Tune a Piano Yourself Blog
This piano tuning blog is a companion to our How to Tune a Piano Yourself tutorial. In this blog we expand on the tutorial with new information and perspectives on do-it-yourself piano tuning. If it is your first time here, visit the tutorial first.
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Recommended Books on Piano Tuning
Our tuning tutorial presents an effective but very simplified approach to piano tuning; much more remains to be learned. As we say in our introduction, it's hard to find good explanations for the beginner; if you understand what I have presented first, you'll find these other sources easier to follow. Several piano tuning books that are among the most highly-regarded resources in the field include the following:
Piano Servicing, Tuning, and Rebuilding, Second Edition : for the Professional, the Student, and the Hobbyist by Arthur A. Reblitz. The "bible" of introductory tuning texts. "All the information essential to the art of restoring and maintaining a piano; from minor repairs and cleaning to major tuning and complete restoration techniques." It has excellent reviews. Browse inside the book and read the reviews at Amazon.
Piano Tuning: A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs by J. Cree Fischer. Here's a classic piano tuning text, recommended to me by a reader of this page. Written in 1907, so some of the information is outmoded (particularly the square piano and math sections), but his method of piano tuning works today. His technique of aural tuning uses a relatively simple strategy of tuning only fifths and octaves. It's out of copyright and also available as a free ebook. We have recently posted a simple outline of Fischer's piano tuning method in our new blog.
The Piano Book: Buying and Owning a New or Used Piano by Larry Fine. Not really a tuning book, but rather an excellent reference for the instrument in general. If you care enough about your piano to tune it, you really should learn as much as you can about owning it first.
Complete Course in Professional Piano Tuning: Repair and Rebuilding by Floyd A Stevens. This text for those really serious about piano tuning, but it is still readable for those without prior experience in tuning.For more piano tuning books, from simple guides to professional textbooks, check our Amazon Listmania.
05/14/12
