I'm fixing this old piano by the third world way.

You take each one of the pins and strings out and place a little piece of a special kind of sandpaper on the hole.

Then it can be tuned back.

This is done whenever the piano cannot hold the tuning or even be tuned.

One by one so we don't ruin the overall tension of the piano.

And they last another lifetime in being tuned after this.

This is the third world way of doing it because I've seen first worlders changing pins to larger size and strings and even replacing pinblocks.

And even I've seen videos of pianos being shredded and thrown to the garbage. That's a crime against humanity.

I just take my time and save them. I earn a little less than the value of a cheap used piano.

So it's a bit of an act of love and a seed for pianos to be alive.

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That's cool, do you play?

Yes!

I do play a bit...

I have two pianos of my own. Both received as "gifts" when they were about to be thrown to the garbage.

I just improvise and meditate while playing.

Play piano, play life.

Thanks for all those sats!!

I have been slowly working on an upright player piano from the mid 20's.

Techniques like this are invaluable for making it work well for my kids and, eventually, theirs.

A labour of love, no doubt!

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