Rebuilding the Player Piano
Author: Larry Givens
Publisher:
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 180
ISBN-13: 9781258818173
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInstructions On How To Rebuild The Player Piano And Related Instruments.
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Player Piano
Author: Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume
Publisher:
Published: 1971
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"'Player-Piano' tells for the first time the fascinating story of the mechanical piano from earliest times up to the heyday of the instrument in the 1930s. Never before has this story been related, although the end of the player-piano is certainly still within the living memory of most of us and many hundreds of these devices are still to be found in our homes. In addition to telling the story of the development of these pianos which strove to produce perfect music without the need for skills on the part of the 'performer', this book sets out in copious detail exactly how these complex mechanisms work. For the owner of an instrument, step by step instructions for the restoration and preservation of both the early barrel-playing pianos and the most sophisticated player and reproducing instruments are given. To fully illustrate their development, design and mechanical processes, no less than 112 plates and 110 long drawings are included."--Jacket.
Player Piano
Author: Arthur A. Reblitz
Publisher: Vestal Press
Published: 1997-01-01
Total Pages: 227
ISBN-13: 1461664470
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA treatise on how player pianos function, and how to get them back into top playing condition if they don't work. For beginners and experienced technicians alike.
Piano Servicing, Tuning, and Rebuilding for the Professional, the Student, and the Hobbyist
Author: Arthur A. Reblitz
Publisher:
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781879511026
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides all the information needed for restoring and maintaining pianos, both for professionals and amateurs.
Player Piano
Author: Kurt Vonnegut
Publisher: Dial Press
Published: 2009-09-30
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 0307568083
DOWNLOAD EBOOK“A funny, savage appraisal of a totally automated American society of the future.”—San Francisco Chronicle Kurt Vonnegut’s first novel spins the chilling tale of engineer Paul Proteus, who must find a way to live in a world dominated by a supercomputer and run completely by machines. Paul’s rebellion is vintage Vonnegut—wildly funny, deadly serious, and terrifyingly close to reality. Praise for Player Piano “An exuberant, crackling style . . . Vonnegut is a black humorist, fantasist and satirist, a man disposed to deep and comic reflection on the human dilemma.”—Life “His black logic . . . gives us something to laugh about and much to fear.”—The New York Times Book Review
The Upright Piano Player
Author: David Abbott
Publisher: Hachette UK
Published: 2011-03-03
Total Pages: 239
ISBN-13: 1849169691
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHenry Cage seemed to have it all. A successful business career, considerable wealth, and a reputation for being a just and principled man. But public virtues can conceal private failings, and as Henry faces retirement, his well-ordered life begins to unravel. On the eve of the new millennium he is the victim of a random act of violence which soon escalates into a prolonged persecution, with tragic consequences. Family secrets are revealed, and when his ex-wife Nessa summons Henry to Palm Beach, he realises that there is little time to redress the mistakes of the past. The Upright Piano Player explores with a tender, yet unflinching eye the small but devastating flaws in human nature that can shape our destinies.
Pianos Inside Out
Author: Mario Igrec
Publisher:
Published: 2013-01-01
Total Pages: 539
ISBN-13: 9780982756300
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPianos Inside Out takes an in-depth look at the history, design, and maintenance of the piano, and provides practical guidance to anyone who wants to learn how to improve action performance, or tune, repair, regulate, voice, or rebuild pianos. Covering a wide range of topics, from introductory to advanced, the book puts between two covers all the advancements and understanding gained by the piano industry over the last 30 years, to provide a unified and coherent view of that much-needed information, from coincident partial tuning and interval inharmonicity, to touchweight analysis, string leveling, and the different types of modern lubricants. Although written for hobbyists, students, and piano technicians, Pianos Inside Out will also help pianists and owners of pianos to better understand their instruments and to communicate more effectively with their technicians. The book is full of clear, concise, step-by-step instructions, and more than 700 illustrations and diagrams.
The Piano Book
Author: Larry Fine
Publisher: Brookside Press (MA)
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780961751241
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEssential advice for buying and caring for a new or used piano. A '97-'98 supplement is available.
Automatic Pianos
Author: Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume
Publisher: Atglen, PA : Schiffer Pub.
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 512
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAll you need to know about pianos that play automaticallyplayer-pianos, barrel pianos, mechanical pianos, and reproducing pianos. Their invention and development, plus how they work as well as the right way to look after one and play it well. Includes lists of makers, brand names, music-roll, and a guide to prices. Additional chapters devoted to the maintenance and operation of the roll-playing Aeolian Orchestrelle reed-organ.
Restoring Pianolas and Other Self-playing Pianos
Author: Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume
Publisher: Unwin Hyman
Published: 1983-01-01
Total Pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9780047890086
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the workings of the player-piano and explains how to dismantle, rebuild, and recondition the various types of player-pianos
