Presenting paper on piano touch and tone perception and research at the American Musical Instrument Society Conference at the Library of Congress, May 26-29th.
for more information see:
AMIS
Book review of Mr. Langshaw’s Square Piano: The Story of the First Pianos and How They Caused a Cultural Revolution by Madeline Goold, Bluebridge Books, New York, 2009 for The Piano Technicians Journal
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Review of The New-York Book of Prices for Manufacturing Piano-fortes by The Society of Journeymen Piano-forte Makers New York, 1835, Foreward by Henry Z. Steinway, Introduction by Laurence Libin, published by American Musical Instrument Society, Inc. 2009, 109 pp. inclusive.
February 1, 2010 | In PublicationsI’ll provide a link to my review of this book after the copyright reverts back to me in a few months.
In the meantime, if you are serious about fortepianos, I suggest you find a copy of this long awaited translation and give it a read.
August 15, 2009 | In Publications“The Cantos Music Foundation: The History of the Keyboard from the Beginning to the Present”, PTG Journal, January 2009.
October 24, 2008 | In Publications“Running a Small Shop Restoration Business” with Chuck Behm, PTG Journal, October 2008.
October 24, 2008 | In Publications“Opening Modern Eyes, Ears and Minds to the Past: 18th and 19th century Pianos in the 21st Century”, The Canadian Music Teacher, January 2008.
October 19, 2007 | In Publications“Nineteenth Century Piano Actions: An Introduction to the English Grand Action”, Piano Technicians Journal, December 2007
October 19, 2007 | In PublicationsLook for my new series of article on historic pianos in The Piano Technicians Journal.
“Voices from the Past: The Eighteenth Century”, July 2007
“Voices from the Past: The Nineteenth Century”, August 2007
“Restoration Reconsidered”, October 2007
“Nineteenth Century Piano Actions: An Introductin to the English and French Square Actions”, November 2007
“Nineteenth Century Piano Actions: An Introduction to the English Grand Action”, December 2007
“Nineteenth Century Piano Actions: An Introduction to the Viennese Action”, February 2008
“Nineteenth Century Piano Actions: An Introduction to the Erard Action”, March 2008
more tba!
August 27, 2007 | In Publications