How to Tune the Piano 2021 - Tools & Tuning - DIY!

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Like most people, you probably have an old piano collecting dust somewhere in the house. In this video I show you how to tune the piano all by yourself. You don't need to be a piano tuner expert or have super expensive tools. Basically it just requires a piano tuning hammer + a felt strap and a little bit of time. In the video we talk about what tools you need, how the different areas of the piano are tuned.
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I hope you will find my piano tuning video useful, and that it will help you gain confidence to tune your own piano.
I don’t pretend to be a piano tuning expert, but this is how I tune the piano. ;)
We are not gonna get mathematical, there are plenty of other videos explaining the equally tempered tuning. Instead, we are going to focus on just tuning the piano.
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CONTENTS
00:00 Piano Intro
00:06 Introduction talk
00:50 Blue Microphone for piano
01:07 Piano Tuning Tools
01:58 Piano Tuning Hammer
02:35 Tuning App - Panotuner
03:21 Muting Felt
04:01 Concert Pitch - 440hz
04:33 Tuning Principle - String tension
05:27 Tuning Piano Key A1
05:51 How to find the tuning point location
06:59 Tuning Piano Key A4
08:17 String 2/3
08:52 String 3/3
09:50 Piano improvisation jam

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3 года назад

This is fastest and clearest piano tuning explanation in youtube. I need to buy a piano for tuning now.

@MattiasHolmgren 3 года назад

Awesome thanks Altan, yeah I tried to keep it focused and on the important parts. Too many talk about the math behind tunings and note relations etc. It just eats time when you have an iPad/iPhone to look at when tuning a piano. Quick and easy tuning! Enjoy that incoming piano. I know u will grab one Altan. 😂🥳🎂🦊

@kristiiiiiiiii 2 года назад

😂😂😂😂😂

@martinrother 2 года назад

to much false behaviour

@davidmcrae4791 2 года назад

get one for free! plenty of people have pianos they just want to get rid of!

@lizhunter-smith878 Год назад

@@davidmcrae4791 I second that, I've just acquired one for free, it was found in an old house someone had bought to renovate. It's perfectly fine, and now I know how to tune it!

@kolbiter 2 года назад

Thank you so much for such a clear and simple video. I'm about to surprise my wife when she comes home to a newly tuned piano! You play beautifully, by the way.

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

What a wonderful gift to your wife! Nothing beats a well tuned piano so she can play along to favourite Spotify tracks! Thanks, appreciate the kind feedback on my playing and music! Salut Dymer!

@myoptik3x103 Год назад

I never would have considered tackling the job of tuning a piano before, but having watched the excellent tutorial it seems very manageable. Outstanding lesson!

@MattiasHolmgren Год назад

Wonderul feedback, thanks! Happy tuning! 🍿

@TheKiiS 7 месяцев назад

Don’t let them fool you: tuning a piano is impossible and all attempts should be reserved for a starving artist who’ll eventually appear 😂❤

@daggeman 2 года назад

Tack Mattias uppskattar din goda pedagogiska och respektfulla hantering av denna viktiga yrkeskategori.

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Tack Dag. Ja jag tycker det är viktigt att det inte handlar om att trampa någon på fötterna. Utan bara om hur jag personligen gör för att stämma mina pianon. Och det har fungerat prima. ☀️🥁☕️

@tommc6559 2 года назад

Thank you for this excellent, clear and right to the point video, Mr. Holmgren. I have a 50+ year old Hardman upright that hasn’t been tuned in over 10 years I used to have an old-school piano tuner (using 4 different freq. tuning forks) come to my house every couple years, but I think he passed away, and the piano has just sat there, with the exception of an occasional hammering from the little hands of my grandkids.

