Tune Your Piano

01/28/2024

It may sound like a disaster waiting for us piano lovers, but the experiment actually brings about some fascinating insights. 👇👇👇

09/06/2023

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Inside a piano, the bass strings are wrapped with copper wire to deepen the sound without needing more length. In 2004, Adrian Alexander Mann wondered how long would the bass strings have to be…

06/06/2022

Every piano tells a story. Stoweaway and Sons. .

01/23/2022

During World War II, Steinway & Sons air-dropped pianos with large parachutes and complete tuning instructions into the battle for the American troops. Called the Victory Vertical or G.I. Steinway, the pianos were to provide a bit of relaxation/morale booster. The pianos came in olive, blue, and gray drab.

By the end of the war, Steinway & Sons had provided about 5,000 pianos to the U.S. military around the world. They had 4 sons and a few cousins who served. (Source: Love Classical Music)

01/17/2022

Former child prodigy and the last-living pupil of Sergei Rachmaninov, pianist Ruth Slenczynska celebrates her astonishing nine-decade long career with a new album.

11/16/2021

Thelonius Monk performing at the Newport Jazz Festival, being held in NYC in 1975. photographed by Burt Glinn,
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10/20/2021

09/25/2021

Celebrating the innovator himself on his birthday, Glenn Gould.