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Practical guidance for piano owners, musicians, and institutions — written by Eathan Janney, founder of Floating Piano Factory and a professional piano technician with more than two decades of experience.
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Bulk Piano Tuning: What Schools, Studios, and Venues Need to Know
Bulk Piano Tuning: What Schools, Studios, and Venues Need to Know When you're responsible for more than one piano, the way you think about tuning has
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Institutional Piano Tuning: A Guide for Universities, Conservatories, and Performing Arts Centers
Institutional Piano Tuning: A Guide for Universities, Conservatories, and Performing Arts Centers The pianos at a university music department, a cons
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How Often Should You Tune Your Piano in Chicago?
How Often Should You Tune Your Piano in Chicago? By Eathan Janney, Floating Piano Factory --- Chicago is not an easy place to own a piano. I've been
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Grand Piano vs. Upright: Understanding the Tuning Needs of Your Chicago Instrument
Grand Piano vs. Upright: Understanding the Tuning Needs of Your Chicago Instrument By Eathan Janney, Floating Piano Factory --- One of the questions
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Piano Care in Chicago: A Seasonal Guide
Piano Care in Chicago: A Seasonal Guide By Eathan Janney, Floating Piano Factory --- Chicago's climate is beautiful and brutal in equal measure. For
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What to Expect From Your First Piano Tuning Appointment in Chicago
What to Expect From Your First Piano Tuning Appointment in Chicago By Eathan Janney, Floating Piano Factory --- If you've never had your piano tuned
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How Often Should You Tune Your Piano? (The Honest Answer)
How Often Should You Tune Your Piano? The Honest Answer By Eathan Janney, Founder — Floating Piano Factory --- The most common question I hear from p
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Humidity and Your Piano: What Every Chicago Piano Owner Should Know
Humidity and Your Piano: What Every Chicago Piano Owner Should Know By Eathan Janney, Founder — Floating Piano Factory --- Of all the factors that af
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Tuning vs. Regulation vs. Voicing: What's the Difference?
Tuning vs. Regulation vs. Voicing: What's the Difference? By Eathan Janney, Founder — Floating Piano Factory --- Piano owners are sometimes surprised
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What Is a Pitch Raise — And Do You Need One?
What Is a Pitch Raise — And Do You Need One? By Eathan Janney, Founder — Floating Piano Factory --- If you have called a piano technician after a lon
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I Just Bought a New Piano. Now What?
I Just Bought a New Piano. Now What? By Eathan Janney, Founder — Floating Piano Factory --- Buying a new piano is an exciting moment. Whether it is y
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Is It Worth Tuning an Old Piano? (An Honest Assessment)
Is It Worth Tuning an Old Piano? An Honest Assessment By Eathan Janney, Founder — Floating Piano Factory --- This question comes up often. Someone ha
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Keys and the Key Bed: The Foundation of Touch
Keys and the Key Bed: The Foundation of Touch Part 3 of 6 in the Floating Piano Factory Piano Action Series --- Piano keys are not simple levers. The
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The Hammer Assembly: Heart of the Piano Action
The Hammer Assembly: Heart of the Piano Action Part 1 of 6 in the Floating Piano Factory Piano Action Series --- Every note you play begins and ends
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The Wippen Assembly: Where Precision Lives
The Wippen Assembly: Where Precision Lives Part 2 of 6 in the Floating Piano Factory Piano Action Series --- If the hammer assembly is the voice of t
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The Damper System: Silence Is an Instrument Too
The Damper System: Silence Is an Instrument Too Part 4 of 6 in the Floating Piano Factory Piano Action Series --- Music is not only sound. It is also
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The Pedal Mechanisms: Full-Instrument Control
The Pedal Mechanisms: Full-Instrument Control Part 5 of 6 in the Floating Piano Factory Piano Action Series --- Three pedals. Two feet. Complete comm
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Grand vs. Upright Action: Why the Difference Matters
Grand vs. Upright Action: Why the Difference Matters Part 6 of 6 in the Floating Piano Factory Piano Action Series --- Over the course of this series
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Piano Tuning in Chicago's Gold Coast and Near North: Expert Care for Exceptional Instruments
Piano Tuning in Chicago's Gold Coast and Near North: Expert Care for Exceptional Instruments By Eathan Janney, Founder of Floating Piano Factory · Ch
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Piano Tuning in Chicago: What Every Piano Owner Should Know
Piano Tuning in Chicago: What Every Piano Owner Should Know By Eathan Janney, Founder of Floating Piano Factory · Chicago Piano Care --- Chicago is o
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Piano Tuning in Lincoln Park, Chicago: Premium Care for a Musical Neighborhood
Piano Tuning in Lincoln Park, Chicago: Premium Care for a Musical Neighborhood By Eathan Janney, Founder of Floating Piano Factory · Chicago Piano Ca
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How Often Should You Tune a Piano in Chicago? A Technician's Honest Answer
How Often Should You Tune a Piano in Chicago? A Technician's Honest Answer By Eathan Janney, Founder of Floating Piano Factory · Chicago Piano Care -
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Why Chicago's Climate Is the Biggest Threat to Your Piano (And What to Do About It)
Why Chicago's Climate Is the Biggest Threat to Your Piano And What to Do About It By Eathan Janney, Founder of Floating Piano Factory · Chicago Piano
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