When you go to a concert hall for a piano recital, there's a reason why the piano on the stage is somewhere around 8 or 9 feet long,...

A square piano built in the 1860s Here in Ann Arbor I've been fortunate to work on a wide variety of pianos. I work on all acoustic...

Many of us notice that with seasonal changes, our piano also changes. Maybe we hear that the piano, which had sounded really crisp and...

There are many different ways to tune a piano, but the end goal should always be the same: to tune the piano so that it sounds as good...

Last week I attended the annual convention of the Piano Technicians Guild (PTG), the world's premier group of piano techs. This year the...

The Piano Technicians Guild (PTG) is a voluntary organization of piano technicians. The PTG was founded in 1958 as a merger of a couple...

When you depress the keys on your piano's keyboard, hammers strike the strings, causing them to vibrate in a certain way that produces...

On grand pianos, the lyre is the structure that holds the pedals in place and connects them to the rods and levers that operate the...

We tend to think of pianos as stationary objects. Many pianos stay in the exact same spot for decades. But some pianos need to be moved...

The short answer: At least once a year. And now, the details: For many people, getting your piano tuned once a year will meet your...

What does a piano have to do with the climate? Everything! Well, sort of. Your piano is made up of thousands of parts, many of them...

So, maybe your piano sounds like it's in tune, but perhaps you don't like the tone. Maybe all of the keys play, but they feel heavy...

Welcome to my musings about pianos and piano technology. But first, a little bit about me. My wife and I have lived in Ann Arbor,...