Library

Alastair Lawrence
Five London Piano Makers
More London Piano Makers

Bailey, F.W.
Fundamentals of Engineering Metallurgy

Barton, James
Piano – The making of a Steinway Grand (2 copies) Added in 2018.

Bechstein C.
Bilderbush
Picturebook (2 Copies)
The House of Bechstein Chronicle

Benson, C
The Relevance of Sofas

Bielefeldt, Catherine
The Wonders of the Piano – Added in 2010.

Bishop, John & Barker, G
Haynes Piano Manual

Booth, George W.
Pianos, Piano Tuners and Their Problems

Bosendorfer
Service (31-page booklet)

Brady, Stephen H.
Under The Lid, The Art and Craft of the Concert Piano Technician – Added in 2008.

Briggs G.A.
Pianos, Pianists and Sonics – Added in 2019.

Brinsmead, Edgar
The History of the Pianoforte – Donated by Jim Smith (2nd copy).

Broadwood, John & Sons
The Broadwood Collection of Antique Intruments: Forerunners of the Modern Pianoforte – Donated in 2009.

Burnett, Richard
Company of Pianos

Burton, Ken
Dear Dr. Piano (Piano Facts & Fun) – Added in 2005.

Campanale, Mario MPTA
Ciao Mario! (2 copies)

Capleton, Brian
Piano Action Regulation – Added in 2010.
Theory and Practice of Piano Tuning – Added in 2009.

Closson, Ernest
History of The Piano (1947) (Translated by Delano Ames) – Donated by Fiona Gilroy.

Cooper, Donald
A Students’ Book of Piano Tuning Theory (2 copies)

Cordier, Serge
Piano bien tempere et Justesse orchestrale – Donated in 2009.

Crawford, S.
Basic Engineering Processes

Crombie, David
Piano – Evolution, Design and Performance – Donated in 1999 by Jeff Prett (2nd copy).

Dietz, Franz Rudolph
Das Regulieren von Flugeln
Grand Voicing – Added in 2009.

Dolge, Alfred
Pianos and Their Makers (1911) – Donated in 1997 by Member F. Evans (2nd copy in 2008).

Ehrlich, Cyril
The Piano

Europiano
Europiano magazine – various issues

Fazioli
Action Regulation and Voicing Procedure for the Fazioli Grand Pianos – Added in 2004.

Fenner, Klaus
Bestimmung Der Saitenspunnung Das Pianos
Causes of Variable Tuning Characteristics of Pianos (Euopiano Publications 3) – Donated in 2009.
The Determination of Piano String Tensions – Donated in 2009.

Fine, Larry
The Piano Book – A Guide To Buying A New or Used Piano – Added in 2005.

Fisher, J.Cree
Piano tuning – Added in 2019.

Forss, Carl-Johan
Upright and Grand Piano Regulation – Added in 2005. Reviewed in PTA News Aug 2009 by Rick Ohlendorf.
Upright and Grand Piano Repair -0 Added in 2009. Reviewed in PTA News Aug 2007.

Furey, J.
The Building of the Piano (1929)

Gentil, Nicky
The Jazz Girl: The piano and the dedicated tuner – Added in 2019.

Goold, Madeline
Mr. Langshaw’s Square Piano (First published 2008) – Added in 2008. Reviewed in PTA News by Rick Ohlendorf.

Green, Gill
The Piano Tuner in England (1837-1913) – Added in 2006.

Groves
The Piano
The Piano – A General History – Added in 2018.

Gurlik, Philip
The Piano (A Technician’s Guide for the Piano Owner)

Hansing, Siegfried
Das Pianoforte und seinen akustischen Anlagen
The Piano and its Acoustic Properties – Donated by Jim Smith.

Harding, Rosemary E. M.
The Piano – Its History traced to the Great Exhibition of 1851: 1933 edition. (Revised and extended in 1978, re-issued by Heckscher 1989) – Donated in 2008 by Member F. Evans (2nd copy).
The Pianoforte (1933)

Hasluck, Paul N. (editor)
Pianos: Their Construction, Tuning and Repair (2 copies)

Herrburger Brooks
Over 160 Years Tradition, Precision & Reliability (Small pamphlet) – Donated in 2009.