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Same here, used to have those old guys come in and do the tuning. But now I can do it whenever I want and also when those guys start dropping off. Tuning folks are hard to come by these days… and so is the real upright piano. Manu people swapped for an electric Roland / Yamaha or whatever. 😂😁🦊🥁☕️

@MattiasHolmgren 3 года назад

@nothanks7285 2 года назад

As a guitarist, I was always taught that you should tune up, not down - so for example if my target pitch is A, I tune up from A flat, never down from A#. Something about slippage in the tuners. That final twist to fine-tune onto the exact pitch should always be upwards. If you go too far, tune back down to below the note and come up to it again. And actually after 30 years of playing I can say that it does indeed make a difference - you're much more likely to slip out of tune, to the flat side if you do it wrong. Not sure if it applies to piano but in theory the concept is the same.

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

From light to heavy strain…Thats usually what you end up doing because of the way torque / pressure / strain works without even thinking about it. If you go too high yes you tune down and most of the time end up with too much slack. Then its easier to apply pressure little by little upwards (wiggle that hammer) 😂🥳🥁☕️☀️

@rjprivate 2 года назад

Might it also be the nut of the guitar that forces upward tuning? I think there is an uneven resistance there in which direction the string is going. I might be wrong though

@Titchtheclown Год назад

The tuning up rule for guitars is due to slop in the gears. Tuning down can introduce small gaps between the gears that release over time and cause the guitar tuning to dip slightly after a while. Tuning up keeps the gears in constant strain/contact so there is less chance of introducing slop. Tuning down is less of a problem with better quality machine heads or where there are no gears like on piano pins.

@rosalindewinston7860 Год назад

@@Titchtheclown na, there are some piano tuner that tune down and then up. they never go over pitch. takes them forever. I'm factory trained, we tune over pitch then lower. usually a few times per string.

@zackeryhardy9504 Год назад

The mechanism for a piano is different for the guitar. For pianos due to the fact that you introduced flex in the pin, you need to unwind that tension by going back down so the top of the tuning pin is in the same relation as the bottom of the pin. If you do not do this, you will wind up with a flat piano literally in a few weeks. Now for the old mason screw stringers you do have to go up like a guitar given the mechanical nature of that mechanism. But you are not likely to find many of those.

@bobrustigian4637 2 месяца назад

Just a note on the copper wound bass strings. The oils on your fingers will tarnish the copper, it’s best not to touch these strings. Use a felt or rubber mute instead. I’ve tuned hundreds of pianos in my 25 years as a piano technician, it takes a lot of practice and patience to properly stretch the bass and treble to get a good balanced tuning. Good luck to all, it’s rewarding once you’ve mastered it.

@MattiasHolmgren 2 месяца назад

👌😄

@emilcia_44_ 6 месяцев назад

Thank you! I've been playing the digital piano all my life, I've got an acoustic one since yesterday, it sounds great once it's tuned!

@MattiasHolmgren 6 месяцев назад

Happy tuning 🏆🌞

@coryward2576 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for the encouragement and tips. My daughter and i are working an old family Heirloom together. This will make her day

@MattiasHolmgren 5 месяцев назад

Wonderful, hope you get that heirloom up and running with a newborn glow! Let me know how it goes!

@azxtnt 2 года назад

This is an amazing tutorial, i love how you were very straightforward with it and this made me buy a piano tuning kit so I can tune our piano. Nice job!

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Thanks a million. So happy this video has taken off and is so appreciated! A coffee back at ya! ☀️💎🥳☕️

@garygarner9605 2 года назад

The piano is the most beautiful instrument in the world. My grandmother had an old upright and I fell in love with it. Been playing eversince

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

I agree Gary. It’s a wonderful experience drifting away playing an old (but well tuned) upright. It never gets out of time. ☀️😃

@Boobootheefool 2 года назад

Wow! This video is so organized and you are so clear with your instructions! I'm so happy I found this video. Thank you❤

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Thanks, always happy to inspire! Glad my hard work I put into the videos and content comes across! ☕️🍿🥳🥁Happy tuning!

@Titchtheclown Год назад

Thanks for this. I have just started tuning my father in law's piano and tuning using the interference patterns to supplement the app will speed up what I was trying fantastically.

@MattiasHolmgren Год назад

Fantastic!

