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Note by Note is an independent feature length documentary that follows the creation of a Steinway concert grand, #L1037 from forest floor to concert hall. It explores the relationship between musician and instrument, chronicles the manufacturing process, and illustrates what makes each Steinway unique in this age of mass production. From the factory floor in Queens to Steinway Hall in Manhattan, each piano's journey is complex - spanning 12 months,...
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In one fact-packed volume, Ian McCombie, a well-known piano tuner-technician, shares his lifetime's experience, of value to anyone who is interested in pianos. Part One gives a brief history of the piano, followed by advicec on choosing a new instrument, assessing a secondhand one, and taking care of a piano in the home. Part Two provides a detailed instruction manual including information on tuning, regulating the piano's action, replacing worn or...
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"This illustrated book treats the history of the piano from its invention in 1700 to the present in terms of its technology. Looking at the technologies of design, materials, and manufacture, and focusing its description on specific existing pianos, it describes the changes in pianos from the earlist days to contemporary instruments."
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"Musical Instruments traces the evolution of music instruments and their important contributions to today's world cultures. With more than 150 color photographs, this illustrated book by ethnologist Lucie Rault explores the relationship between musical instruments and the people and societies who use them. She examines the importance of various cultures by looking at the art of musical instruments from depictions of early instruments in prehistoric...
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This book includes instructions for constructing musical instruments with simple tools. It is arranged to follow the popular division of instruments into percussion, string, and wind sections, but many of the instruments have been singled out for special ethnic groups. Two additional sections include suggestions for teachers and recreation directors and methods for construction and working with different materials.
20) The violin
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This program traces the history of four violins made at the workshop of master craftsman Andrea Amati-an original Amati made in 1566; a violin made by Nicolo Amati, an instructor to Stradivarius; and two 18th-century violins. We visit the Venice workshops of other violin master craftsmen, and see how the craft spread from there to Switzerland, where a workshop established in the 17th century still thrives today.
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