Clavichord Tuning and Maintenance

Third Edition: Contents

INTRODUCTION
How the book is arranged
This third edition
Safety
Antique instruments
Pitch notation
Technical terms
 
PART ONE: TUNING
Chapter 1: First steps in tuning
Chapter 2: Correcting mistuned unisons
Chapter 3: Beats and beat rates
Chapter 4: Correcting octaves
Chapter 5: Temperament – what it is
and why we need it
Chapter 6: A brief history of temperament
Chapter 7: Performing a full tuning
Chapter 8: Temperament-setting techniques
Chapter 9: Fretted clavichords
Chapter 10: Tuning the four-foot strings
 
PART TWO: MAINTENANCE
Chapter 11: Environment and general care
Chapter 12: Replacing broken strings
Chapter 13: Making hitch-pin loops
Chapter 14: Dealing with sticking keys
Chapter 15: Listing
Chapter 16: Faults affecting tuning
Chapter 17: Knocks, rattles and squeaks &c.
Chapter 18: Overwound and twined strings
Chapter 19: Impproving the sound and touch
 
PART THREE: TUNING SCHEMES
Introduction: how to use the schemes
List of tuning schemes
Key to symbols used in diagrams
Multiple-fretted clavichords
Triple-fretted clavichords
Diatonically fretted clavichords
Unfretted clavichords
 
PART FOUR: FURTHER INFORMATION
Appendix 1: Fretting ratios
Appendix 2: Scales and scaling
Appendix 3: Hygrometers and humidifiers
Appendix 4: False beats
Appendix 5: Sources of tools and materials
Selective bibliography
Glossary
 
INDEX