@mikedurham724 3 года назад

Thank you for this video. I have an upright that hadn't been tuned since May 28th, 1975 and I was able to finally get it tuned!

@MattiasHolmgren 3 года назад

Hi Mike, awesome, good to hear you also got a nice clean tuned piano now too! Happy to inspire! It took me years to dare tune my own piano the first time. But it's no biggie. 🌞

@SkremoMcThrftsto 14 дней назад

Sounds like there was a tuning log inside the piano? I hope you added a new entry on the log for historical purposes. :D

@OCUBOX 2 года назад

Thanks for this straight forward workflow, with my perfect pitch, playing a out of tune piano a music teacher uses to teach, behooves me! How can she not hear that the piano is completely dead.

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Yeah the "bar piano" sound was never my thing either. Happy to hear you enjoy my piano tuning video! Thanks for the feedback! Have a wonderful weekend! 🌞

@979dmg 2 года назад

Thank you, you explained it well. Very clear and easy to follow.

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

I'm very happy my piano tuning video has inspired to many tuning sessions throughout the world! It's not a big deal! It just takes a little time. ;) THanks!

@TonyDiem 2 года назад

Ok, I just received the hammer tuning kit I ordered. And I found one key I knew was bad. OMG! Thank you so much, this was awesome! It helped so much. And your explanations were so simple and clear. After fiddling trying to find a socket that would fit nicely, I was following along and ugh, I lost one of the strings badly and just couldn't trust the short connection on the pin with the 1/4" 12 point socket . I broke down and ordered a hammer and muting kit which arrived today--praying and hoping my wife wouldn't play it and find how far out of tune I made the one key. After having some soup for lunch, I went to work on the one key that I screwed up. Wow! Just wow! The hammer and your instructions it just worked flawlessly. I have a few more to go, but wow what an improvement! Thanks again! Oh, I didn't know piano's had pets. She has so many little dust bunnies. What's the best way to vacuum out all the felt? I was thinking an an air hose, shop vacuum with a large receiver and a 20" box fan with air filters attached? and keep the room closed while doing this?

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Greets Tony! Happy to inspire. ;) Yeah piano tuning isn't a big deal as long as you have a proper hammer! Great it worked out well. I need to go back and tune my own piano again since we've had so much fluctuations in both temperaturs and humidity during the swedish winter. Hehe, dust bunnies. ;) I've no idea how to clean that felt. But I would highly recommend a fiber cloth / tovel for cleaning the piano. Yeah keep a vacuum cleaner close! Tell me about it, I'm building a second floor on our house (and a brand new YouTUbe studio) and it gets pretty dusty every day, lol. Gonna take a while until it settles after the finished construction. Thanks for writing and sharing your story!

@robotwolf 2 года назад

Thank you very much for this video. It has given me the confidence to attempt this on my old player piano. Pro tuners tend to charge more for player pianos due to the cramped nature of their innards.

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Sure thing, let me know how it goes. Happy tuning! ;)

@arielleforeman2923 2 года назад

This still works for a 203 year old upright. Thank you!! Mine required much repair work- but thank you! You made the tuning process simple and easy.

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Happy to hear my piano tuning video was helpful and that you got that piano "upright". ;)

@leegrenier6241 3 года назад

This is very helpful and very clear , thank you!

@MattiasHolmgren 3 года назад

Happy to inspire to tune the piano! 🥳☀️🦊

@bigbadbillb Год назад

Nicely done! Clear and easy to follow. I always have a struggle with tuning the high treble notes, even with a tuning device. If you could demonstrate how you do this, perhaps in a future video, that would be really helpful. Thanks!

@MattiasHolmgren Год назад

Hi, thanks appreciate the warm feedback. I first tune the middle string. Then use my ears as well as the tuning device when tuning the other with one muted at a time. Listen for when the ”oscillation” is locked in tune, when the two string pitches doesn’t go out of phase, or oscillation is as slow as possible. Did you watch my sequal episode (link is in the video description if I recall correctly). Thanks again 🙏👌

@gabrielb.3734 Год назад

Thank you so much for explaining this! Many other videos make it seem so complicated.

