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Musical instrument manufacture
      Titles Descriptions
  1. Handbook of Texas Online: Piano Manufacture
  2. Harpsichord Clearing House
  3. Piano History
  4. To Build a Harpsichord
  5. UK Piano Page
  6. Violin Making
  7. Wheatstone English Concertina

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Handbook of Texas Online: Piano Manufacture
Brief article on piano manufacture in the United States during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
     Author: Texas State Historical Association
     Subjects: musical instrument manufacture, piano music
     DeweyClass: 786.2
     Resource type: article
Harpsichord Clearing House
Builders and repairers of harpsichords and continuo organs offering a list of instruments for sale around the world, a range of products such as books and tuners available from the Clearing House itself, and a selection of antique pieces.
     Author: Giuttari, Glenn
     Subjects: harpsichords, keyboard instruments, musical instrument manufacture
     DeweyClass: 786.4
     Resource type: service
Piano History
Offers an insight into the piano by documenting its importance in America, and methods of selection and maintenance, written by a professional tuner and technician. Also discusses the piano's musical classification, ancestry and parentage, its inventor Cristofori, and the technical, playing, and marketing history of the popular instrument.
     Author: Howard, Roy E.
     Subjects: musical instrument manufacture, piano music
     DeweyClass: 786.2
     Resource type: document, images
To Build a Harpsichord
Guide to constructing a harpsichord with an introductory section about the type of wood and skills needed, and the instrument itself. A plan is then laid out considering the string lengths, plucking ratios, and string diameters, with illustrations of various stages of the manufacturing process. Also describes tools required to cut jack slots, make a jack slide, create a soundboard rose, and design a nameboard.
     Author: Sankey, John
     Subjects: harpsichords, musical instrument manufacture
     DeweyClass: 786.4
     Resource type: guide
UK Piano Page
Piano related resources including lists of piano tuners, manufacturers, societies and teachers, and information on the history and construction of pianos.
     Author: Association of Blind Piano Tuners
     Subjects: keyboard instruments, musical instrument manufacture, piano music
     DeweyClass: 786.2
     Resource type: index
Violin Making
Information on violin making including samples of sound, pictures of instruments and a sequential description of the construction of a violin. Also contains entries on wood, varnish, glue, tools, design and instrument care.
     Author: Johannsson, Hans
     Subjects: musical instrument manufacture, stringed instruments, violins
     DeweyClass: 787.2
     Resource type: documents
Wheatstone English Concertina
Article offering information about the invention of the concertina at the beginning of the 19th century, and its inventor Charles Wheatstone. Provides details of his business of general musical instrument sales and manufacture, images of prototype concertinas, and others depicting the instrument's evolution over the years. Also documents the design and development of the Wheatstone aeola.
     Author: Wayne, Neil
     Subjects: musical instrument manufacture, wind instruments
     DeweyClass: 788.84
     Resource type: article