How to get any of the books mentioned on these pages
The books listed below can be purchased from various sources or found at the library. In this case, clicking on the book's cover will take to you a listing for that book at Powells.com, the website for Powell's Books, an independent bookseller.
Many other piano-related books are in the public domain (out of copyright) and can be downloaded for free or purchased from Lulu.com as bound books. To see at least some of them, click here.
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Clicking a link below does NOT mean you have to buy the book. This is just a list of interesting books that are related to pianos in some way, and it is here only for your information.
Every time you click on a book "cover" to visit that book's site, a new window will open. Simply close that window to come back to this page. Even if you put a book in your shopping cart, you can close that window, and your shopping cart will still contain that book. Really, it works -- I've tried it, and it works! Of course, you can leave all those windows open, if you want.
If you want to make any recommendations, please drop me a line. There's a search banner at the bottom of this page which will allow you to search Powells' site for any book, not just the ones I have listed here.
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"Piano Servicing, Tuning, and Rebuilding for the Professional, the Student, and the Hobbyist" by Arthur Reblitz -- one of the "required reading" texts for every technician (and should be for every piano owner, as well) |
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"The Piano Book: Buying & Owning a New or Used Piano" by Larry Fine -- the standard publication for evaluating pianos and their worth |
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"The 2006-2007 Supplement" to "The Piano Book" by Larry Fine -- Mr. Fine updates his book every year or two to keep information and valuations current. |
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"Piano Tuning: A Simple and Accurate Method for Amateurs" by J. Cree Fisher -- originally published in 1907, this is one of the classics of the trade! Also available as a public domain download.... |
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"Piano Lessons: Music, Love, and True Adventures" by Noah Adams -- starting piano lessons at age 52... if you listen to NPR, you already know what an able storyteller he is. |
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"The Piano: An Inspirational Guide to the Piano and Its Place in History" by John-Paul Williams -- "An indispensable reference for every piano lover!" (hardcover only) |
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"Giraffes, Black Dragons, and Other Pianos: A Technological History from Cristofori to the Modern Concert Grand" by Edwin M. Good -- "the history of the piano from its invention in 1700 to the present in terms of its technology" |
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"Men, Women and Pianos: A Social History" by Arthur Loesser -- not to be undertaken lightly, but a fascinating read.... |
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"Piano Roles: A New History of the Piano" by James Parakilas -- a lavishly illustrated social history of the piano directed at informed lay readers |
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"The Seventh Dragon: The Riddle of Equal Temperament" by Anita T. Sullivan -- A veteran piano tuner presents a non-technical, literary view of the quixotic tuning system used on keyboard instruments for hundreds of years. |
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"Pianoforte: A Social History of the Piano" by Dieter Hildebrandt -- the piano in 19th-century European culture (hardcover only) |
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