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How to Tune Pianos

The Hobby, Skill, and Career of Piano Tuning

By Mark Cerisano

The Most Important Piano Tuning Skill and You Were Probably Born With It!

Take this test and find out if you were born to tune pianos!

You must get at least 3%
Most of us were born with this skill. Have fun!

A reminder: You have to click the [Setup Values] button before clicking the [Start] button.

Once you click [Start Test], you will hear a beat speed of 9 bps, then a 1 second pause, then another beat speed.

Simply click [Faster] or [Slower] to indicate whether you think the 2nd speed is faster or slower than 9bps.

If you don't know, click [New Beat Speed] to get a new random beat speed.

Click [Stop Test] to stop the test.

Watch this video to see how to take the Beat Speed Difference Sensitivity Test

Beat Speed Difference Sensitivity Test

Listen to the two beat rates.
Is the 2nd one faster or slower than the 1st?

RESULTS

Testing Beat Speed Difference Sensitivity (BSDS) of: 10%

Consecutive correct answers at this BSDS: None yet

Your Choice: None answered yet

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