Hilderbrant, D
A Social History of the Piano – Added in 2019.

Howe, Alfred H.
Scientific Piano Tuning & Servicing (3 copies) – Added in 2018.

Howell, W. D.
Professional Piano Tuning (2 copies)

Igrec, Mario
Pianos Inside Out (2 copies)

Jahre, Funfzig
Bund Deutscher Klavierbauer (1958-2008) – Donated in 2009.

Japan Piano Atlas
2000-2007
Up to 2000

Johnson, Michael
Tune and Repair your Own Piano

Jones, P.
Piano Tuning Handbook (reprint of old publications) – Added in 2019.

Keatley, Moore H. A
Manual of Pianoforte Tuning (2nd edition 1923)

Kehl, Roy & Kirkland, David
The Official Guide to Steinway Pianos – Added in 2012.

Kennedy, K. T.
Piano Action Repair and Maintenance – Donated in 2009.

Kimble
Grand Regulation

Kunz, Johannes
Bosendorfer – A Living Legend – Donated in 2003.

Laurence, Alastair
Five London Piano Makers – Donated in 2011 by Craig Lowe.
The Broadwood Barless Grand – A History – Added in 2005.
The Broadwood Barless Grand Piano – A History (2 copies)
The Evolution of the Broadwood Piano (1785-1998)

Leiberman, Richard
Steinway & Sons – Donated in 1999 by Jeff Prett.

Levitan Daniel
The Craft of Piano Tuning (2 copies) – Purchased in 2013.

Mactaggart
Musical Instruments in the 1851 Exhibition – Added in 2018.

Mason, Merle H.
Piano Parts arid Their Functions – Added in 2005.

Matthias, Max
Steinway Service Manual – Added in 2009.

McCombie, Ian
The Piano Handbook – Added in 2019.

Metalock
Cold Repair Casing (Pamphlet) – Added in 2005.

Michel, N. E.
Piano Atlas (1953)

Moor, H. K.
A manual of Piano Tuning

Musical Bouquet (Publisher)
The Tuner Guide for Pianoforte, Organ and SeraphineDonated in 2009.

Musical Opinion
Repairing the Pianoforte
Questions and Answers on the Science and Art of Piano Construction

Nalder, Lawrence M.
Essays in Piano Technology
First Steps in Piano Tuning
The Modern Piano
The Modern Piano (original 1927 edition with photos re-issued by Heckscher 1989)

National Association
The Tuners Journal (28 issues 1923-32)

Neupert, Hans
Harpsichord Manual

Oorebeek, Andre
Voice of The Piano (2 copies) – Added in 2009 by Brian Frost (2nd copy). Reviewed in PTA News Jun 2009.

Orpheus Publications
The British Piano Guide (First Edition) (2 copies) – Donated by Jim Smith.

Pearce
Piano Atlas

Pfeiffer, Walter
The Piano Hammer (2 copies) – Donated in 2009.
The Piano Key and Wippen – Donated in 2006 by Rick Ohlendorf (replacement copy).

Piano Auctions Ltd
Piano Auction Prices 2003-2007 – Added in 2019.
Piano Auction Prices 2007-2011 – Added in 2019.

Piano Technicians’ Guild of America
Piano Technicians’ Journal (incomplete set covering 1970-84 plus some from 1991)

Pianoforte Tuners’ Associatio
How To Pass The PTA Test – Added in 2019.

Potter Randy
The Piano Action Handbook

Ratcliffe, Ronald V.
Steinway & SonsDonated in 1999 by Jeff Pratt.

Reblitz, A.
Piano servicing 1st Edition (2 hardback 1 paperback) – Added in 2019.
Piano Servicing 2nd Edition (1 hardback 1 paperback) – Added in 2019.

Roberts, David
The Calculating Technician (PTG 1990)

Salman, William H. & Somons, Eric N.
Foundry Practice (reissued by Heckscher 1989)

Schimmel, Nikolous & Herzog, H. K.
Piano Manafacturers – An Art and A Craft (2 copies)
Piano Nomenclature English German, French, Edition 2, Italian, Spanish, Norwegian
Piano Nomenclature English, Chinese, Japanese, Taipei, Korean

Schriftenreihe Das Musicinstrument
On the Calculation of the Tension of Wound Strings

Sherlock, Les
The Pianoforte Tuners’ Association – A History (1913-2005)

Smith, E.
Pianos in Practice – Owners Manual – Added in 2018.

