Hi, Did you oil the pressure bar and upper termination points? Joe Goss BSMusEd MMusEd RPT imatunr at srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "hgreeley" <hgreeley at sonic.net> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 10:23 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Hansing - "The Pianoforte And Its AcousticProperties" > > Hi, John, > > Please let us know what you think of this book after you've had a chance > to look at it. I've picked up a number of books from Nabu and had to > return several for exchange because of binding or related problems. > > On the other hand, I'd love to have an English copy... > > Thanks very much. > > Best. > > Horace > > > John Delacour wrote: >> >> I've had a favourite search registered with eBay for over two years for >> this book. In that time there has been only one hit, for the German >> version, and I let it go because I was hoping he'd reduce the price. >> >> I now discover that finally the English version has been reprinted, with >> a rather silly cover. >> >> I've just ordered it from Amazon and am looking forward to re-reading >> this classic for the first time in over 30 years. I recommend it to you. >> No doubt, as with Wolfenden's book, I can expect to find a few falsehoods >> in it with the benefit of hindsight, but it is a book that had great >> influence in the days when pianos were well made and sounded good. >> >> JD >> >> >> >> Book: The Pianoforte And Its Acoustic Properties >> >> Author: Siegfried Hansing >> ISBN:1146325495 >> ISBN-13: 9781146325493, 978-1146325493 >> Binding: Paperback >> Publishing Date: Mar 2010 >> Publisher: Nabu Press >> Number of Pages: 238 >> Language: English >> > >
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