@MattiasHolmgren Год назад

Glad it was helpful Gabriel! Happy tuning pianos! 😄☕

@tommc6559 2 года назад

Now that I’ve seen that the only tools you need are the tuning hammer and felt strip, I’m so glad that I didn’t purchase an elaborate tuning kit with a bunch of parts I won’t need. The kit arrives tomorrow, and I’ve already downloaded the tuning program that you are using. I’m going to enjoy this! Thanks again.

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Superb Tom, happy to share. Hope u get that old piano back into shape. Yeah all u need is the hammer but the tuning dampening belt helps tremendously. Love to hear all the backstories. ☀️

@patrickmestabrook 2 года назад

YOU'RE AWESOME thank you so much for this concise and heartwarming video!!

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

You are so welcome Jessie! ☕ right back at you!

@gunterschlafel3963 2 года назад

Wow, just what I needed!!!! Excellent video! Now I´ll start looking after a piano tuning hammer:) Thank you very much:)))))

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Glad I could help Gúnter!

@theresayockim3750 2 года назад

Thank you so much! Appreciate the help AND your playing!

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Happy to share some ideas. Glad it was inspiring Theresa. Appreciate the feedback! 🎊🍿☀️☕️

@dora.fratric 2 года назад

Great video! Thanks for the instructions. I will try to tune my piano tomorrow for the first time ever. I think I can do it 💪!

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

You are so welcome. Good luck with the tuning. Let me know how it turns out! Maybe share a tune on socials. 🥁🎹☕️☀️

@SantiagoSanchez-ls9ib 2 года назад

By far one of the best videos I've seen lately on RU-vid. Thank you sir

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Why thank you so much Santiago! Happy to inspire! New video will drop later today!☀️🥁

@artistjoemartieschef5534 2 года назад

Thank you Coach for your teaching to us.. may the Lord Bless you forever

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

You are very welcome Jomar!

@OooR3ooO Год назад

Justed tuned, halv of the piano.. after 1.5 years.. had the key and all.. Thanks for the video, and amazing 2 hear u play 👏🏼

@MattiasHolmgren Год назад

Thanks for watching and Im always happy to inspire Robin! ☀️😃🥁

@positivecommenter1 7 месяцев назад

This is such an amazing video! Everything is explained so great! Thank you!!❤

@MattiasHolmgren 7 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful my friend! 🎅🍿🎻

@martijnvos712 Год назад

Thank you for this no-nonsense approach! We are finally tuning our piano now.....

@MattiasHolmgren Год назад

Wonderful 💪👌😁🎉

@eyaloch Год назад

this is a great and simple piano tuning explanation, thank you!

@MattiasHolmgren Год назад

Thanks for the feedback Eyal! 🙏🥁🎉😄

@A10Cobra 5 месяцев назад

Thank you! I am not a piano player but my daughter does play. I was able to clean and tune a Baldwin upright and it sounds exponentially better. Quite a fun evening project.

@MattiasHolmgren 5 месяцев назад

Lovely to hear about your succeess. It’s lovely to be able to play the piano with a sweet tuning again. 👍😄

@broerymarantika853 Год назад

Thanks, need to get these tools. Will do mine soon, thanks to your instructional videos 👍🏼

@MattiasHolmgren Год назад

Superb, thanks for writing Broery! Good luck with the tuning! 👌🥁☀️☕️

@shaylagrzegorz5983 3 месяца назад

Thanks for this video! I can understand and very helping. And i am gonna try to tune my piano. Thank you so much! 😊😊

@MattiasHolmgren 3 месяца назад

U are welcome. Happy tuning! ☕️😄

@muminnabil7473 8 месяцев назад

Thank you very much. Tuning was the main reason I stayed away from acoustic pianos, I'm reconsidering it now thanks to your tutorial.

@MattiasHolmgren 8 месяцев назад

Awesome!

@jerryhawkins9534 2 года назад

I’m so glad I found this video. Thank you.

