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Tuning, restoring, repairing and servicing pianos since 1978. Christopher achieved his accreditation �??�?�??arpt�??�?�?�?��?��?� (australasian registered piano tuner) and serves on the committee in executive positions, presenting lectures and master classes, christopher also is an active and serving committee member of the australasian piano tuners & technicians association (aptta). He is an active member of the piano tuners & technicians guild vic inc (pttgv) since 1981. He also contracts to other piano tuners, offering his expertise in repairs and restorations and total piano rebuilds. He also consults with importers in respect to troubleshooting and product improvement. Since that time he has worked professionally in the piano industry for numerous private clients, music shops, television stations, music teachers, holds long term contracts with many large private and government schools, churches and a casino. From his earliest memories pianos and music in general have been an integral part of his family life after completing his formal training christopher founded his own business in 1978, servicing, specialising in piano tuning, trading as playrite, repairs and total piano rebuilding. Prior to full time training christopher was educated at melbourne high school and had private tuition in both piano and percussion. Christopher streader was trained by his father don, a very highly respected piano tuner & craftsman, and commenced full time at brashs melbourne in 1975. Since 1978, restoration and repair based in melbourne's cbd. His experience has awarded him numerous private clients, piano service, christopher streader is highly qualified has worked professionally providing piano tuning, many long term contracts and much respect in the piano industry. Christopher is a strong believer in ongoing training and attends conventions and conferences regularly.

As a general rule it is more frugal to address insignificant issues as they arise, prior to them impacting on performance and potentially creating luxurious wear within the action and keyboard. In respect to whole Regulation of the piano action and keyboard to manufacture standards it is suggested that this procedure is reviewed every five years on the usual home piano. Christopher spreader was trained by his father Don, a very highly respected piano tuner craftsman, and commenced fulltime at brash Melbourne in 1975. Earlier to fulltime training Christopher was educated at Melbourne Lofty School and had private tuition in both piano and percussion. From his earliest memories pianos and music in general have been an integral segment of his family life. After completing his formal training Christopher founded his own business in 1978, specializing in piano tuning, servicing, repairs and entire rebuilding. Since that time he has worked professionally in the piano industry for abundant private clients, holds long term contracts with many large private and government schools, music teachers, television stations, music shops, churches and a casino. He also consults with importers in respect to troubleshooting and product improvement. He also contracts to other piano tuners, offering his expertise in repairs and restorations and entire piano rebuilds. Christopher is a potent believer in ongoing training and attends Conventions and conferences regularly.

Since 1978, Christopher has worked professionally in the piano industry. The industry standard for ongoing tuning is to have your piano tuned at minimum once per year, regardless whether it has had steady playing or the bare least of playing. Many pianos require tuning more frequently than the minimum, for example Music Teachers’ pianos require tuning at least six monthlies and schools once a school term to ensure that the instruments are kept in tune and healthy maintained. It is a fact that fresh pianos that are tuned correctly and at a440 cps pitch have an overall resting tension of approximately 20 tonnes, which is supported by the dense iron frame (also known as the Plate) and the large timber encourage posts that can be clearly seen on the underside of grand pianos and at the back of upright pianos. It becomes more definite that with so many components that are either under harsh stress and also sensitive to weather and climatic condition changes that the piano will move out of tune. In simplistic terms when the piano is subjected to very cold weather the pitch of the strings shall go considerably sharp as the strings contract and conversely very hot weather will below the pitch considerably as the strings stretch. It is urgent that the piano tuner has a safe and attainable accepting of the pianos’ structure, so they can thoroughly assess whether the piano will respond to tuning and or pitch raising or not and whether the instrument when tuned will be suitable for or adverse to the student’s lengthy term aptitude slick and perception of pitch combined with the mechanical pitfalls of