AUTHOR: WILLIAM BRAID WHITE. 1946. 13th Printing 1983. 295 pgs. HARDCOVER. NO DJ.
CONDITION: BOOK HAS "DISCARD" STAMP ON OUTSIDE TOP EDGE OF TEXT. NO OTHER MARKINGS. BOOK IS IN GOOD TO VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH ONLY LIGHT WEAR.
CONTENTS:
MECHANICS OF THE MUSICAL SCALE
VIBRATIONS OF A PIANO STRING
THE EQUAL TEMPERAMENT
THE ART OF TUNING IN EQUAL TEMPERAMENT
THE MECHANICAL TECHNIQUE OF TUNING
THE MODERN PIANO
SOUNDBOARD AND STRINGS
THE PIANO'S ACTION
THE HAMMER AND ITS RELATION TO TONE QUALITY
THE REPAIRING OF PIANOS
APPENDIX: WHY DOES A PIANO GO OUT OF TUNE?
APPENDIX: ON METHODS OF RAISING THE PITCH OF PIANOS
APPENDIX: ON THE USE OF THE CONN CHROMATIC STROBOSCOPE FOR MEASURING THE ACCURACY OF PIANO TUNING
APPENDIX: THE MEAN-TONE TEMPERAMENT
A GLOSSARY OF SOME TECHNICAL & MUSICAL TERMS USED IN BOOK
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
COMBINED SHIPPING OFFERED