Imposter syndrome…I know all about that. Thoughtful people learning a professional skill go through this…but the more skill you develop, the feeling will go away…it’s just part of the process….I’m glad you mentioned this! Aloha!
Not only are you killing it now, but it’s clear you care deeply about being professional and doing great work. Imagine where you’ll be in 10+ years! Keep up the great work.
Yes super professional not snorty at all. 😊 😊 Those are the best people because they try to be professional *and* they A R E professional = trustworthy. 😊
All I can say is a “BIG THANK YOU!” for breathing life back into the pianos that you tune and service!! I can just imagine how many hours of joy, happiness, and musical satisfaction you give to the owners.❤️AWESOME!❤️
I was also a piano tuner and repairer for a 28-year career in this profession that I loved very much and it was my passion, I subscribe to your channel.
It is a nice job. Not easy and we can have difficult times, with stubborn pianos and lose pins.. but when I’m tuning and it’s going well, I’m in a happy place!!!
it's a long story, but helpful in understanding the billing issues. I consider myself pretty handy, and many years ago we had a washing machine that would barely dribble out the hot water. The common cause of this is a clogged screen right where the water hose goes into the washing machine. I disconnected the hose, found the screen and pulled it out. Sure enough, it was loaded up with calcium. Very common issue with the hot water connection. I cleaned up the calcium, put it back together, and tested the machine. The hot water still dribbled out, with very little improvement. At that point I thought it had to be the pump. I got a new pump from the appliance supply store and installed it. The hot water still just dribbled out. The only thing left would have been the internal hoses, a real problem to deal with in this particular machine. But I got those hoses out, along with all connected fittings and found they were all completely clear. At that point, I threw my hands up and called an appliance repairman. He showed up, and immediately went to the hot water connection, and pulled out the screen that I had cleaned already. I had told him what I had already done, so I was a little surprised that he was doing that, but thankfully, I kept my mouth shut. He commented that I had cleaned it up pretty well. He then stuck his little finger in the same fitting and pulled out a second identical screen which was completely crusted and clogged. He replaced that screen, and the machine filled fine. He told me that this maker put two screens in this model, because they had engineered the fitting too deep, and with one screen (which is also the washer) the connection would leak. When he gave me the bill for $70, his company's minimum, but still a lot of money 40 years ago, he sensed my disappointment at paying him that much money for 3 minutes' work, he said "Just remember, you're paying me for what I know, not what I do." ..... So just remember, there aren't many people who can tune a piano, and you put a lot of time in your training (50 free tunings! plus your experience learning to play.) And you're cheaper than the guy we use. Keep up the good work!
7:04 Difficult, but very enjoyable. I was recently given my friend's old Jansen piano that he didn't use. It turned out to have a LOT of problems. Like bunches of keys stuck together, keys that did nothing when pressed, keys that didn't move, mouse damage, water damage, insanely out of tune, etc. basically the worse piano possible. But, I ended up completely repairing it in a few days, and it was SO MUCH FUN. I learnt so much new things, I learnt how to repair certain problems, disassemble the action, etc. But most importantly I learnt how to tune the piano, so I would never need to pay to get it repaired or tuned. It was such an upgrade from the terrible keyboard I once played on, which had stiff/ hard to press keys, for some reason small keys, making it very annoying to play. But I'm so glad I was able to fix the piano myself. Actually, you probably had some sort of role in it, by helping me figure out some type of way I had to do to fix the piano, just from watching your shorts and remembering some things from them. Thank you.
@@leif1075 It's great because it shows he has belief in Jesus Christ and if you know what that means you'd think it is great too, I highly recommend looking into it a great starting place is the Gospel's of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John In the New Testament, but I'll let it speak for itself Enjoy!
It's not great, twits who can't be good unless they have someone holding them accountable need god to feel a purpose and fear death so they use religion to hide that fear. @@leif1075
Enjoyed your video brother. I tuned our church piano a while back and really enjoyed it. It took me like 3-4 tries to actually get it right but once I finally finished it it was rewarding to hear.
I just learned how to tune my piano! (video on my channel ☺️). But... I had bought the least expensive tuning kit I could find and the handle of my hammer snapped on my second tuning (about a quarter of my piano is in tune 🤦🏼♀️). So make sure you get a hammer with a wooden handle! As a Christian I appreciate your openness to share your faith. God bless!
