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Harmonic theory pages 

by Brian Capleton 

 

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books about piano tuning

 

Theory and practice of piano tuning

 

Piano action regulating (BTEC Advanced Diploma)

 

 


 

music, mathematics and philosophy

 

on music, mathematics and tuning

 

musical intervals

 

music, mathematics and philosophy

 

background to the musical scale

 

the Chord of Nature

 

the unnatural scale

 

natural correspondence and esoteric symbolism

 

the Pythagorean Circle or -

the Great Circle of Fifths

 

pitch deceptions

 

on scales, tone, pitch (and piano tuning) 

 

 

 


 

piano tuning and temperament theory, brief overviews

 

piano tuning - the essential idea

 

what is the theory of temperament ?

 

what is the theory of piano tuning ?

 

the place of piano tuning theory

 

 

 


 

piano tuning - tasters

 

" It takes a quick man three years to learn how to tune a piano well in equal temperament by estimation of ear, as I learn from Mr A J Hipkin. Tuners have not time for any other method. "

 

 [ Helmholtz On the Sensations of Tone ]

 

 

piano tuning - the essential idea

 

on scales, tone, pitch and piano tuning

 

on falseness and paradigms for the nature of piano tuning

 

the art of piano tuning

 

the art of piano tuning (2)

 

why are pianos tuned to Equal Temperament ? and

what is Equal Temperament ?

 

what makes a piano string vibrate ?

 

six myths about piano tuning

 

 

 


 

for piano tuners

 

Sound sample downloads on piano tuning are now available at Amarilli Books

 

 


 

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Pythagoras, mathematics and the guitar

 

expert guitar tuning

 

 

 


 

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