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[book cover: Five London Piano Makers] Five London Piano Makers – Brinsmead, Challen, Collard, Danemann, Welmar
by Alastair Laurence.

The artistic, technical and commercial aspects of piano making, illustrated by the histories of five famous firms: with biographies of the colourful characters who created them, and anecdotes from the factory floor [more].

Softback, 136 pages. 49 black-and-white illustrations.
ISBN 978–0–9555590–1–3

 Price: £14.50 plus post & packing

 

[book cover: Portuguese Stringed Keyboard Instruments] Cordofones de Tecla Portugueses do Século XVII/Portuguese Stringed Keyboard Instruments of the 18th Century by Gerhard Doderer and John Henry Van Der Meer.
The definitive book on Portuguese clavichords, harpsichords and fortepianos, written by two foremost experts in the subject [more].
Softback, 498 pages, 109 plates, nearly all in full colour. Originally published by Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon.
ISBN 972–666–077–7 		Price: £39.90 plus post & packing

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[book cover: Clavichord Tuning and Maintenance] Clavichord Tuning and Maintenance by Peter Bavington.

The second edition of this popular guide, revised and updated, will be published on 20 September 2010.

Every aspect of tuning and looking after a clavichord is covered, making this an essential book, both for beginners and experienced players [more].

Softback, 224 pages. ISBN 978–0–9555590–2–0

Price (unchanged from the first edition): £18.00 plus post & packing.

Publication date is 20 September 2010; advance orders may be placed through this web-site from 23 August 2010. Copies ordered in advance will be sent as soon as they are available. In the meantime, for further information please click here to send us an e-mail.

[book cover: The Mirror of Human Life] The Mirror of Human Life by Jane Clark and Derek Connon.

A handbook to François Couperin’s Harpsichord pieces, with explorations of the social, literary and theatrical worlds from which he drew so much of his inspiration.

This will be a second, revised edition of the book first published by Kings Music in 2002, incorporating the latest research and including a new essay by Jane Clark on the architecture of the Ordres [more].

Publication will be in Autumn 2010. To receive further information as soon as it is available, please click here to send us an e-mail

 

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