Smith, Hewiaran
The Art of Tuning the Pianoforte

Staunton, Woodman H.
How to Tune a Piano (Yale 1915)

Steinway, Theodore E.
People and Pianos: A Century of Service to Music (Steinway and Sons 1853-1953)

Stephens, Flyod. A.
Piano Tuning, Repair and Rebuilding – Added in 2019.

Sullivan, Anita T.
The Seventh Dragon: The Riddle of Equal TemperamentDonated by Nigel Donovan.

Sumner, W.L.
The Pianoforte – A History (2 copies) – Added in 2019.

Travis, John W.
A Guide to Restringing
Let’s Tune Up

Tyron, Peter
The Steinway That Wouldn’t Budge and Other Stories – Added in 2019.

Van Barthold, Kenneth & Buckton, David
The Story of the Piano (1975)

Wainwright, David
Broadwood By Appointment (2 copies)
The Pianomakers (1975) (2 copies) – Added in 2019.

Whelpdale, Maxwell and Codd (Publishers)
Harpsichords, A Maintenance Manual

White, William Braid
Modern Piano Tuning and Allied Arts (2 Copies)
Theory and Practice of Piano Construction (2 copies) – Added in 2018.

Wicks, Don
The Family Piano Doctor – Added in 2019.

Williams, John Paul
The Piano

Wolfenden, S.
A Treatise on the Art of Pianoforte Construction
Supplement to a Treatise on the Art of Pianoforte
Treatise on the Art of Pianoforte Construction, with Supplement (re-issued in one volume by Heckscher 1989)

Woolland, Horace
The Making of the Modern Pianoforte

Young, Duane
How To Increase Your Piano Tuning Business – Added in 2019.

Description of the Various Functions of the Test Roll Auto Pneumatic Action Co.
How to Test and Regulate the Art De Luxe Expression Device (1922)

Drake, Harry
From Piano Tuner to Pianola Expert
The Player Piano Explained
The Pneumatic Player

Holtzer-Cabot
Instruction Book for Special Noiseless Piano Motors

Ord-Hume, Arthur W. J. G.
Player Piano – The History of the Player Piano and How to Repair It
Restoring Pianolas and Other Self-Playing Pianos

Pratt Read Player Action Co.
Automatic Pneumatic Tracking Device on Players subsequent to Ser. No. 51700
The Simplex Player Action. Its Mechanism and Regulation, How to Play it.

Reblitz, A.
Player Piano Servicing – Added in 2019.

G. E.
Repairing the Player Piano

SchuIz Co.
Tuner’s and Repairman’s Manual Regulation. How to Play it

Darr, Jack
Electric Guitar Amplifier Handbook (1965)

Hemstock, A.
Tuning the Organ (1924)

Hinnon, J. W.
Organ Construction (1910)

Neupert, Hanns
The Harpsichord Manual

Russell, Raymond
The Harpsichord and Clavichord (2 copies) – Added in 2019.

The Strad
A Monthly journal for Professional and Amateurs of all Stringed Instruments played with the Bow (12 issues: 1966-70)

Wedgwood, James Ingall
A Dictionary of Organ Stops (1909)

Whelpdale, Maxwell & Codd, Ltd
Maintenance Manual [for] William de Blaise Harpsichords – Donated in 2009.

Whitworth, Reginald
The Electric Organ (1909)

Ciresa, Piera (Tossani, Alessandro; Ognibeni, Fabio)
The Soul of The Wood (Italian/English Text)Donated in 2002 by (New).

Forest Products Research Laboratory
End-grain Photomicrographs for the Identification of Hardwoods (1953)
Timbers used in the Musical Instrument Industry

M. S. O.
The Strength Properties of Timber

Johnson, Hugh
The International Book of Wood

Pearson, F. G. O. & Webster, Constance
Timbers used in the Musical Instrument Industry

Timber Development Assn. Ltd.
The International Book of Wood
Timber Pests
Timber Preservation (May 1946)
Timber Seasoning (reprinted 1948)
World Timber

Alain, Danielou
Introduction to the Study of Musical Scales (1943)

Alexander, William & Street, Arthur
Metals in the Service of Man

Backus, John
The Acoustical Foundations of Music (1970)

Bailey, F. W.
Fundamentals of Engineering MetalurgyDonated in 2009.