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

You are welcome Jerry! ☀️🥁

@STOLACE 7 месяцев назад

Very helpful and concise! Thank you for teaching us!

@MattiasHolmgren 7 месяцев назад

Thanks happy to share! 🌟🥁

@BrettGarcia 2 года назад

AWESOME !!! love the stright to the point!!!

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Glad you liked my clip Brett!!

@juyoleyva9330 Год назад

This video should be on top on the search. ! Other people suck and confuse everyone apparently! This guys is simple and easy

@MattiasHolmgren Год назад

Oh thanks Juyo 🙏🌞😀 I'm very happy to share this DIY piano tuning tutorials. Piano tuning is really not that big of a deal (on most old pianos).

@MommyMeNaturalBeauties4ever 10 дней назад

Thanks for the instructional video. Now I feel as though I can tune my own piano.

@MattiasHolmgren 9 дней назад

Yes you can 👌🥳

@ScotchInMyGulletDeadassBro 2 года назад

Incredible video, thank you

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it Eric! Merry x-mas!

@brunoromiti7708 2 года назад

has anyone told you what a life saving video this is? thanks for the help man! my regards from brazil!

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Thanks Bruno, yes I am very happy my piano tuning video is so appreciated and has helped many people take the steps to set their piano in tune once and for all! ☀️🍿🥳🎻☕️🥁

@asafloml1-asaf-yaari 13 дней назад

AMAZING...great explanation...danke

@MattiasHolmgren 13 дней назад

No worries. Good luck 👌😄🥳🥂

@newyorkfilharmonik110 2 года назад

Rubber mutes are good too for those who are not adept at putting the strip beween the strings, moving mutes is fairly quick.

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Oh yeah, never tried rubber mutes. Excellent tip! Moving the felt strap is also quite quick.

@Brian-el1ov 7 месяцев назад

Great tutorial. Thank you

@MattiasHolmgren 7 месяцев назад

Thanks Brian 🌟🎅🎄

@oskjan1 2 года назад

Thank you! Tuned my parents piano and now it's highly playable, no more sour chords.

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

You are welcome oskjan! Thanks for sharing your piano tuning success!!!☀️☀️☀️☕️

@sophiexia9719 11 дней назад

The only video that includes how to remove the muting felt 🫡

@MattiasHolmgren 11 дней назад

Thanks, I wanted to show every aspect of a DIY piano tuning session because I didn’t find any good videos doing that. 😄💪🥁🥳

@stevencook9167 2 года назад

Thanks for your video will be a great help

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Glad it helped Steven! Thanks!

@brianwhite3771 2 года назад

Very useful and appreciated 👍 👍 Thank you!

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

U art welcome Brian! Happy piano tuning! 🎹🥁🍿

@alwlferventdreams2651 Год назад

Thanks for taking the time to teach us all and make this video. 🖖🏼

@MattiasHolmgren Год назад

You art so welcome 🙏👌🥳☕️🍀🥁

@agonzalez1324 2 года назад

Thank you. That was Clear and Understandable. Blessings!

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Happy to inspire! 👌😃

@sunny3560-e6y 2 года назад

Great video thanks a lot for the details!

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Happy to share some piano joy Sunny! ☀️☕️🥁

@behemothokun 2 года назад

This will help immensily. My small non Profit I do work for got a piano as a donation which needs a tune. We can't justify to hire a professional tuner but buying a tuning kit and a bit of patience is something we can do

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Happy to share some tips and my process of tuning my own piano. Good luck with the tuning and do let me know how it turns out for you. ;)

@EduardoSilva-cx9ow Год назад

Mattias, I learned more from you in 10 minutes, than I learn from an entire course. Thank you!

@MattiasHolmgren Год назад

Thats wonderful, happy to share some piano tips! Thanks for writing Eduardo! What kind of piano do you have? 🌱😄💎

@EduardoSilva-cx9ow Год назад

@@MattiasHolmgren I have a baby grand Kawai. It is 30+ years old and it has been in the US, Brazil and now in Sweden.

