Rye Miles #13621 Posted December 9, 2016 Posted December 9, 2016 http://www.musicaltoronto.org/2016/12/07/coffee-break-listen-to-a-piano-older-than-haydn-mozart-and-beethoven/# Quote
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted December 9, 2016 Posted December 9, 2016 That IS neat! Thank you! Quote
BLACKFOOT SASS #11947 Posted December 9, 2016 Posted December 9, 2016 Very nice! I noticed that it seemed to be somewhat short of the traditional 88. I guess that is a more modern thing. Â Blackfoot Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted December 9, 2016 Author Posted December 9, 2016 (edited) Very nice! I noticed that it seemed to be somewhat short of the traditional 88. I guess that is a more modern thing. Â Blackfoot Very observant of you!!! The original pianos all had 85 keys. It was sometime in the late 1800's or early 1900's when they went to 88 keys. Edited December 9, 2016 by Rye Miles #13621 Quote
Dutch Wheeler Posted December 9, 2016 Posted December 9, 2016 Very nice Rye! Â Would tuning one that old make you nervous? Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted December 9, 2016 Author Posted December 9, 2016 If you notice also how long it is. Steinway is the one that came up with "over stringing", where the bass strings go over the other strings and lean to the right making the piano shorter and wider and therefore getting the same sound as the long cabinet. Â Steinway is brilliant, the best!! All the major innovations in the piano design over the years have been by Steinway! Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted December 9, 2016 Author Posted December 9, 2016 Very nice Rye! Â Would tuning one that old make you nervous? The only thing I would be afraid of is if any action parts broke. Parts are not readily available and hard to get. I would do it though, I think it would be neat!! Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted December 9, 2016 Posted December 9, 2016 Considering the Pianos were invented a little over 400 years ago, 300 has got to be pretty rare Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted December 9, 2016 Author Posted December 9, 2016 (edited) Considering the Pianos were invented a little over 400 years ago, 300 has got to be pretty rare The piano/forte was invented in 1703 in Florence Italy by Bartolomeo Cristafori. That would be a little over 300 years NOT 400!! Â It was called Piano/Forte because of the hammer hitting the strings instead of plucking the strings like a harpsichord. Hence it could be played soft or loud! (piano/forte) unlike the harpsichord which has one volume. Edited December 9, 2016 by Rye Miles #13621 Quote
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted December 9, 2016 Posted December 9, 2016 Sounded pretty good,Rye. Quote
Cypress Sun Posted December 10, 2016 Posted December 10, 2016 Rye, how did you become a piano tuner as a profession? Just curious. Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted December 10, 2016 Author Posted December 10, 2016 Rye, how did you become a piano tuner as a profession? Just curious. I was a drummer, played in all kinds of bands, gave private lessons and owned a music store for awhile. I thought piano tuning would be a nice little sideline part time to get into. At my music store I did some minor repair on clarinets, flutes, guitars, etc. I got into it and lo and behold after a year of study with an old master, I hooked up with a piano store and within 2 years I was making a decent living just tuning and repairing pianos. I'm now semi-retired and still tune, it's a great way to make a living! I am not a concert pianist but I can read music and hack out some tunes. These days I mess with guitar more than anything, love them old "cowboy tunes"!! Quote
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted December 10, 2016 Posted December 10, 2016 And your ears haven't been seriously affected by shooting? Or do you have electronic assistance for tuning? Quote
Rye Miles #13621 Posted December 10, 2016 Author Posted December 10, 2016 And your ears haven't been seriously affected by shooting? Or do you have electronic assistance for tuning? Nope, ears are fine. I do use a electronic tuner for the first note only (A=440) and tune by ear from there. Guess I'm lucky! Quote
Utah Bob #35998 Posted December 11, 2016 Posted December 11, 2016 Makes me want to minuet for a minute. Quote
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