As your piano tuner Wilmington DE, I would like to explain the significance of the complexity of piano music. The piano keyboard and the touch-sensitive action of the piano allows for much more...

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, the last two posts were about the maintenance of the piano action. The piano action is all the mechanical portion of the instrument, from the piano keys, up to the...

As your Wilmington DE piano tuner, I am frequently asked to give the value of a customer’s piano over the phone. However, it is not possible to give an accurate opinion over the phone, because...

As your Piano Tuner Wilmington DE , I frequently find that piano owners want more information about piano voicing. This is the second post regarding that topic. Previously we distinguished voicing...

As your Piano Tuner Wilmington DE , I am frequently asked about the cause of sticking piano keys. A frequent follow-up question is, “Can I fix it myself?” There are several possible...

As your Piano Tuner Wilmington DE , I am occasionally asked to teach my clients’ children the correct answer to the trick question of, “What is the middle note on a piano?” It is a...

As your Piano Tuner Wilmington DE , I am frequently asked how a piano owner can tell whether their piano needs tuning. Some background information about pianos will make the answer more...

As your Piano Tuner Wilmington DE , I am frequently asked how the soft pedal works. This article will give some explanation. The purpose of the soft pedal, obviously, to make the volume of the pianos...

As your Piano Tuner Wilmington DE , one of the more frequent questions I am asked is how to go about purchasing a piano. This article will give some basic information. Pianos vary a great deal in...