@rachelglass9131 2 года назад

this video was amazing. im getting a free piano from market place that i'm going to pick up this week that im sure will need some tuning. You're awesome! thank you for making things seem not so intimidating!!!!! with love, rayray

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Thanks for writing Rachel! I’m happy to help out,. Enjoy that new piano and lemme know how the tuning goes! 🥳🥁☕️☀️

@danemcbaine8835 Год назад

I got an old Piano from the 30's in questionable shape at a thrift store and want to try and make it usable myself. This helps a lot!

@MattiasHolmgren Год назад

Wonderful, thanks! 🙏💎🍀

@mrlintonious 2 года назад

Wow, that piano sounds beautiful. Amazing playing.

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Thank you very much! 🌞😀

@Daegis88 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for this clear / concise / simple video. I just bought piano tuning equipment on Amazon for 9$ and am looking forward to trying it out

@MattiasHolmgren 9 месяцев назад

Have fun! Happy tuning!

@MechInvent Год назад

Beautiful. Best version on RU-vid... Also, love the song at the end. Now time to get my kit..

@MattiasHolmgren Год назад

Thanks James! 🙏😄

@juanpablovp0 9 месяцев назад

That Olafur's Saman at the beginning bought me! Excellent choice!

@MattiasHolmgren 9 месяцев назад

Thanks 👌☕️🎉😄

@olafsfamily2097 2 года назад

this was real helpful, got me the family piano from the 1880s and it could use a tuning.

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Superb, hope you get the piano in check and in tune Olaf!

@maryjewell9795 2 года назад

I am VERY appreciative of your video, which got me over the hump of trying this for myself. Thank you!

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Happy to inspire and good luck tuning that Piano! ☀️☕️🦊

@maryjewell9795 2 года назад

Just an update...I have about one octave left! I have learned a lot about listening when tuning...This piano is used solely for teaching music online...very happy with the results :)

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Congrats Mary, so glad you took the steps to tune! Its no big deal and you can retune whenever you need if you got the tools! ☀️🎹🥁

@dougl409 Год назад

As a DIYer at heart, I learned to tune and rebuild pianos in my 20's through a comprehensive course and a lot of research. I had a side business rebuilding for about ten years. There is so much more to a good tuning than is provided here. It's great that you expose people to the basic ideas so they don't have to fear their pianos but I hope people will do some more research. One thing I saw that should be avoided is all costs is the touching of the strings. Wear gloves if you want to use your hands or get rubber stick mutes. The oils on your fingers will accelerate the rusting process on the strings.

@kukamungamassey7438 Год назад

I’m trying to look into repairing old pianos but most videos/websites lead to basic stuff. Is there anything you can suggest to go deeper into the subject?

@dougl409 Год назад

@@kukamungamassey7438 The greatest book I've ever come across is Arthur Reblitz' Piano Servicing Tuning & Rebuilding. It covers everything you could ever do to a piano and very clearly with great photos and illustrations. Good luck to you!

@kukamungamassey7438 Год назад

@@dougl409 awesome, thank you so much. I was scrolling fb marketplace and saw so many beautiful pianos that were just…free. Some were even willing to deliver. But I found one that caught my attention and it was a George Steck baby grand piano. I know almost nothing about pianos other than they are very expensive so I wanted to get that one, fix it up and finally teach myself to play and possibly fix others to sell/donate since there are just so many. But thank you for your help, I have a lot of research and practice until I get to that point.

@dougl409 Год назад

@@kukamungamassey7438 The piano is a fascinating instrument. Have fun getting to work on one and good luck learning to play. I taught myself to play at the age of 25 and I play every day and am now 58. I have a 103 year old Bush & Lane upright that looks and sounds almost as good as new. I am currently waiting for six bass strings to come back from the string manufacturer because the copper windings had loosened up a little and were creating an annoying buzz.

@kukamungamassey7438 Год назад

@@dougl409 I have enough musical background to teach myself how to play but it seems so difficult and complex but simple at the same time. I started playing trombone at 10 years old and haven’t put it down since. Over the years of middle and high school I’ve learned all of the brass and want to learn piano since it will be a required class in college so hopefully I’ll be able to very soon. Guitar would probably be my next instrument to learn but that one will have to wait a little bit.

