We are a family run music shop based near Westbury in Wiltshire.
STOCK: We always have an extensive choice of stock and strive to have 'all instruments' available.
DELIVERY: We can deliver anywhere in the UK.
GUARANTEE: Instruments sold or restored by us are backed by our personal guarantee.
PRINTED MUSIC: A full range of printed music is always held in stock and we are able to order almost any title. Visit our online music store
ACCESSORIES: Reeds, Mouthpieces, Ligatures, Stands, Gig bags, Gifts for all occassions, Gift wrap, Cards and gift vouchers available.
PIANOS: We stock a wide range of piano's in store, our piano department offers advice on all aspects of the piano; sales, removals and delivery, valuations of upright and grand pianos.
TEACHING: We have recently opened our music school with the principle to provide a quality teaching service to all at an affordable price. We currently have fourteen music teachers teaching a variety of instruments
SHOP DETAILS:
Opening times: MON - SAT 9.00am to 5.30pm
81 Myddleton Rd
London
Bounds Green, London N22 8NE
England
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Tuning Temperaments
How many piano tuning temperaments are there?
There are countless variations, but most fall within three major categories;
1. Meantone, which generally concentrated the dissonance into a few unusable intervals (often called "wolf" intervals), so that the others could be Just. These are often called "restrictive" tunings, since there are certain intervals that are not usable. Good intervals are really good, bad ones are really bad. The Meantone era was approx. 1400-1700
2. Well-Temperament, which gives more consonance to the most often used keys, and more dissonance to the lesser used ones. Though not equal, these tunings are "non-restrictive" because all intervals can be used. The intervals range from Just to barely acceptable. Well-temperament refers to a genre, not a specific tuning. The Well-Tempered era is approx. 1700-1880.
3. Equal Temperament, which spreads the dissonance equally among all intervals.
There is no difference in consonance or dissonance between any keys, thus, there are no good ones or bad ones. Equal temperament represents a complete average. Dates of its acceptance are debated, but there is ample evidence that it was widely available by 1900 and is the predominate tuning on keyboards, today.
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