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Tuning Pianos

Author: Lisa Chien
Date: 2001-09-28 20:03

I have a friend whose piano is horribly out of tune. Although he is a millionare he behaves as if he were impecunious and refuses to pay to tune his potentially beautifullly sounding B�sendorfer Imperial grand piano. Because he doesn't work for a living he is always in puttering aound in his Schlo� restoring antiques. He recently unearthed a tuning lever for the piano and intends to tune it himself. I will gladly lend him my Korg tuner which is extremely accurate.
I have two questions: first because he has never done this before can tuning a piano be dangerous. I've heard that a cracked soundboard can implode. Even though the many notes are about a minor second flat and wouldn'r require significant tightening of the strings, I'm still concerned that my absent minded friend might do something foolish.
Second, how exactly does one tune a piano. For the middle and high register of the keyboard each note has three strings. Would each string be tuned to the same pitch? For example A 440. This note has three strings would all of them be tuned to 440? I've heard that that would create a bright sound whereas if you tuned one string 440, the second 440.1 and the third 440.2 then you would get a richer tone.
I would love for him to tune this beautiful piano so that I and my fellow wind players are not subjected to this misery.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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