Piano tuning and tech. tips: 1. Putting unisons in tune. Stability + setting the pins 

It’s very good to have encouraged people like this. A good tuning can be extended so much by people touching up the third string and music is vibrations. If a pianist isn’t hearing strings in tune they’re disabled from making music. Thanks for the tip on doing uprights left handed.

Very helpful: This is how I got into tuning (but did play strings at school - where you make your own pitch) - The annoying single string that spoilt the music; Oh! and that one; and the other one over there - a total distraction when playing. - Pulling up unisons with the eBay tuning hammer (lever) was exactly how I started, and developed the 'feel' - it's never more than 1/16 of a turn - Reading books plus your videos Marcus - Now have case of piano tools + Wendle & Leung vintage lever - and a Peterson autostrobe 490-ST s t r e t c h tuner when tuning whole instrument - Takes me an age: but each string gets proper attention - The trick is setting the pin & relieving string tension so tuning doesn't slip: dropping down to pitch more reliable - I do 3-4 pianos for friends: replace the odd broken hammer shank and bass strings And do some general regulation. Always learning !

Im a piano tech in-training, and i love your videos. Thanks for the help! ❤

Hi. Thank you for you video, it was very helpful. I only wanted to do the unisons in between normal tunings. I just have 1 question. Everything is in tune (good enough), but sometimes when I am playing, a note or two will sound much louder than the others. Like I am banging on it, but I'm using the same exact pressure. What could cause this, and is there a way to fix it? Thanks again...

I have a very stubborn A5 on my Yamaha upright that seems to go flat the moment I remove the tuning lever. It sounds like the pin is loose. It's always the first note to go out of tune. Fantastic video and very helpful.

I tune with my own ears.🎹♫

I have a Yamaha upright and I’ve always fancied touching up the unisons when the beats start between tunings. I usually get it tuned every 6 months. Beats don’t seem to appear for at least 3 months, sometimes it starts meowing (if that makes sense) when getting close to the next tune if the weather has changed dramatically (Wales). I can’t decide whether it’s worth giving it a go.

Thank you for the tips. I have a question about setting the pins though for anyone who may be able to help. When you say "downward pressure", do you mean literally straight down, or downward but following the circular path of the tuning hammer?

I'm fine on unisons but would not attempt to do a complete equal temperament tune, my ear is not good enough to hear the beats. I have a wonderful tuner who has been tuning all his life now in his eighties (he tunes for the Bournmouth Symphony Orchestra) . He says electronic tuning aids are a waste of time! For him maybe, but what do you think?

For a reason I've never understood, I've found it's very often the right of the 3 strings that is flat. (I find 3rds and 6ths very useful for tuning).

I've never heard of a Knight piano in my entire life