Principle and Application of Piano Tuning

Author: Chen Shengzhong
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Publishing Date: 2006-10-01
Features: This book is a summary of Chen Shengzhong's decade-long teaching experience in piano tuning. It consists of 12 chapters and one appendix, nearly 150,000 words, accompanied by over 200 illustrations and 42 calculation formulas. The first five chapters cover piano tuning theory, while the last seven chapters focus on piano tuning techniques. The appendix presents the 12-tone equal temperament tuning method. The theory section includes: Introduction, Physical Acoustics, Piano Acoustics, Piano Tuning Methods, and Piano Tuning Curves. The techniques section includes: Piano Tuning Tools and Usage, Piano Tuning Posture, Tuning Key Strokes, Tuning Listening Principles and Methods, Methods for Adjusting Notes, Piano Tuning Process Design and Implementation, and Piano Coarse Tuning and Fine Tuning. The appendix contains the author's collected and organized typical "Third-Sixth Interval Tuning Method" and "Fourth-Fifth Interval Tuning Method." This book is highly academic yet strongly practical, aligning with international conventions and techniques. It serves as a textbook for higher music and art colleges and vocational schools offering piano tuning programs, as well as a reference for piano tuning enthusiasts.