@paulruez7906 Год назад

I have a very old antique piano I just bought, this video is great because I could not find anyone that wanted to come tune it . lol

@MattiasHolmgren Год назад

Congrats on your piano Paul. Thanks for the feedback. I’m glad to hear my piano tuning video helps people out with the tuning! Let me know how it turns out! Happy friday Paul! 😄🎁👌☕️

@kimberlydeprey 2 года назад

This was fascinating thank you!

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Thanks Kimberly! ☀️☕️

@user-yl6tn5lr8b Год назад

Thank you so much

@MattiasHolmgren Год назад

You are welcome Don! Happy tuning! 😉

@Gaswald 4 месяца назад

Tack! That improvisation at the end was one of the most beautiful pieces I’ve ever heard! Now, time to hit the hardware store and get a hammer.

@DawphinOfficial Год назад

Loved the Saman improv at the end! Olafur Arnalds' music is amazing

@MattiasHolmgren Год назад

Thanks 🙏 yeah he’s the best! Minimalism and emotions! Less is more.

@afoleite 2 года назад

Thank you so so much! Just to mention that, for older pianos, and from what I have searched, the more adequate tuning hammer is the K&M 167 (Thomann), having star-shaped hole for 5.8 mm pegs. Best Regards!

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

You're very welcome! Yes there are a few different tuning heads. So before any tuning; open the piano and look what the tuning head looks like. ;) Excellent tip! Thanks for writing Alfonso!

@sayonara6301 2 года назад

Very good explanation 👍👍👍

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Thanks! 🙏🍀

@ElleWhiteTV Год назад

There's so many pianos for free where I currently live. Most post says they just need a tuning. I'm excited to get my hands on one.

@MattiasHolmgren Год назад

Yeah they give pianos away for free these days. They don't know what they're missing. Every home should have at least one piano IMO. ;) Looking forwad to hear about your tuning experience Ella! 🎹🌞

@Diaafawal85 2 года назад

Great video Thank you for your efforts! ❤️❤️

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

You are welcome Diaa! Thanks for the feedback! 🥁☕️

@garycreativemusic5271 Год назад

Thanks I’m now subscribed this helped a lot with an old piano

@MattiasHolmgren Год назад

Glad it helped Gary! Thanks for the sub!

@tommybo4828 3 года назад

Thank you for the video

@MattiasHolmgren 3 года назад

You are welcome Tommy!

@jeep9978 3 месяца назад

Thank you so much!

@MattiasHolmgren 3 месяца назад

You're welcome!

@shawnlennon1947 11 месяцев назад

Sounds good enough to my ears. Got a beautiful upright for 200 bones a little bit ago that I’m gonna try this to tomorrow. Wish me luck.

@MattiasHolmgren 11 месяцев назад

Best of luck Shawn!

@shawnlennon1947 11 месяцев назад

@@MattiasHolmgren do you find on those apps your using (I downloaded the lite version of what you got and one called KeyTuner) are very fickle on the very low strings? And My chromatic guitar tuner only really picked up the middle of the piano which makes sense. Any suggestions?

@MattiasHolmgren 11 месяцев назад

Yeah its a bit harder to get those low strings recognized accurately with the tuning apps, I use my ears too and verify (tune) against an octave above.

@jlealusa 2 года назад

It is glad perfection in tuning software, dealing with all harmonic listening process, let people to concentrate in hammering technique, tricky but still easier than aural sound analyzing part.

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Happy to help out! ☀️

@dayanperera2065 2 года назад

Hi Mattias ! Thank you for this nice video, it helped me to understand the basics and hopefully i am going to try and tune my Piano for the first time.

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Glad it was helpful Dayan!

@dayanperera2065 2 года назад

Thanks Again Mattias, will let you know if i am successful.

