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Pianos: Care and Restoration (Practical Handbook)
Eric Smith
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Description for Pianos: Care and Restoration (Practical Handbook)
Hardcover.
This comprehensive guide enables anyone with practical common sense and musical awareness to revive an ailing piano. At the same time, the author does not underrate the part played by the professional tuner and technician; indeed he suggests that co-operation of amateur and professional in the care of a piano is the ideal arrangement. The book deals with both upright and grand pianos in detail, explaining how they are constructed and the many factors contributing to their musical quality. It discusses the tools and materials required for restoration and gives full instructions for the repair and adjustment of the resonant ... Read more
This comprehensive guide enables anyone with practical common sense and musical awareness to revive an ailing piano. At the same time, the author does not underrate the part played by the professional tuner and technician; indeed he suggests that co-operation of amateur and professional in the care of a piano is the ideal arrangement. The book deals with both upright and grand pianos in detail, explaining how they are constructed and the many factors contributing to their musical quality. It discusses the tools and materials required for restoration and gives full instructions for the repair and adjustment of the resonant ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1980
Publisher
Lutterworth Press
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780718824631
SKU
V9780718824631
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Ref
99-2
About Eric Smith
Eric Smith is renowned for his clarity of explanation within the field of horology in which he possesses a profound depth of knowledge. In this book he reveals his expertise in the field of mechanical keyboard instruments as well.
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