Journal Media Files

This page has links to audio files that support articles in the Piano Technicians Journal. These are listed in reverse chronological order. The earlier ones of these require the free QuickTime player. If you don't have QuickTime, click here to get it. Newer files are housed at YouTube and play right here on this page.

View the PTG YouTube channel to see videos referenced in the Piano Technicians Journal. Files are listed by Journal Issue. 

June 2012

Hair Straighteners and Hammer Shanks - p. 2

TT&T - PVC Fogging Chamber - p. 11

May 2012

TT&T - Chisel Away Key Front - p. 9

Alexander Galembo, Ph.D - Quality and Acoustics of Bass Piano Tones - pp. 14-17

April 2012

TT&T - Trimming Hammer Shanks - p. 9

Alexander Galembo, Ph.D - Quality and Acoustics of Treble Piano Tones - pp. 24-27

March 2012

TT&T - Curtain Rod for Lyres and Strings

February 2012

Susan Graham

January 2012

TT&T - Stretcher Saver Tip  

December 2011

TT&T - Pin Vise Voicing Tool 

November 2011

Jack Houweling's Tool Case

July 2011

Jim Viviano •  Sine Language Audio Files

• Figure 5 - 440 Hz
• Figure 7 - Sines with Different Phases
• Figure 8 - 440 Hz + 494 Hz
• Figure 9 - F3 + A3 Partials
• Figure 10 - 80 Hz + 90 Hz Equal Amplitudes
• Figure 11 - 80 Hz + 90 Hz Unequal Amplitudes
• Figure 12 - 80 Hz Decaying Half Life of 3 Seconds
• Figure 15 - 80 Hz + 90 Hz Decaying Different Rates

January 2011

Alan Zajicek, RPT • Tuning Mid Range Unisons;

April 2010

Bill Bremmer, RPT • Tunes Treble Octaves

November 2009

Bill Bremmer, RPT • Equal Temperament via Marpurg Sequence 

Part 2A • Part 2B

October 2009

Steve Brady, RPT • The "Forearm Smash."

Bill Bremmer, RPT • Tuning of Contiguous Thirds Part 1

Bill Bremmer, RPT • Tuning of Contiguous Thirds Part 2

May 2009

Richard Davenport, RPT • Grand Backcheck Replacement and Regulation

• Removing Backchecks
• Trimming Wire
• Inserting Backchecks

March 2009

The Importance of Low Inharmonicity in the Bass by Hans Velo

Three sound files:

• Steinway D Note 1
• Small Grand Note 1 - original strings
• Small Grand Note 1 - Optimized Strings

Eric Nikiforoff, RPT • Temperament Demo (23MB)

October 2008

Four tuners demonstrate unison tuning (Requires quicktime plugin) This is a large file and will take several minutes to download. (17MB) 

September 2007

Der Klavierstimmer Kommt by Theodor Kirchner, performed by Anne Acker - November 2007