Cooper, Joseph
Facing The MusicDonated in 2009.

Crawford
Basic Engineering ProcessesDonated in 2009.

Gordon, J. E.
The New Science of Strong MaterialsDonated by Paul Lazaras.

Green, Gill
The Piano Tuner in England 1837-1913

Jeans, Sir James
Science and Music

Jorgensen, Owen
Tuning the Historic Piano by EarDonated by Paul Lazaras.

Lloyd, Llewellyn S. & Boyle, Hugh
Intervals Scales & TemperamentsAdded in 2005.

MI PRO Magazine
(1 issue) June 2002

Piano Magazine
(1 issue) July/Aug 2002

Polytechnic
The Music Trades’ School Review (July 1937-June 1938)

PTA Newsletters
A selection from recent years

Q, David Bowers.
Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical InstrumentsAdded in 2019 donated by Nigel Donovan.

Salman, William H. & Somons, Eric N.
Foundry PracticeDonated in 2009.

Soundings
The Magazine of The Institute of Musical Instrument Technology – a Selection From Recent Years

Spain, Henry
Musical Temperament

Taylor, C. A.
The Physics of Musical Sounds (1965)

The Pianomaker – Music & Radio Retailer
Magazines for the year 1954Added in 2017.

‘Look North’, BBC TV
Including Ilkley Convention (complete programme from 16th May)

PTA Conventions
Ilkley 1986 (BBC)
Leamington Spa 1991 (ITV)
Marks Tey 1990 (BBC & ITV)
Selby Fork 1989 (lTV)

Work in the Piano Industry
Cine Film Made in 1969

‘You Bet’ TV Programme
Featuring a PTA Student team from London College of Furniture (27 Feb 1988)

Argerich, Martha
A film by Stephanie Argerich. A warm, intimate, and often funny family portrait filmed over 2 decadesDonated in 2017 by Tania Staite.

Kemble
Creating a British Masterpiece – 10 minute film about Kemble – Donated in 2017 by Meredith Wheeler.
Creating a British Masterpiece – 10-minute promotional film about Kemble Factory and Piano Production – Donated by Merdith Wheeler.

Miracle in a Box
Rebuilding a 1927 Steinway (An inspiring ilm – well worth watching)

Pianomania
Steinway Master Tuner Stephan Knüpher (Great film for any piano fan!)

Richard Merick – Piano Man
In concert & conversation with John Suchet – Donated in 2017 by Lewis Flisher.

Richard Meyrick
Pianoman in Concert and in Conversation with John Suchet (2005) – Donated in 2006 by Lewis Flisher.

Schimmel Pianos
Good information about pianos (2 copies)

Steigraber & Söhne
Guided tour of workshop (2 copies) – Added in 2017.

Heckscher
2012 CatalogueDonated in 2017.

Hurstwood Farm Piano Studios Demo CDs
CD Project No.1 – New Concert House Steingraeber Concert Grand – Added in 2019.
Jura Margulis & Martha Argerich – Arrangements and Adaptions – Added in 2019.
Steingraeber Collection – Demonstration of Pianos 1 – Added in 2019.
Steingraeber Collection – Demonstration of Pianos 2 – Added in 2019.

Jorgensen, Professor Owen R. P. T. 2007
A symposium Tracing the History of Keyboard Tuning

Peter Zergiebel
Die Elite Der Pianisten – Der Fruhen 20. Jahrhunderts Auf Welte Mignon:

PTG Journal
1979 – 2010 (4 discs)

Steinway & Sons
Interactive Factory Tour – Added in 2017.
Technical Reference Guide (2 copies) – Added in 2017.

The Piano Man
Radio Programme broadcast on 11th May 2006 – A fascinating BBC programme revealing interesting aspects of the Fazioli piano factory

‘You and Yours’
BBC Radio Four – Piano Tuning and the reducing number of training centres – broadcast 22 Sept 2008 (9 minutes)