Piano Technicians Journal

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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.

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

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2016

June 2016

Trevor T. Nelson, RPT - Music Desk Glide Rail Removal - p.9

2015

February 2015

Ed Sutton, RPT and John Parham, RPT - The Practical Technician's Tuning Hand Tool 2 - p. 12

January 2015

Ed Sutton, RPT and John Parham, RPT - The Practical Technician's Tuning Hand: Tool 1 - p. 13

2012

June 2012

Ed Sutton, RPT - 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  

2011

December 2011

TT&T - Pin Vise Voicing Tool

July 2011

Jim Viviano - Sine Language Audio Files

January 2011

Alan Zajicek, RPT - Tuning Mid Range Unisons

2010

April 2010

Bill Bremmer, RPT - Tunes Treble Octaves

2009

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

2008

October 2008

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

2007

September 2007

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