Piano Musings

One of my most frequently asked questions is: Do you tune by ear? Normally I reply, no, I use my fingers. Hah! I do use what is called an ETD (Electronic Tuning Device) as tuning aid, but the ear is always the final judge. Tuning strictly by ear has become something of an anachronism. Yes, […]

In 1960 my parents moved my 6 siblings and me from Pittsburgh to NW Ohio. It was a small rental house. I was 3 years old and I remember a man coming to work on my mother’s childhood piano. He tore it down in the living room and carted off the keys and other parts.