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How to Tune Pianos

The Hobby, Skill, and Career of Piano Tuning

By Mark Cerisano

Tuning the Skeleton (F3-A3-C#4-F4-A4) is very precise and accurate if done right.
The Lower Skeleton (F3-A3-C#4-F4) tunes an accurate C#4.
The Upper Skeleton (A3-C#4-F4-A4) tests your initial F3 accuracy by testing the accuracy of F4, which allows you to correct F4, and then F3, if needed. 
The goal is to have each M3 increase by the same percentage, but you still get 100% if you are off by as much as 5%.
User: 004
Piano: Unknown
Date: February 26, 2021

Lower Skeleton (F3A3-A3C#4-C#4F4) - Unfiltered

Lower Skeleton (F3A3-A3C#4-C#4F4) - Filtered

Upper Skeleton (A3C#4-C#4F4-F4A4) - Unfiltered

Upper Skeleton (A3C#4-C#4F4-F4A4) - Filtered

Comments

F3A3 to A3C#4 progressed nicely but listen to the big jump between A3C#4 and C#4F4.

Then that big jump made the change from C#4F4 to F4A4 seem smaller, which it was.

You should easily hear these big jumps in the filtered beats, which just supports the fact that if one could hear beats clearly all the time, then they would easily be able to set pitches to a high accuracy.

This skill is totally doable with time.

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