The Steinway has the wrong logo on the fallboard for a Duo-Art of that era. Nice piano, likely an AR from around 1923. Steinway records will show that the piano was sold to Aeolian. Aeolian then added the player components. Whomever refinished the piano likely gutted the player, which is too bad. A Duo-Art can sound fantastic, and reproduce exactly the playing of artists such as George Gershwin. The Duo-Art components do not effect the sound or playing of an instrument in any way, so if you run across one with the player unit intact, recommend that the owner have it restored, or leave it for the next owner.
I was a concert piano technician for over 40 years prepping instruments for the most demanding world known performing artists. We learned tuning by ear and collected so many years of experience in voicing, rebuilding etc. the "old" school to develop the feeling and skills needed. Sadly the Personal " human " feeling and warmth into a tuning goes mainly lost in working with electronic tuning devices. However, keep up the good work, it's a long and difficult way.
The school piano made me say Ewww when I heard how far out of tune it was. I'm a guitarist, but my mom plays piano. I've always wanted to learn how to play and learn how to tune them. I enjoy and appreciate your videos.
Just found to your channel. My first job (at 16) was a piano tuner for a local company in our village. Learnt to how to tune, repair, rebuild, French polish etc. we also rented grand pianos for concerts (much fun moving those upstairs).
This is so inspiring. Thanks to a short from your page randomly, I checked our the education possibilities of becoming a piano tuner in Norway. Turns out they are actually in really high demand. I have wanted to before but forgotten and I am looking for a new career. I think it might really really suit me. Thank you so much ❤
Hello, Sir! I am Swara Upadhyay from India 🇮🇳. I am a pianist as well as a violinist and i am 17. Since a past few years i have started learning how to tune the piano but have not been usually satisfied. I am self taught (about tuning), btw. I have watched many of your videos recently and i love all of them. You are doing an amazing job. Please read this comment and do reply as i would like to learn tuning with you. Looking forward for your positive reply! Regards, Swara
As an aspiring piano technician myself I enjoyed this video very much, as it gave me a glimpse into what a day may be like for me a few years down the road. As a Christian myself I appreciate you acknowledging your faith, and I suspect that the financial rewards of this job are secondary to the knowledge that you are doing what God has called you to do.
7:23 😭 bro I'm italian, I did the conversion with the measures we use and basically you're paying gasoline 0,86€ per liter. As a term of comparison, in 1997 (27 years ago!) it used to cost 0,94 per liter here, and we didn't even have euros yet. In 2004 it was already over 1€ per liter and currently it's 1,8 per liter which is almost twice as much as it costs there in your place...
Awesome video!! I really enjoyed watching. I’ve been tuning on and off sounds 1998. In very fussy so I give myself a hard time lol. What I found is the piano goes out and changes slightly as I go through it. I do a fast tuning then another pass fine tuning. This is essentially the way to go as I see you do that too! Excellent! I use the app on my iPad called PianoMeter. Is really fantastic and I can tune right up to the top C! Tuning test unisons up there are hard!! But I tune each string separately and they are fine. I notice that I can get on some strings + or - 2-5 cents and it’s in tune, which is great. Of course pianos are never perfect. What we do makes a HUGE difference to every piano we tune! I’m flabbergasted at the condition of many pianos I had seen over the years. Keep up the great work!!
Glad to see he's doing well. I thought piano tuning was a dying profession, sort of like church organist. Digital pianos are very good these days. And they never get out of tune.
What a great skill. I really appreciate it. I am a musician and was a music major. I got through music heavily depenting on my ear. I rarely read much anymore as I can usually play improvisationaly what I hear. One thing I hear Eg. with the new string was the difference being BFO. Beat Frequency Oscillation. It is amazingly sensitive and accurate. I just find what you do fascinating. Im old and retired and not looking for a career. Ha ha. But it would be a good one. I am still very active playing music.
Hey man you are a big inspiration for me im a teen boy who is Christian and you seem like a good role model your hardworking and your not afraid to show your faith
Understand that this is normally a 2-3 year professional education. You must learn to tune using only a 435-440Hz fork. You must be able to adjust the hammer heads, mechanics & and stringpressure on the board.
that where some nice piano's you tuned. yesterday i tuned a Imperial grand from bosendorfer.. to be honest i was quite scared given the price on that grand piano.... but i all went well
The $600 today is impressive but I’m sure it’s not everyday you have that many appointments. Lots of people are starting to give up on piano here as they’re way too expensive to purchase. They either go digital or pursue other musical adventures (drums, wind instruments, and electric guitars are popular). Also, with the prices you are charging, there is always going to be someone who will do it for less despite that person having little to zero experience. In the worst case, they'll just leave their piano out of tune or tune it themselves.
