go by regions? Do you tune by fifths? Do you use a tuner or just a reference like a 440 A? In case you have perfect pitch, how close can it get you to the reference pitch? (Maybe a reference is not needed at all?)
Thank you for the interesting videos!
Thanks so much for your feedback. This will help guide future video production. Stay tuned for more to come!
Hello - you had expressed that you were making videos to expose the entire process for aural tuning But I only see 2 videos ? Please advise and thanks for your info and time.
Thank you for your inquiry. I plan to continue filming and producing videos, including the rest of the free tuning course, but I have to balance it with other business activities. I have been extremely busy setting up and operating a new shop since this past Fall. It will take some time, but I am still committed to producing the tuning content and much more.