September 24, 2005
piano workin
Spent a few hours carving/painting/attaching new black (sharp) keys for the
piano today, woot. Also started tuning it. I ended up killing my fingers
(blisters and whatnot) since I lacked proper tools, but it started to take
shape. I didn't break any strings, even (though Biderman did, haha). So
this evening I ordered a tuning kit, to aid in this venture. I know, I should
just hire a professional, but A) I'm not sure if this piano is worth it and
B) I'm going to wait until the piano is in a (more) climate controlled
environment. Tuning wouldn't last long where it is now. But tuning it myself
is proving to be very fun, and you get some really weird sounds at different
times, when you have each of the strings for a note off the right amount,
the harmonics are really fascinating. Anyhoo...
Recordings:
crapaloneacoustic