Wow!! That was insightful. Basically a day in the life of an honest to boot American making a clean living. May you grow in all ways you desire. By the way when you can , a couple of times a year buy and stick away a little gold bullion for the very distant future. Fiat currency, paper representation of real money is purchasing less and less with each successive quarter. all the best.
3:40 You said the camera doesn't do it justice, but I think it looks great. Many pianos these days are black as if they're trying to be extra fancy, but I prefer the regular wood color
This is awesome! Wish there more 20 something tuners near me, but all the young people are off to college and a lucky few if any will be doing as well. That said, I bet there are even fewer people under thirty shelling out quarterly taxes lol.
I've been watching all your videos, catching up cuz I just found your channel after mentioning to my mom that our piano needed tuning. (The phones are listening) Anywho, after spending almost an hour online, looking at Baldwin Acrosonic models, I've noticed something strange. Ours has a unique music sheet music stand. I know it's a model from the 50s or 60s, but I can't find a counterpart for it. Also, this'll probably give ya a conniption but she's only been tuned twice in her lifetime. The most recent was in 97 when my mom had her tuned. I can say, she definitely needs it. Sad part, both the tuners in our area, they seem to be a bit shady at best... I dunno if others are just unlisted though. If you know anyone in The Woodlands, Tx area, I could use a hand here.
The trick is to keep the demand coming. If you have the time and opportunity to establish yourself then you will be fine. But if you are just jumping into an existing market where people have a tuner already then it can be challenging and you end up spending a lot more on transportation to reach the clients who are further away just so you can get to the job
Almost $700 per day for 4hrs of work amd driving? As engineer with 30 yesrs of experience, I don't make that much money. There was a time that piano tunners had to rely on their ears only. Now days, tunners basically use apps and follow its left and right directions. Thanks you. I sold my piano and bought an electric one. It never needs tunning and I never pay this much money again.
Since you charge extra for repairs, do you ask the piano’s owner before you make the repair? Or do you just go ahead and fix it? I could foresee angry customers with the latter option. But with the former, do you ever end up not fixing it because the customer doesn’t want to pay?
lets say he makes $600 a day Sunday-saturday that would mean that hes making $16,800 a month... that would also mean that he would make $201,600 a year😳. Thats as much as a commercial airplane pilot
i have a question, where do u live (like which country?) i currently live in uk and my piano hasnt been tuned since like 2018🤧 was wondering whether u do like overseas service or not :)) love ur vids by the way!!
Very informative videos. Question : u ever have to replace the soundboard on a piano? Just curious 🤔 Personally I've got an old what used to be referred to as a "Tom Thumb." Just a simple small acoustic upright that's only 5 and a half octaves with a magnetic pickup rod that runs across the strings in order to amplify & modify the sound using the built-in Helpinstill system. Basically it's a piano for a traveling band that definitely needs an acoustic tone but can't afford to own, ship or rent a full grand or spinet. 🎹
Three signs that a customer has attempted to tune a piano themselves: (1) Scratches on the tuning pins where they have used their Craftsman hex socket wrench instead of the square tuning hammer. (2) Wildly out of tune because they could not hear strings in unison (3) Broken strings when they flailed about, tightening far more than needed.
Not too difficult right now. There are a lot of people retiring and we need more people in the trade. 40 years ago competition was steep, but now there are not enough tuners. In my local chapter we tend to share clients and a good portion of my business has been from referrals from other piano tuners who have full schedules. Now it takes a while to build up the client list and it will take you some time to develop the skills in the first place, but its a rewarding trade full of good people who only wish to share knowledge to the next generation. I would recommend contacting the Piano Technicians guild as they can refer you to where you can find your local chapter where you can meat someone who you an apprentice under. Some areas have more tuners than others so its best to check. There are also some schools such as North bennet street in boston, a university in florida and a program down in the university of huston.
TH-cam is how I learned my trade as a landscaper and arborist (cutting tree’s down). I wonder if I should learn piano tuning. I’m a music director for a church. It’s a much cleaner job than mine lol. And I average 400-500 profit a day when doing landscaping. Tree cutting is definitely a higher pay
Like the editing is good your talking was great the things you talked about were relevant to the video and I really love the advice and honesty you showed you truly are a humble human being I see so much success in your future
He uses the same app as me and it is Tunelab. It is roughly $300 for a licence to use. In my opinion it is a great piano tuning software. You can't just use any software to tune pianos.
