Piano technicians' websitesJeffery DavisChristopher Gross Audrey Karabinus Ray Klapwyk Ira Langlois Dean Petrich Kenn Wildes Historical TemperamentsLehman: Bradley Lehman offers here a keyboard temperament
analyzer/calculator, along with cogent explanations of the need for
temperament. |
Tools and Supplies
HobbyLinc CA Glue: Good
source for CA glue for loose tuning pins.
Piano-Related SoftwarePscale
and other computer tools for piano technicians. Calculate touchweight,
stringing scales, and more. |
Of Technical InterestPiano Serial Numbers 1: The "Blue Book of Pianos" -- serial numbers and manufacturing dates. Not very up-to-date, and somewhat inaccurate in Steinways.Cents to Hz Chart: Online calculator of frequencies and cents offsets. 5 piano acoustics lectures. The five lectures describe the underlying physics upon which all detailed modeling of piano tones must be based. Extraordinarily useful. Piano Technology Practice Exams: Online multiple choice tests in piano technology. TuneLab_Users: Yahoo group for users of Bob Scott's TuneLab Digital Piano Shootout: Excellent sound samples of MANY digital pianos. Interesting site. The pianotech Archives: look up anything in the pianotech discussion history. piano FAQ: A collection of information gathered from rec.music.makers.piano about purchasing and maintaining pianos. Piano on the Net: Online piano lessons! Sunhawk: Sheet music store Tuning by Jorgensen: Summary of the contents of Jorgensen's "big red" tome. |