TITLE:
Pianos and their makers : a comprehensive history of the development of the piano from the monochord to the concert grand player piano / by Alfred Dolge.
Publication Date:
1972
Publication Information:
New York : Dover Publications,
Physical Description:
478 p. : ill., ports.
Summary:
To prepare the reader for more technical exposition, Dolge first gives a brief history of stringed keyboard instruments, from the early pianoforte up through the square piano, the development of the upright, and the modern grand. After this, he explains the development of individual the full iron frame, the keyboard, various types of action, hammer, soundboard, as well as woods, felts, and wires.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780486228563
