FROM STEVEN’S WORKBENCH · SEPTEMBER 3, 2025
Listening to a Blüthner Model 1.
A client’s concert grand, careful fine tuning, and the importance of stabilization.
An instrument worth listening to
Working on a client’s Blüthner Concert Grand Model 1 was a pleasure. It is the kind of instrument that rewards close listening and careful work.
Stabilization before the final result
This visit called for stabilization and fine tuning. Getting the notes into place matters, but so does helping the string tension and tuning pins settle so the result holds as the instrument responds.
Attention to this particular piano
Each piano tunes a little differently. I approach the instrument in front of me by ear, checking its balance and refining the result rather than treating the model name as a substitute for listening.
Original visit note published September 3, 2025. Wording refreshed for clarity; no new visit is implied.
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