Reddit reviews Piano Tuning Kit - Professional Piano Tuning Hammer Lever + Mute Kit

Tuning a piano, unlike tuning most string instruments, is quite complicated and takes years of practice to get right. It can be quite a valuable skill to have, both for personal use and for some extra money, but it requires a huge time commitment to begin.

There are some decent video courses that can begin to show you tuning techniques, but to really learn to set the proper temperaments and to set the pins, you need to work with an actual piano tuner who is willing to teach you.

That being said, I found learning to tune quite enjoyable. My father works as a piano rebuilder, so I was fortunate that I always had plenty of pianos around to practice on. Even so, it was months of work before I was able to get a tuning to hold for more than a day or two. The work was hard, but well worth it.

If it's definitely something you (or I guess she in this case) are interested in, you have to get the basic equipment- a hammer and mutes, which I found on amazon here. You'll also need an Accu-Tuner. I think there are other brands out there, but by far the most common is the Sanderson Accu-Tuner. The new models are great, but even the Accu-Tuner I or II are still perfectly good machines, and more than enough for a beginner. These are really useful because they allow you to preset a temperament and to store multiple different pianos so that you don't have to set up a new tuning each time you use them. Some tuners still choose to tune by ear using only a set of tuning forks, but I definitely wouldn't recommend that for a beginner.

If you have any other questions, this is a great place to ask. There are a bunch of very knowledgeable technicians that frequent this sub who I'm sure would be more than happy to help out a beginner.

Would you recommend this to start with?

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