{"product_id":"9780957362277","title":"Theory and Practice of Piano Tuning","description":"The new edition of the leading textbook and most comprehensive source available for both practicing piano tuners and academic researchers, on the theory and practice of piano tuning. By the former Royal National College lecturer in Piano Technology and Tuning Theory. 680 pages, with over 300 illustrations and tables.\u003cp\u003eThe book covers in-depth theory and practice from elementary to advanced level. It answers common questions raised by students of piano tuning about the actual soundscapes and behaviour of piano tone that are encountered in tuning practice. It is suitable for both students and professionals of piano tuning, general readers, and academics with interdisciplinary interests in the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy we need skilled piano tuners\u003cbr\u003e Intonation and tone\u003cbr\u003e The distance between theory and the art\u003cbr\u003e Theory of sound\u003cbr\u003e Temperament theory\u003cbr\u003e Elementary \"traditional\" tuning and beat rate theory\u003cbr\u003e What contemporary acoustics reveals\u003cbr\u003e What attenuation is, and why it is so important\u003cbr\u003e Beyond the 19th century model - How \"beating\" and \"beat rates\" really work\u003cbr\u003e Beyond the 19th century model - How tempered intervals really behave in fine tuning\u003cbr\u003e False beat phenomenon and its influence\u003cbr\u003e The effects of bridge coupling\u003cbr\u003e How real tone- envelopes behave in fine tuning\u003cbr\u003e Inharmonicity and small piano syndrome\u003cbr\u003e What octave stretching is, why, and how it works\u003cbr\u003e Setting the pin - the theory behind it and how to practice it\u003cbr\u003e Scale plasticity, logic, and tuning technique\u003cbr\u003e Psychoacoustics and how to listen\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePiano tuning and this book\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 1 - Background Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe invisible art and science\u003cbr\u003e The essential ideas\u003cbr\u003e Sound\u003cbr\u003e Temperament Theory\u003cbr\u003e \"Traditional\" piano tuning theory and elementary practice\u003cbr\u003e The soundscape, spectrum and tone\u003cbr\u003e Partial decay patterns\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 2 - Fine Tuning Practice\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnison Tuning\u003cbr\u003e Tuning the Scale\u003cbr\u003e Octave tuning\u003cbr\u003e Setting the Pin\u003cbr\u003e Setting the pitch\u003cbr\u003e Small piano syndrome\u003cbr\u003e Hearing\u003cbr\u003e The Kirk Experiment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart 3 - Advanced Theory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe single piano string in one plane\u003cbr\u003e The Weinreich Model\u003cbr\u003e Two strings, two planes\u003cbr\u003e The Trichord\u003cbr\u003e Further comments on false partials\u003cbr\u003e Inharmonicity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary of key concepts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelect bibliography\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Amarilli Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47034698989808,"sku":"9780957362277","price":57.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780957362277_p0.jpg?v=1763876301","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780957362277","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}