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E-book Title: Piano Tuning
Book Description: CONTENTS
LESSON I. 7
Introduction.
LESSON II. 11
General construction of the piano and something of its
evolution and history,
LESSON III. 20
Technical Names and Uses of the Parts of the Upright
Action,
LESSON IV. 32
Action of the Square Piano. Action of the Grand Piano.
Instructions for Removing the Square and Grand Piano
Actions,
LESSON V. 43
Regulating and Repairing. Faults in Pianos aside from
the Action and their Remedies. Regulating and Repairing
the Upright Action,
LESSON VI. 56
Regulating and Repairing the Square Action.
Miscellaneous Repairs,
LESSON VII. 66
The Study and Practice of Piano Tuning,
LESSON VIII. 72
The Temperament. Beats, Waves, Pulsations. The New System of Temperament. The Octave. The Fifth. Pitch.
Diagram of the Fischer System of Temperament,
LESSON IX. 85
Specific Instructions in Setting Temperament. The
Continuous Mute,
LESSON X. 97
Theory of the Temperament. Equal Temperament. Unequal
Temperament,
LESSON XI. 109
Technique or Modus Operandi in Piano Tuning.
Manipulation of the Tuning Hammer. Setting the Mutes or
Wedges in the Upright Piano. Setting the Mutes or
Wedges in the Square Piano,
LESSON XII. 126
Mathematics of the Tempered Scale. Rationale of the
Temperament. Proposition I,
LESSON XIII. 139
Rationale of the Temperament, Concluded. Proposition
II. Proposition III. Numerical Comparison of the
Diatonic with the Tempered Scale. Various Mathematical
Tables and Examples,
LESSON XIV. 150
Miscellaneous Topics Pertaining to the Practical Work
of Tuning. Cause of the Beats. Finishing up the
Temperament. Tuning the Treble. Tuning the Bass. False
Waves,
LESSON XV. 163
Miscellaneous Items Pertaining to the Practical Work of Tuning, Regulating, and Repairing. Comparison of the Different Systems of Temperament. System A. System B. System C. Final Inspection. Loose Pins. Split Bridges.
Stringing. Wire Splicing,
LESSON XVI. 178
Tuning and Repairing the Reed Organ. Cleaning. Stops.
Examination. Sticking Keys. Leaks. Pedal Defects.
Sympathetic Vibrations. Tuning,
LESSON XVII. 193
Concluding Professional Hints. Peculiar Expressions
Used in Designating Qualities of Tone. Questions often
Asked the Piano Tuner. Seasons for Tuning,
INDEX, 199
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