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    • Robert Morley & Company Ltd.

      34 Engate Street
      London
      Lewisham, London SE13 7HA
      England

      Robert Morley & Company Limited, established 1881

    • Thornhill Pianos

      24 Coronet Stree
      Haggerston
      Bridport Place, London N16HD
      England

      Thornhill Pianos is a family business selling and

    • The Piano Gallery

      13-15 London Street
      Faringdon, Oxfordshire SN7 7AE
      England

      At the Piano Gallery, we stock a wide range of new

    • Courtney Pianos

      43 Botley Road
      Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2 OBN
      England

      We are specialists retailer of traditional pianos

    • Horsham Piano Centre

      1 Queen Street
      Horsham, West Sussex RH13 5AA
      England

      The Horsham Piano Centre was established in 1980

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    Did You Know Piano Facts

    Common Piano Tuning Tools
    Common tools for tuning pianos include the tuning hammer or lever, a variety of mutes, and a tuning fork or electronic tuning fork. The tuning hammer is used to turn the tuning pins, increasing or decreasing the tension of the string. Mutes are used to mute strings that are not being tuned. Most tuners in the UK use a Papps wedge for tuning upright pianos because it slides easily between hammer shanks. . Wedge-shaped felt or rubber mutes are used on grandís they are inserted between two strings not being tuned to mute them. While tuning the temperament octave, a felt strip can be placed over the scale section of the piano, and inserted between each note, muting the outer two strings of each note, but leaving the middle string free to vibrate. After the centre strings are all tuned, the felt strip can be removed note by note, tuning the outer strings to the centre strings what mutes are used is down to the personal preference of the piano tuner and the tuner may use a combination of mutes