Piano tuning in my country costs around (Ringgit Malaysia) RM130 only ($27.60) & my piano tuner is just like you, tuning about 3 pianos daily. He said he earns around 6-7k monthly. #JustSharing
I have to tune my saxophone every time I play it. Or, am I tuning myself to the saxophone? That's absolutely frivolous compared to what you do, though. I did not know, until now, that they made a player grand piano ...especially, Steinway. Do you know if that was part of that piano's original construction or was it an after market modification? I would think it would be easier just to install the player mechanism on original construction. Awesome video by the way! I'm looking forward to your next tuning adventure. May God fill to overflowing your cup of blessings!
Usually they are not after market modifications. Most of them are made as grand player pianos or upright player piano with everything in them when you buy it. Player pianos have tons of mechanical parts and tubes that would be difficult for someone other than a piano manufacturer to put in the piano. Unfortunately most player pianos out there are not in functioning condition which is sad because of how awesome player pianos are.
Your doing great for someone so young. Only just found your channel. My friend Neil Archer has a piano TH-cam channel, he plays so many different types of music, sure would appreciate anyone reading this checking his channel out.
The Steinway had its player action removed because in order to maintain the piano action or do some voicing requiring the action coming out the pianola action is in the way and makes things really impossible to do simple things. That frustration gets to a technician and if the customer doesn't want to pay for the time involved in dealing with the player complexity, out it goes. That bass string is really horrible. I often prefer to leave a single string rather than to have conflicting pairs. On the one hand full marks to you for the energy and success that you're coming forward with but my philosophy is that of tuning for the purpose of making better music rather than making better money.
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Imposter syndrome…I know all about that. Thoughtful people learning a professional skill go through this…but the more skill you develop, the feeling will go away…it’s just part of the process….I’m glad you mentioned this! Aloha!
Not only are you killing it now, but it’s clear you care deeply about being professional and doing great work. Imagine where you’ll be in 10+ years! Keep up the great work.
In 10 years I would be doing something totally different, can't imagine wasting so many years doing one thing over and over
Yes super professional not snorty at all. 😊 😊 Those are the best people because they try to be professional *and* they A R E professional = trustworthy. 😊
All I can say is a “BIG THANK YOU!” for breathing life back into the pianos that you tune and service!! I can just imagine how many hours of joy, happiness, and musical satisfaction you give to the owners.❤️AWESOME!❤️
I was also a piano tuner and repairer for a 28-year career in this profession that I loved very much and it was my passion, I subscribe to your channel.
Awesome!! I’m glad you like the videos :)
It is a nice job. Not easy and we can have difficult times, with stubborn pianos and lose pins.. but when I’m tuning and it’s going well, I’m in a happy place!!!
how much u got payed? for 1" job"
it's a long story, but helpful in understanding the billing issues.
I consider myself pretty handy, and many years ago we had a washing machine that would barely dribble out the hot water. The common cause of this is a clogged screen right where the water hose goes into the washing machine. I disconnected the hose, found the screen and pulled it out. Sure enough, it was loaded up with calcium. Very common issue with the hot water connection. I cleaned up the calcium, put it back together, and tested the machine. The hot water still dribbled out, with very little improvement. At that point I thought it had to be the pump. I got a new pump from the appliance supply store and installed it. The hot water still just dribbled out. The only thing left would have been the internal hoses, a real problem to deal with in this particular machine. But I got those hoses out, along with all connected fittings and found they were all completely clear. At that point, I threw my hands up and called an appliance repairman.
He showed up, and immediately went to the hot water connection, and pulled out the screen that I had cleaned already. I had told him what I had already done, so I was a little surprised that he was doing that, but thankfully, I kept my mouth shut. He commented that I had cleaned it up pretty well. He then stuck his little finger in the same fitting and pulled out a second identical screen which was completely crusted and clogged. He replaced that screen, and the machine filled fine. He told me that this maker put two screens in this model, because they had engineered the fitting too deep, and with one screen (which is also the washer) the connection would leak.
When he gave me the bill for $70, his company's minimum, but still a lot of money 40 years ago, he sensed my disappointment at paying him that much money for 3 minutes' work, he said "Just remember, you're paying me for what I know, not what I do."
..... So just remember, there aren't many people who can tune a piano, and you put a lot of time in your training (50 free tunings! plus your experience learning to play.) And you're cheaper than the guy we use.
