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During a regulation, the piano technician replaces or restores the condition of the parts and aligns them to their proper relationships. Discover librarianselected research resources on piano history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Great touch, tone and timbre, good example of an all around affordable spinet, designed to no take up too much room. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. A piano technician tunes and is capable of repairing and maintaining all aspects of the piano. As one of the few familyowned piano companies throughout the 1900s, janssen became associated with horace water in new york around 1930. Among the materials there is a small number of programs, hymn books and music books. Also includes brochureslisting names of janssen piano owners in various geographic areasused as a marketing device. This guide provides references to serial numbers, dates of manufacture, factory locations, a brief history of many manufacturers and other pertinent information. However, because the accomplishment is generally agreed among historians to be dated in the 1590s, most scholars believe that his father, hans, must have played an important role in the creation of the instrument. There is a substantial amount of materials for each company especially for the bigger and better known piano manufacturers. Some pianos do not have serial numbers when they are manufactured as house brands for large retailers. Many piano tuners refer their clients to a technician for repair and maintenance.
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