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Chamberlain Music was started in Haslemere, Surrey in
1990 and has since grown to be one of the largest
mail-order music suppliers in the UK, with a significant
amount of business coming also from Europe. We are
also one of the largest sellers of Yamaha pianos in the
country, and we have a large, modern showroom in
Haslemere in which a wide range of pianos, both new
and second-hand, are always in stock.
273 Sauchiehall Street
Glasgow, Lanarkshire G2 3HQ
Scotland
Biggars Music, established in 1867, is Glasgow's
266 Clyde Street
Glasgow, Lanarkshire G1 4JH
Scotland
Mclaren's is Glasgow's newest piano superstore
18-20 Mochdre Industrial Estate
Newtown
Newtown, Powys SY16 4LE
Wales/Cymru
Based in the picturesque Mid-Wales countryside
Canton Place
London Road
Bath, Bristol BA1 6AA
England
A large selection of carefully selected new and
53 King Street
Cobham, Berkshire KT11 2LH
England
Music Festival for performers and guests Our 10th
18-06-2022 01:30PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
11-12-2021 02:00PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
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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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