Keep up the good work!
Dude! This story is awesome. Do you mind if I use it in a TH-cam video sometime?
Honest pay for honest work. As an aspiring pianist I really appreciate your commitment to your craft.
7:04 Difficult, but very enjoyable. I was recently given my friend's old Jansen piano that he didn't use. It turned out to have a LOT of problems. Like bunches of keys stuck together, keys that did nothing when pressed, keys that didn't move, mouse damage, water damage, insanely out of tune, etc. basically the worse piano possible. But, I ended up completely repairing it in a few days, and it was SO MUCH FUN. I learnt so much new things, I learnt how to repair certain problems, disassemble the action, etc. But most importantly I learnt how to tune the piano, so I would never need to pay to get it repaired or tuned. It was such an upgrade from the terrible keyboard I once played on, which had stiff/ hard to press keys, for some reason small keys, making it very annoying to play. But I'm so glad I was able to fix the piano myself. Actually, you probably had some sort of role in it, by helping me figure out some type of way I had to do to fix the piano, just from watching your shorts and remembering some things from them. Thank you.
I know it’s a small thing, but I really appreciate you putting the fact that you have morning Bible devos in the video!
That was a detail I noticed as well. Such a great thing!
Having Religion in your life of any kind is really awesome, and it fills your life with purpose! It's also amazing you love Jesus!
@@K4Cubingwhy is it so great if I may ask?
@@leif1075 It's great because it shows he has belief in Jesus Christ and if you know what that means you'd think it is great too, I highly recommend looking into it a great starting place is the Gospel's of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John In the New Testament, but I'll let it speak for itself Enjoy!
It's not great, twits who can't be good unless they have someone holding them accountable need god to feel a purpose and fear death so they use religion to hide that fear. @@leif1075
Enjoyed your video brother. I tuned our church piano a while back and really enjoyed it. It took me like 3-4 tries to actually get it right but once I finally finished it it was rewarding to hear.
I just learned how to tune my piano! (video on my channel ☺️). But... I had bought the least expensive tuning kit I could find and the handle of my hammer snapped on my second tuning (about a quarter of my piano is in tune 🤦🏼♀️). So make sure you get a hammer with a wooden handle!
As a Christian I appreciate your openness to share your faith. God bless!
Hey! I’ve binged watched all of your videos and I’m hooked- can’t wait for more!🎹🪛
I love the longer videos! It's great to see what another technician's routine is. Your videos are awesome!
The Steinway has the wrong logo on the fallboard for a Duo-Art of that era. Nice piano, likely an AR from around 1923. Steinway records will show that the piano was sold to Aeolian. Aeolian then added the player components. Whomever refinished the piano likely gutted the player, which is too bad. A Duo-Art can sound fantastic, and reproduce exactly the playing of artists such as George Gershwin.
The Duo-Art components do not effect the sound or playing of an instrument in any way, so if you run across one with the player unit intact, recommend that the owner have it restored, or leave it for the next owner.
I was a concert piano technician for over 40 years prepping instruments for the most demanding world known performing artists. We learned tuning by ear and collected so many years of experience in voicing, rebuilding etc. the "old" school to develop the feeling and skills needed. Sadly the Personal
" human " feeling and warmth into a tuning goes mainly lost in working with electronic tuning devices. However, keep up the good work, it's a long and difficult way.
I love the longer videos. Best video ever! It was nice to see at the end that you do have fun.👍
The school piano made me say Ewww when I heard how far out of tune it was. I'm a guitarist, but my mom plays piano. I've always wanted to learn how to play and learn how to tune them. I enjoy and appreciate your videos.
I’m apprenticing right now as 19 year old very excited
Do you enjoy it and not want to do anything else?
The hard part is getting the massive client list to keep you working full time 😊
Just found to your channel. My first job (at 16) was a piano tuner for a local company in our village. Learnt to how to tune, repair, rebuild, French polish etc. we also rented grand pianos for concerts (much fun moving those upstairs).
This is so inspiring. Thanks to a short from your page randomly, I checked our the education possibilities of becoming a piano tuner in Norway. Turns out they are actually in really high demand. I have wanted to before but forgotten and I am looking for a new career. I think it might really really suit me. Thank you so much ❤
Great job, man. These types of videos are some of my faves. Keep it up!
I think it'd be a nice upsell to clients to offer a quick surface cleaning to a piano when you're done tuning. Adds a touch of class to the service!
