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    • Bluthner Piano Centre

      10 Portman Square
      Baker Street
      Marylebone, London W1H 6AZ
      England

    • Dawsons Music Ltd (Chester)

      30 Pepper Street
      Chester, Cheshire CH1 1DF
      England

      We supply all styles of Acoustic Piano, from

    • Shackleford Pianos

      Unit 2, Crown Centre
      Bond Street
      Macclesfield, Cheshire SK11 6QS
      England

      Offers a hand-picked selection of prestigious

    • Dawsons Music Ltd (Basingstoke)

      3 - 4 Chelsea House
      Festival Place
      Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 7JR
      England

    • JOSEFS PIANOS

      5 Bridge St
      Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14 6EW
      England

      As a family business, we have specialised in

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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