[CAUT] Montal's book

[Fred Sturm]

	I checked Rosamund Harding's book, The Piano-Forte, and it lists a  
translation of Montal's book into German, with a publication year of  
1835, the year before it appeared in Paris. I don't know about those  
dates - seems odd that a German translation would appear first, though  
Harding is generally extremely reliable. Perhaps it took a longer time  
to prepare the French edition, engraving plates and whatnot. In any  
case, it is clear that Montal's book had wide circulation, and was  
known through much of the European musical world of the time. There  
can be no question of his prominence in the practical world of piano  
tuning and repair, and of the wide dissemination of his writing.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico
fssturm at unm.edu