Wow this has been a very interesting and chill video to watch. It's great to know that you can live from what you do! Good vibes
Hello, Sir!
I am Swara Upadhyay from India 🇮🇳.
I am a pianist as well as a violinist and i am 17.
Since a past few years i have started learning how to tune the piano but have not been usually satisfied. I am self taught (about tuning), btw.
I have watched many of your videos recently and i love all of them. You are doing an amazing job.
Please read this comment and do reply as i would like to learn tuning with you.
Looking forward for your positive reply!
Regards, Swara
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You've have got your life in very clean order. Props to you man, that's tough.
It's suuuuch a chill format for vids! Would be good to see more!
As an aspiring piano technician myself I enjoyed this video very much, as it gave me a glimpse into what a day may be like for me a few years down the road. As a Christian myself I appreciate you acknowledging your faith, and I suspect that the financial rewards of this job are secondary to the knowledge that you are doing what God has called you to do.
7:23 😭 bro I'm italian, I did the conversion with the measures we use and basically you're paying gasoline 0,86€ per liter. As a term of comparison, in 1997 (27 years ago!) it used to cost 0,94 per liter here, and we didn't even have euros yet. In 2004 it was already over 1€ per liter and currently it's 1,8 per liter which is almost twice as much as it costs there in your place...
0,50 per litre in russia 💀
Awesome video!! I really enjoyed watching. I’ve been tuning on and off sounds 1998. In very fussy so I give myself a hard time lol. What I found is the piano goes out and changes slightly as I go through it. I do a fast tuning then another pass fine tuning. This is essentially the way to go as I see you do that too! Excellent! I use the app on my iPad called PianoMeter. Is really fantastic and I can tune right up to the top C! Tuning test unisons up there are hard!! But I tune each string separately and they are fine. I notice that I can get on some strings + or - 2-5 cents and it’s in tune, which is great. Of course pianos are never perfect. What we do makes a HUGE difference to every piano we tune! I’m flabbergasted at the condition of many pianos I had seen over the years. Keep up the great work!!
Glad to see he's doing well. I thought piano tuning was a dying profession, sort of like church organist. Digital pianos are very good these days. And they never get out of tune.
What a great skill. I really appreciate it. I am a musician and was a music major. I got through music heavily depenting on my ear. I rarely read much anymore as I can usually play improvisationaly what I hear. One thing I hear Eg. with the new string was the difference being BFO. Beat Frequency Oscillation. It is amazingly sensitive and accurate. I just find what you do fascinating. Im old and retired and not looking for a career. Ha ha. But it would be a good one. I am still very active playing music.
I keep a stash of oat bars and bags of oatmeal in my travel bag. This being because it’s not just a me stash, it can help others too sometimes
Great work ! And glad you keep your morning devotions !
Keep it up !
I noticed that too! One of the things I also do as a Christian.
you see like a nice kid…..your parents should be proud….God Bless from Maine
Dang, you should do more of these. Perfect video to start the day.
New Era and Grand Rapids, MI area… beautiful place to live!
Hey man you are a big inspiration for me im a teen boy who is Christian and you seem like a good role model your hardworking and your not afraid to show your faith
I love that people actually noticed that 🎉🎉
Why would he be afraid? If you don’t mind me asking
I have a Steinway XR like the second piano you tuned. I love the piano inside and out.
Loving the longer video. Hope you will do more of these.
Great job, you must be very talented. People will always pay for talent to do work..
4:10 the first string has a richer sound and is more colorful. The replaced string sounds a little messy and somewhat dim
I so wish you could come to Oakland, California to tune my 7 foot Baldwin. You’re amazing!
Simple, impressive, and so inspiring .... Thanks you so much !
Understand that this is normally a 2-3 year professional education. You must learn to
tune using only a 435-440Hz fork.
You must be able to adjust the hammer heads, mechanics & and stringpressure on the board.
I'm from Mallorca, I find you here, I'm 43 almost... And I admire you a lot my friend
You helped make me brave enough to learn how to tune. Thank you!
Good luck in your pianocraft journey !
that where some nice piano's you tuned.
yesterday i tuned a Imperial grand from bosendorfer.. to be honest i was quite scared given the price on that grand piano.... but i all went well
I know that 😊
@@NickG540 the customer wanted me to clean the piano also, removed the action, that got me sweating a little.
@@adriantjuuh Congratulations !!
