Piano Tuning and Allied Arts (5th Edition Revised and Enlarged

5th Edition / 4th Printing (1953). GOOD+ with no dust jacket. CLEAN in text. No marks in text. Previous owners name on front end-paper. Light wear on covers. Spine gilt lettering faded. vii, 295 pages illustrations, music 19 cm. . . . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1.) Mechanics of the musical scale -- 2.) Vibrations of a piano string -- 3.) The equal temperament -- 4.) The art of tuning in equal temperament -- 5.) The mechanical technique of tuning -- 6.) The modern piano -- 7.) Soundboard & strings -- 8.) The pianos action -- 9) The hammer and its relation to tone quality -- 10.) The repairing of pianos --------- APPENDICES: a.) Why does a piano go out of tune -- b.) On methods of raising the pitch of pianos -- c.) On the use of the Conn chromatic stroboscope for measuring the accuracy of piano tuning -- d.) The mean tone temperament. * A glossary of some technical and musical terms used in the book -- * Bibliographical note -- * List of illustrations

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ISBN: 9996267636

ISBN-13: 9789996267635

Publisher: Tuners Supply Company

Year: 1953

Type: Used

Binding: Hardcover

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