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As well as a large selection of New and reconditioned Upright & Grand Pianos, we alsoundertake all Restoration, Polishing, Piano Hiring, Concert and Domestic Tuning, plus a fully insuredRemoval & Storage Service.
All work is undertaken inhouse at our extensive workshop and sales area, which is open 6 days aweek
Unit 60 The Triangle
Wolverton Park
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK125FJ
England
We are a family run music shop in Wolverton,
152 Market Street
Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria LA15 8RQ
England
1 Monmouth Court
Ringwood, Hampshire BH24 1HE
England
We are a leading UK piano shop established 1981 on
43 Botley Road
Oxford, Oxfordshire OX2 OBN
England
We are specialists retailer of traditional pianos
121-125 Royal Avenue
Belfast, County Antrim BT1 1FF
Northern Ireland
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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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