The $600 today is impressive but I’m sure it’s not everyday you have that many appointments. Lots of people are starting to give up on piano here as they’re way too expensive to purchase. They either go digital or pursue other musical adventures (drums, wind instruments, and electric guitars are popular).
Also, with the prices you are charging, there is always going to be someone who will do it for less despite that person having little to zero experience. In the worst case, they'll just leave their piano out of tune or tune it themselves.
nice work very explanatory video
thank you
what software are you? using?
This was such a simple video yet so intriguing lol good stuff I’m subscribing 🔥🔥
Your video is kinda soothing....I like it !!
Wow!! That was insightful. Basically a day in the life of an honest to boot American making a clean living. May you grow in all ways you desire. By the way when you can , a couple of times a year buy and stick away a little gold bullion for the very distant future. Fiat currency, paper representation of real money is purchasing less and less with each successive quarter. all the best.
wow, you're legit a good christian boy. This is wholesome content
amazing video mate.. if i can ask, what app do you use?
Cool, nice video, watched till the end. You have a nice job! Keep it up!
Awesome vid man keep up the great work. 👍
3:40 You said the camera doesn't do it justice, but I think it looks great. Many pianos these days are black as if they're trying to be extra fancy, but I prefer the regular wood color
Great job, maestro
What a nice relaxed lifestyle.
It's nice to have a job you enjoy and working alone ain't bad either!
This is awesome! Wish there more 20 something tuners near me, but all the young people are off to college and a lucky few if any will be doing as well. That said, I bet there are even fewer people under thirty shelling out quarterly taxes lol.
Enjoying the long form videos, hope to see more! Thanks for the interesting content.
You're pretty awesome dude
Saudações do Brasil! Sou um grande fã. Parabéns pelo trabalho. Queria ver mais vídeos de grandes pianos verticais.
Adored the intermission to show the cool bathroom sink in the restaurant haha!
I've been watching all your videos, catching up cuz I just found your channel after mentioning to my mom that our piano needed tuning. (The phones are listening)
Anywho, after spending almost an hour online, looking at Baldwin Acrosonic models, I've noticed something strange. Ours has a unique music sheet music stand.
I know it's a model from the 50s or 60s, but I can't find a counterpart for it. Also, this'll probably give ya a conniption but she's only been tuned twice in her lifetime. The most recent was in 97 when my mom had her tuned. I can say, she definitely needs it.
Sad part, both the tuners in our area, they seem to be a bit shady at best... I dunno if others are just unlisted though. If you know anyone in The Woodlands, Tx area, I could use a hand here.
Thanks for sharing really enjoyed watching your video. Keep it up. From Melbourne.
Good that you are listening for beat frequencies when tuning one note
The trick is to keep the demand coming. If you have the time and opportunity to establish yourself then you will be fine. But if you are just jumping into an existing market where people have a tuner already then it can be challenging and you end up spending a lot more on transportation to reach the clients who are further away just so you can get to the job
God bless you man.
God doesnt exist
Almost $700 per day for 4hrs of work amd driving? As engineer with 30 yesrs of experience, I don't make that much money. There was a time that piano tunners had to rely on their ears only. Now days, tunners basically use apps and follow its left and right directions. Thanks you. I sold my piano and bought an electric one. It never needs tunning and I never pay this much money again.
this guy
1. reads his Bible
2. loves pianos
that right there is my type of person
Since you charge extra for repairs, do you ask the piano’s owner before you make the repair? Or do you just go ahead and fix it? I could foresee angry customers with the latter option. But with the former, do you ever end up not fixing it because the customer doesn’t want to pay?
Repairs must be done. You tell the customer and they usually say ok. But if they don’t, then you have to leave it or do it for free
0:41 God Bless you, didn't know you were a fellow Jesus enjoyer!
If you don't mind me asking, what app/software do you use, and what tuning hammers do you use/recommend?
lets say he makes $600 a day Sunday-saturday that would mean that hes making $16,800 a month... that would also mean that he would make $201,600 a year😳. Thats as much as a commercial airplane pilot
Time to be a piano doctor
Probably not working 7 days a week, BUT you’re not factoring TH-cam income so he’s definitely over that value you stated 🫣
So no weekends or holidays or sicks days? He's probably making half that amount but in a low COL area, at 20 yo, etc. That's a very tidy salary!
i have a question, where do u live (like which country?) i currently live in uk and my piano hasnt been tuned since like 2018🤧 was wondering whether u do like overseas service or not :))
love ur vids by the way!!
