A Greeting To Everyone!

Hello Sagittario!

Welcome!

I am also an enthusiast of the art of tuning. Have you ever read the book A.Reblitz Piano Servicing & Tuning?

Hi Foster, yes I have it but the part dedicated to tuning never really liked me, and anyway later on I didn't need it because I learned everything I needed at college

Eh, I wrote a review in the books section.

I like it a lot as a work. And it's clear that being a universe of topics to deal with, far from being theoretical, it leaves time where it can find it if one doesn't have a laboratory to put them into practice.

Sagittario, you know, right, that I won't hesitate to ask you questions knowing that you are a professional tuner? :P

For example, do you have any good books to recommend me in this field? (In any language)

Welcome Sagittarius

Welcome Sagittario. Reblitz is an important work, even if not exhaustive and convincing in some sections. We will talk about it. Congratulations on your insights, I hope we can exchange many points of view.

Frank wrote:

Welcome Sagittario

Thank you

foster12 wrote:

Eh, I wrote a review in the books section.

A lot of me likes it as a work. And it's clear that being a universe of topics to cover, far from theoretical ones, it leaves you finding time whenever possible if one doesn't have a laboratory to put them into practice.

Sagittario, you know, right, that I won't hesitate to ask you questions knowing that you are a professional tuner? :P

For example, do you have any good books to recommend me in this field? (In any language)

Sorry for not replying sooner, I know a book that a friend showed me which I could recommend to you,
the title is written somewhere but I don't think that besides mechanical regulation it also deals with tuning.

It's a book written in German but there is also an English translation and it costs quite a bit, around 100 euros if I recall correctly.

pianoexpert wrote:

Welcome Sagittario. Reblitz is an important work, even if not exhaustive and convincing in some sections. We will talk about it. Compliments on your insights, I hope we can exchange many points of view.

I agree, I was referring to the chapter dedicated to tuning; it must be said that when I bought it I was in the second year of the 3-year course I attended, maybe in the first year I would have found it more useful.

Regarding the points of view to exchange, I don't think we will have the chance to exchange many since, not having many years of work experience,

I see you more as a master than a colleague

Since I got my diploma, I worked a couple of months at Blüthner; at the end of my contract (last summer) I moved from Leipzig towards the western part of the country (finally!) and in the meantime I had to take other jobs until I find somewhere where I can continue with this profession. Sometimes I get some private tuning jobs, but to be sure I check with the tunelab; at the beginning, if one doesn't have a way to practice daily, self-confidence quickly decreases and consequently so does precision, or at least that's how it works for me. For my final exam at college, I had to perform a "pitch and fine tuning" tuning, i.e., raising the pitch by 2 Hz and then a clean tuning for "fine tuning" within—I don't remember if—120 or 140 minutes.

Currently, I don't think I could do it in less than 3 hours.

By the way, I find video tutorials very useful also for learning many terms in Italian!"}

Dear Sagittarius, forgive me if I am only welcoming you now, but I believe your post slipped past my sight amidst Christmas drinking bouts and eating until bursting.

I note with pleasure that you have already met Pianoexpert.

I congratulate you on the courageous choice you have made! Choosing to go abroad to study this craft and beginning to embark on a path of this kind deserves great respect.

I hope you will feel at home among us!

A beautiful book that I could recommend to anyone interested in the history before arriving at equal temperament:

Temperament: The Story of a Musical Enigma by Stuart Isacoff

So rich in content (historical documentation, anecdotes, etc.) that it can very well be reread multiple times!

Interesting how the various tuning methods developed in parallel with other arts such as painting and architecture,

all based on the importance of calculating the correct proportions..

TheSimon wrote:

Dear Sagittarius, forgive me if I am only welcoming you now, but I believe that amidst Christmas drinking bouts and eating until bursting, your post escaped my notice.

I note with pleasure that you have already met Pianoexpert.

I congratulate you on the courageous choice you have made! Choosing to go abroad to study this craft and beginning to embark on a path of this kind deserves great respect.

I hope you will feel at home among us!

Thank you for the compliments, although I must say I was already abroad even before choosing this path.

Regarding how I will find myself on this forum, I believe I can trust your words eheh

You will do well if you agree to debate openly what interests you. Your experience is interesting and has already "opened" your way of feeling things. We would like a sincere exchange of opinions and professional experiences, without jealousy or reticence. Respect is at home here and I hope you realize that. I believe you can truly trust us!!!

P.S. I do not know the text you recommended. Thank you. I will try to find it. Bye and welcome again

Thanks for the book title, Sagittario! I'll get it.

Now I am reading with extreme interest the masterpiece:

Physics of the Piano: Nicholas J. Giordano

It's from 2011 if I'm not mistaken. I have never seen works so complete. Not even Fletcher's big book went so deep.

An experimental physicist was truly needed to tackle the subject.

Personally, I find it quite difficult.

Even though I am an astrophysicist against my will, sometimes I struggle to keep up with it.