@dimitriydzyuba218 2 года назад

Thank you very much, I'm interested in learning how to tune pianos, and this has been very helpful!

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

You are welcome Dimitriy! Happy piano tuning! ☀️🥳🍿

@jakesinclair7452 2 года назад

Outstanding. No frills but covered all the basic steps and clarified the use of the felt. Thank you Mattias!

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Thanks Jake. Appreciate the feedback. Happy to share my piano tuning process! 🎄🥁☕️ Merry xmas

@jakesinclair7452 2 года назад

@@MattiasHolmgren Servant of the people Mattias! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well. 🌲🌟🌲

@TechPithan 7 месяцев назад

Love it!! Thanks

@MattiasHolmgren 7 месяцев назад

You are so welcome!

@weidongjiang8520 11 месяцев назад

I did it , thanks very much 😊

@MattiasHolmgren 11 месяцев назад

Congrats, see there! 👌👍🎉😄 It’s not that hard. 🥁🥳 Big 👻Boooo to the few negative comments!

@kaisykaisy Год назад

Thank you very much.

@MattiasHolmgren Год назад

You are welcome!

@allenzhou506 Год назад

Wow...excellent video!

@MattiasHolmgren Год назад

Thanks 🙏😃

@nicolasperez3574 Год назад

Thank you!

@MattiasHolmgren Год назад

You're welcome Nicolas, good to have you onboard! 🎻

@flyingsodwai1382 Год назад

Thanks, my friend.

@MattiasHolmgren Год назад

You're welcome friend! 🌞

@TheOrangeCowboy 2 года назад

I just tuned my first piano thanks to you! Its old and left in unheated rooms, but its a playable piano now. And every handful of keys i tuned, i discovered little musical phrases to expan on at a future date. Again, many thanks 😊

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Hi TOC, thanks for sharing about your successful piano tuning adventure! Very glad to inspire! Thanks from icy sweden! 🌞

@isaacburdiss 3 месяца назад

Thanks! I have seven keyboards, and now I can actually tune them!

@mikeywilde 2 года назад

Thank you very muchi!!!!

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

You're welcome Mikey!

@user-ji7dv7mw2h День назад

Great video sir

@MattiasHolmgren 20 часов назад

Thanks appreciate it! Im glad so many people enjoy this piano tuning video. Did you tune yours?

@jonathantaylor3586 10 месяцев назад

Excellent

@MattiasHolmgren 10 месяцев назад

Thanks

@yalegusmle 3 года назад

This is the best DIY teaching of piano tuning for me, thanks so much!

@MattiasHolmgren 3 года назад

You are welcome. Happy to inspire! 🌞🥳🦊

@cwang4ever 2 года назад

I admire those who play piano so well and can perform tuning as well.

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Happy to inspire Charlie! ☕️🥳🥁☀️

@TheOrangeCowboy 2 года назад

yes we have an old piano collecting dust instead of memories. I just ordered the kit from ebay. Many thanks. I love your improvisation -light cheerful - maybe u can show how u improvise that - I'd love to play that beautiful and light feeling

@MattiasHolmgren 2 года назад

Hi TOC, thanks and congrats! Hope you get the kit swiftly to begin tuning that old piano. Oh, thanks glad you enjoyed my little piano improvisation. When we improvise we usually mix (unintentionally and intentional) things we've picked up during the years of digesting music, listening / playing. This was just some soft played (broken chords); Cm -> Bb / D -> Eb -> Ab -> Bb -> Cm. I'll see if I can make some piano playing episodes in a near future. I'm not a concert pianist or anything, but I did compose my share of music for games, film, albums and media since age 17 in 1995. Again, thanks and good luck with that piano. Let me know how the tuning goes! Cheers from rainy sweden. 🌞

@TheOrangeCowboy 2 года назад

@@MattiasHolmgren cool - thanks for your view of improvizing. Yes an improvizing video would be fascinating. Especially the light joyful type. Cool you made music for movies and games etc. Im not looking to be a concert pianist - Im looking to score my own screen plays & tv shows - so - you are the right guy to learn from. Much Joy