Tuning a Player Piano

[Jon Page]

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First off, have the customer put a roll on and play it.  If it doesn't work 
then they can't pin it on you.

Do not attempt to remove the player unit. The tubing may be on the verge of 
disintegration and
you will be blamed for anything which doesn't perform as it did the last 
time they played it - ten years ago.

The wind motor may be removed for easier access to the treble for tuning 
but be careful of the supply hose
and which direction in which the drive chain teeth are pointing (if they 
were replaced correctly the last time).

This could be your baptism by fire...

Your safest bet is to just give it a cursory tuning and they will be happy 
for tending to this long neglected piano.
They won't need to call someone now for at least ten more years. If it's 
flat in pitch, leave it because the bottom
plate bolts are inaccessible with the pumping bellows in the way.

If they want it to be brought to a better state, refer the job to someone 
familiar with player pianos.

You don't want to bite off a bigger can of worms than you can chew.

Jon Page

At 02:14 PM 08/16/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> > Anything special I should look out for when tuning a player piano?
> >> D. Eason, Jr.

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