Piano Technician and Pianist, Carl Radford, is interviewed about how he got into piano tuning, making videos on historical tunings, and Lucky the Wonder Piano.
Carl Radford describes the type of classical well tempered tuning used in this demonstration, and how it differs from the modern tuning, and then performs Bach’s C Major Prelude with the piano tuned in the classical tuning.
I was tuning in a recording studio, when I received an email asking for a bid for the installation of humidity systems for all the 54 pianos in the music department at a major University during their Spring Break.
‘Twas the night before Christmas. What was I to do? The grand wasn’t tuned yet and I had the flu. With our Yule fest approaching, I found out with dread That the pedal was squeaking and the B flat was dead.
Grandma got run over by a Baldwin, Caroling at our house Christmas Eve. People say there's no such thing as tone-deaf, But as for me and Grandpa, we believe.
Every kid in Northshoreville liked music a lot... But the Grinch, who lived north of Northshoreville, Did NOT! The Grinch hated music! Not a soul knows the reason, But especially during the Yuletide season!