A History of the Player Piano

How does a piano work? In this video I go over the basic functions and parts of an upright piano note so you can see exactly what happens when you play a note on the piano. I was a full-time piano tuner-technician for over three decades, operating my own business. Over those three decades, I’ve easily worked on tens of thousands of pianos, and what I’m showing you in this video was part of my daily work routine. Pianos are wonderfully complex instruments, and are truly machines as much as they a