How to Learn Piano Tuning
Hiring a piano tuner can be pricey, especially since pianos need to be tuned about twice a year to keep up standard maintenance and superior sound. As such, it may be a good idea to learn how to tune a piano yourself. Learning to tune a piano can be fairly difficult, but not impossible. It takes a lot of experience and practice to perfect, but that doesn't mean it cannot be learned.
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Instructions
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Check out a few piano tuning websites. Several websites (see Resources below) offer text and video tutorials of how to tune a piano. They can serve as a guide and offer instruction on how to best tune a piano.
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Take a course. It is possible to learn to be a piano tuner through home-study courses, such as ones given by the American School of Piano Tuning (see Resources below). You can earn certification and successfully tune a piano.
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Talk to a piano tuner. Ask for her advice or see if she would be willing to allow you to shadow her to understand the basics. She will have a wealth of information on the topic and can likely point you to how she learned piano tuning.
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Tips & Warnings
Many suggest not to tune your piano yourself. The piano is a very intricate instrument, and until you're sure of what to do, it may be best to leave the tuning to a professional.
