EverTune, could keep a piano in tune

[Bob]

https://dvice.com/archives/2010/01/evertune-bridge.php

I saw an article on the guitar side.  It says they want to use it on piano.

I'm not sure exactly how it works.  I'm kind of having a hard time buying it if something is adjusting tuning but no human ears or even machine ears are involved.  It doesn't take much to make a string out of tune.

[stevebob]

An inventor/engineer named Don Gilmore in Kansas City has had a self-tuning mechanism for pianos in the works for years.  For some reason, it hasn't been brought to market (yet, anyway ... that I'm aware of).

I wonder if the technology of the EverTune system is similar (and, more importantly, if it can be retrofitted to the legions of pianos that are already out there).

[horowitzian]

Gibson has had a 'robotic' Les Paul for years now. Pretty damn spendy, too. A little much to ask on a guitar that's already expensive. I'd rather tune myself, thank you very much.

The reason this works well on guitars is that the string tension is but a fraction of that on a piano. I can't see it being put on "classic" guitars like the Fender Stratocaster and Telecaster either. But I'm sure that they will try to cram it in.

[Bob]

I was thinking that could prevent someone from using their ears as much for tuning.