One of music’s great joys is the sound of a well-tuned acoustic instrument. Everything from guitars to drums to pianos all come to life when they’re properly tuned, but they can also stand out like a ...

Brian Bailey tunes a piano. He's been aurally tuning the instruments for the past 37 years and says there's been decreased need for his services because so many people have switched to digital pianos.

Bud Fisher has been tuning pianos on the professional level since 1984, when he made the transition from full-time musician to keyboard technician. “I still play, but not as well as when it was my ...

Nimble fingers move tuning tools across the Kawai grand piano’s pinblock, adjusting each tuning pin to a point only expert ears can register. Bathed in light pouring in from the living room window of ...

Alpena — Tuning a piano takes two hours, a bag full of tools and a trained ear like that of Butch Lyon. Now in his 55th year of professionally tuning pianos, Lyon certainly has a knack for it. “At ...

A note about piano tuners: They often are not in accord. Tuners can’t agree whether their ranks resonate with talent or reek of the tone-deaf. A professional guild sets the bar for training, but most ...