As your piano tuner Wilmington DE, I have been writing about some of the more common piano repairs that a piano technician performs. So far, we have discussed replacement of bridle straps, piano...

As your piano tuner Wilmington DE, I am occasionally asked, “Why should a piano owner bother to tune the piano?” There are several reasons, some concerning the preservation of the...

As your piano tuner Wilmington DE, the last blog post was about the function of the repetition lever in the modern piano action. If you have not read that post, this would be a good time to read it,...

As your Piano Tuner Wilmington DE , I frequently find that piano owners are confused about the term, “voicing.” Sometimes voicing is confused with tuning, or at other times it is thought...

As your Piano Tuner Wilmington DE , I am occasionally asked why there are no dampers on the treble strings of a piano.  Some background information about dampers will make the answer more easy to...

As your Piano Tuner Wilmington DE , I am frequently asked why a piano needs a “pitch raise.” The following is an explanation in order to correct any confusion on the issue. A piano has...

As your Piano Tuner Wilmington DE , I am frequently asked why a piano has to be tuned so frequently when it is new. The guidelines from every manufacturer are that a new piano must be tuned three...

Over the years, working as your piano tuner Wilmington DE, Kenneth Keith Piano Services, I have seen numerous pianos that have one or more piano hammers that strike twice when the key is played...

As your piano tuner Wilmington DE, Kenneth Keith Piano Services, I often encounter pianos where a hammer strikes twice when the key is struck only once. The explanation is useful for all piano...

As your piano tuner Wilmington DE, parents of new piano students often ask me if it’s important to have their piano tuned when their child is beginning to take piano lessons. I always tell them...