ORANGE COUNTY CHAPTER
March Meeting:
Date: Mon. 3/24/2025
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: Zoom Only
Last month we had a great start to the new year. We had fifteen people and a standing room only crowd at Kim's Piano in Stanton. We had some star power helping us out. Renowned local talent and highly trained technician Don Mannino gave a presentation on his "Hybrid Piano Tuning".
He discussed his ideas and methods of using a machine, combined with his unique aural skills to develop his own style of octave stretch. In short, he tailors his octave preferences into his tuning using his device. He strip mutes the entire piano which allows him to hear his temperament and octave stretch. If he is unhappy with his settings and calculations, he then goes back and recalculates, tweaking his settings to satisfy his preferences. I would imagine he guessed right most of the time, as he always carefully checks his work aurally.
As always Don provided a very professional handout outlining all the information. Thank you, Don, for all of your efforts and making the first meeting of the year so successful.
Next month's meeting will be on zoom only at the link below. San Diego's Brian Janey will give us a presentation on piano appraisals. He has recently been licensed in appraisals which is a very complicated and specific trade. Appraisals can also be a very important aspect of our trade.
For ZOOM meeting link and password, please send an email to: Don Mannino.
Hope to see you there !