Piano Technicians Journal Media files

This page has links to audio files that support articles in the Piano Technicians Journal. These are listed in reverse chronological order. The earlier ones of these require the free QuickTime player. If you don't have this click here to get it. Newer files are housed at YouTube and play right here on this page.

We have started a YouTube channel for the PTG which will have videos we have created. While we have the files here listed by Journal Issue, this YouTube channel will serve as an archive for the videos we create.

August 2010

Repairing a Broken Damper Lift Rod Hanger. The piano is new and seems well made, but it has a problem. John Parham, RPT, demonstrates a repair all technicians should know.

April 2010

Bill Bremmer Tunes Treble Octaves

November 2009

Members can download a pdf of the November Issue

Bill Bremmer Completes the Marpurg-ET Sequence 

Part 2A

Part 2B

October 2009

Steve Brady Demonstrates the "Forearm Smash."

Bill Bremmer Demonstrates Tuning of Contiguous Thirds Part 1

Bill Bremmer Demonstrates Tuning of Contiguous Thirds Part 2

May 2009

Grand Backcheck Replacement and Regulation by Richard Davenport

Three short .mpg videos:

• Removing Backchecks
• Trimming Wire
• Inserting Backchecks

March 2009

The Importance of Low Inharmonicity in the Bass by Hans Velo

Three sound files:

• Steinway D Note 1
• Small Grand Note 1 - original strings
• Small Grand Note 1 - Optimized Strings

Eric Nikiforoff Temperament Demo (23MB)

October 2008

Four tuners demonstrate unison tuning (Requires quicktime plugin) This is a large file and will take several minutes to download. (17MB)

September 2007

Der Klavierstimmer Kommt by Theodor Kirchner, performed by Anne Acker.- November 2007