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new , reconditioned pianos for sale in City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH3 by Allan Makin & Sons Pianos
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We specialise in acoustic pianos and operate from our base in Edinburgh
we offer a one-stop piano sales service to our customers from our base in Edinburgh.
Founded in 1931 our business is now in its third generation. From the very outset we have specialised in acoustic pianos and have resolutely stuck to what we know best.
Fiercely independent to this day, we are not tied to a particular piano manufacturer or associated with any other piano retailer. This means we are entirely free to stock pianos from those manufacturers which we believe offer the best value for money to our customers.
81 Myddleton Rd
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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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