(Box for pictured for illustration only - NOT SUPPLIED)
Collected together on CD for the first
time, we have 27 rare, vintage books subject of Pianos and Organs.
Published, largely in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a wide
range of subject matter is covered including the history of both pianos
and organs, their design and development, information on their
construction, repair and tuning, discussion of famous pianists and
organists and makers of both instruments.
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Each
book, in pdf format is a 300 dpi scan of the original pages so you
will be reading each exactly as intended. Includes many excellent
illustrations, photos and diagrams.
Take a look at some samples:
Includes the following:
A Description & History of the Pianoforte & of the Older Keyboard Stringed Instruments - AJ Hipkins (1896)
A
Dictionary of Pianists & Composers for the Pianoforte; With an
Appendix of Manufacturers of the Instrument - E Pauer (1895)
A History of Pianoforte Playing & Pianoforte Literature - KF Weitzmann (1897)
A History of the Pianoforte & Pianoforte Players - O Bie (1899)
An Explanation of the Organ Stops with Hints for Effective Combinations - C Locher (1888)
Construction, Tuning & Care of the Piano-Forte - E Norton (1887)
Dictionary of Organs & Organists - FW Thornsby (1921)
History of the American Pianoforte, its Technical Development, & the Trade - D Spillane (1890)
Modern Piano Tuning & Allied Arts - W Braid White (1917)
Organ Construction - JW Hinton (1900)
Pianoforte Music its History, with Biographical Sketches & Critical Estimates of its Greatest Masters - JC Fillmore (1900)
Pianos & Their Makers Vol 1 - A Dolge (1911)
Pianos & Their Makers Vol 2 - A Dolge (1911)
Practical Organ-Building - WE Dickson (1882)
Regulation & Repair of Piano & Player Mechanism, Together with Tuning as Science & Art - W Braid White (1909)
Standard Organ Building - WH Clarke (1913)
The
History of the Pianoforte With an Account of the Theory of Sound
& Also of the Music & Musical Instruments of the Ancients - E
Brinsmead (1879)
The M. Steinert Collection of Keyed & Stringed Instruments; With Various Treatises on the
History of these Instruments, the Method of Playing them, & their Influence on Musical Art - M Steinert (c1893)
The Manuelo, the Player Piano that is all but Human ; Care, Regulation, Repair - Baldwin Piano Co (1916)
The Modern Organ; with Illustrations, Drawings, Specifications - EM Skinner (1913)
The Organ & its Masters - HC Lahee (1903)
The Organ in France - W Goodrich (1917)
The Organ of the 20th Century; A Manual on all Matters Relating to the Science & Art of
Organ Tonal Appointment & Divisional Apportionment with Compound Expression - GA Audsley (1919)
The Organ, its History & Construction - EJ Hopkins (1855)
The Pianoforte, its Origin, Progress, & Construction - E Rimbault (1860)
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building; Being an Account of Modern Developments - GL Miller (1913)
The Story of the Organ - CF Williams (1903)
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~ABOUT THE CD~
These are ELECTRONIC BOOKS. You will receive 1 x data CD-R disc containing 27 pdf e-books as listed above. The books
are in pdf format which means that you will need to have Adobe Reader
installed on your computer to read them. If you dont have this, you can
download it FREE from the Adobe website. If you don't understand this, please contact me prior to purchase.
This is a data CD for computer use (requires CD-Rom or DVD-Rom drive). It WILL NOT WORK in an audio CD player or the DVD player connected to your TV.
'Software Box' and books pictured are for illustration purposes only, not representative of actual packaging.
NO SOFTWARE BOX IS SUPPLIED!
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NOTE TO EBAY STAFF: No copyrights are infringed in this CD/DVD Rom product. All material contained on the discs as described above is in the public domain and free from copyright.
