The Piano Tuner of Steinway Hall

For thirty-seven years, Bill Garlick tuned pianos at Steinway Hall in Manhattan. Visitors walked past the showroom instruments every day, hearing nothing unusual. But Garlick could pause mid-conversation, tilt his head, and say, "That B-flat is dropping." He heard what no one else noticed — not because the sound was hidden, but because he had trained his ear through thousands of hours of attentive listening.…