Very informative videos.
Question : u ever have to replace the soundboard on a piano?
Just curious 🤔
Personally I've got an old what used to be referred to as a "Tom Thumb."
Just a simple small acoustic upright that's only 5 and a half octaves with a magnetic pickup rod that runs across the strings in order to amplify & modify the sound using the built-in Helpinstill system. Basically it's a piano for a traveling band that definitely needs an acoustic tone but can't afford to own, ship or rent a full grand or spinet. 🎹
Nice to see your great work!
Great job you do saludos desde México
Three signs that a customer has attempted to tune a piano themselves:
(1) Scratches on the tuning pins where they have used their Craftsman hex socket wrench instead of the square tuning hammer.
(2) Wildly out of tune because they could not hear strings in unison
(3) Broken strings when they flailed about, tightening far more than needed.
Is it hard to become a piano tuner? I took piano lessons when I was younger and LOVE classical piano music.
Not too difficult right now. There are a lot of people retiring and we need more people in the trade. 40 years ago competition was steep, but now there are not enough tuners. In my local chapter we tend to share clients and a good portion of my business has been from referrals from other piano tuners who have full schedules. Now it takes a while to build up the client list and it will take you some time to develop the skills in the first place, but its a rewarding trade full of good people who only wish to share knowledge to the next generation. I would recommend contacting the Piano Technicians guild as they can refer you to where you can find your local chapter where you can meat someone who you an apprentice under. Some areas have more tuners than others so its best to check. There are also some schools such as North bennet street in boston, a university in florida and a program down in the university of huston.
TH-cam is how I learned my trade as a landscaper and arborist (cutting tree’s down). I wonder if I should learn piano tuning. I’m a music director for a church. It’s a much cleaner job than mine lol. And I average 400-500 profit a day when doing landscaping. Tree cutting is definitely a higher pay
It costs me £65 to have my Kawai GX2 tuned in the UK and he’s a 30 year qualified tuner.
9:36 did you give it back to the school🧐🧐
You are a good guy . Yepper indeed .
Great Job👍
This is a really amazing video tbh
Like the editing is good your talking was great the things you talked about were relevant to the video and I really love the advice and honesty you showed you truly are a humble human being I see so much success in your future
Quick question what app do you use to tune the piano
He uses the same app as me and it is Tunelab. It is roughly $300 for a licence to use. In my opinion it is a great piano tuning software. You can't just use any software to tune pianos.
He's using Pianoscope
May the LORD bless you!
Piano tuning in my country costs around (Ringgit Malaysia) RM130 only ($27.60) & my piano tuner is just like you, tuning about 3 pianos daily. He said he earns around 6-7k monthly. #JustSharing
Love this, I was just a kid - says a 20 year old. 😉😉
great video i appreciate you and reading the Bible in the morning that is totally awesome! Keep up the great work you do tuning pianos
I have to tune my saxophone every time I play it. Or, am I tuning myself to the saxophone? That's absolutely frivolous compared to what you do, though. I did not know, until now, that they made a player grand piano ...especially, Steinway. Do you know if that was part of that piano's original construction or was it an after market modification? I would think it would be easier just to install the player mechanism on original construction.
Awesome video by the way! I'm looking forward to your next tuning adventure. May God fill to overflowing your cup of blessings!
Usually they are not after market modifications. Most of them are made as grand player pianos or upright player piano with everything in them when you buy it. Player pianos have tons of mechanical parts and tubes that would be difficult for someone other than a piano manufacturer to put in the piano. Unfortunately most player pianos out there are not in functioning condition which is sad because of how awesome player pianos are.
Am I the only one that likes the out-of-tune piano sound better?
Nope :)
The next song you should do it is a hymn
The first Noel ❤
Your doing great for someone so young. Only just found your channel. My friend Neil Archer has a piano TH-cam channel, he plays so many different types of music, sure would appreciate anyone reading this checking his channel out.
Great video! I'd like to learn to tune but I don't think I have the patience.
The Steinway had its player action removed because in order to maintain the piano action or do some voicing requiring the action coming out the pianola action is in the way and makes things really impossible to do simple things. That frustration gets to a technician and if the customer doesn't want to pay for the time involved in dealing with the player complexity, out it goes. That bass string is really horrible. I often prefer to leave a single string rather than to have conflicting pairs. On the one hand full marks to you for the energy and success that you're coming forward with but my philosophy is that of tuning for the purpose of making better music rather than making better money.