Pianos and their makers - Dolge, Alfred

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Résumé :
This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented this book in the same form as it was first published. Hence any marks seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.

Sommaire:
Behind every keyboard lies a vanished workshop, a family name, an age of daring invention. Every instrument has a story. In Pianos and their Makers, piano manufacturer Alfred Dolge opens those workshops and traces the rise of European and American piano houses. Blending exacting research with an insider's understanding of craft, this musical instrument history book follows the evolution of piano design from early keyboard instruments to the concert grands of the 19th century piano industry. The result is a piano history reference book that is both industry chronicle and cultural portrait, alive with the ideas and rivalries that shaped modern music. Dolge's narrative offers detailed biographies of piano makers, set within a comprehensive piano manufacturing history that shows how materials, mechanics and artistry converged in workshops across Europe and America. It serves as a reference for piano technicians, a resource for piano collectors, and a work often consulted beside antique piano restoration books and other history of keyboard instruments. Musicians, historians and curious readers encounter not just names and dates, but the social worlds of factories, salons and concert halls where these instruments first sang. Long recognised as a classic account of the history of piano makers, it preserves a vital record of European and American piano makers at the height of their influence. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike....