After the recital they asked him how everything was, and he replied: “the piano bench was excellent, but the piano was terrible…” Click here to find upcoming piano concerts at the Philharmonie Berlin.
He found one suitable and played on that one.
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When I got there, the stage was already full of chairs. He called and asked me to bring all available piano benches to the Chamber Music Hall. I've had a colleague in Steinway who was tuning for Shura's recital. Is there any anecdote that you would like to share with our readers?Īmerican pianist Shura Cherkassky was always difficult with piano benches. As a result, each piano is tuned by one tuner on average. In London, there are approximately 140 piano tuners for example. Because of the large amount of string stretch you can expect after the purchase, your piano should be tuned twice within the first year. If I am sitting in a concert and I realise that something is going wrong, it's obviously too late. The piano must be tuned on a regular basis in order to sound its best. I'm always listening for a bond between artist and instrument. It's important to find the right piano for the soloist and the repertoire.ĭo you stay at the concerts/rehearsals after tuning the piano, and what do you listen for? At the Philharmonie Berlin we have a huge number of instruments in order to get the right one for the purpose for which is needed. It starts from individual hearing, technical curiosity and sound vision, and ends in compensating their own nervousness about the condition of the instrument.ĭo you work differently on a piano depending if it's going to be played at a solo recital or with an orchestra? Of course there are! There are a lot of demanding artists. In these cases one has to spend one's energy on the mechanical work in order to get it tuned and stable artistic work, as in creating character in the tuning, is almost impossible.Īre there pianists that are particularly demanding and why? What is the most difficult piano you had to tune and why?Īfter tuning thousands of pianos I have to admit that there were a lot of almost untunable instruments. My aim while piano tuning is to get human qualities, like emotions, as well as singing, dancing, rhetoric ability and living balance. I listen for harmony, expression, length of notes and character. What do you listen for, when tuning a piano? Playing on this piano is like having a bath in whipped cream! If there is one, it's a Bösendorfer located in the city of Hamamatsu, Japan. Now, 40 years later, we are good friends.ĭo you have a favourite piano and what fascinates you about it? There is a PTG National Convention next month, from which you could learn a great deal in a very few days for an investment of perhaps $1000.I’ve read an article about Alfred Brendel and his difficult relationship with piano tuners. The best place to learn about piano tuning is from the Piano Technicans Guild. I don't want to discourage you, but simply to warn you to be prepared to commit some serious time and effort. After which, your piano will sound miserable. You will discover this after spending a whole eight hour working day attempting your first tuning. Piano tuning is hard work and very demanding of mental and physical energy. The only certification is passing the Piano Technicians Guild Registerd Piano Technician exam, which includes tuning, repair and regulation skills. If you spend, say, $1000 on a piano to use for studying tuning, you will also have a chance to practice basic regulation, voicing and repair skills that any tuner needs to know (if action parts are not working, you cannot tune a piano and must fix it first), without putting your primary instrument out of commission. Additionally, Piano Tuner relies on limited experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals. Has knowledge of standard concepts, practices, and procedures within a particular field. A second piano for tuning practice is thus a good way to go. Being a Piano Tuner may require a high school diploma or its equivalent and 2-4 years of experience in the field or in a related area.
For this reason, if you are a pianist, it's best not to practice on your own instrument, because it is likely to be unusuable until you have spent several months learning and have developed some skills. It is likely to take some time and considerable effort to develop any reasonable level of proficiency in piano tuning.
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