Short term and Event Piano Hire
Chiltern Pianos have been providing hire pianos for events, festivals, concerts, weddings and other occasions for many years. Unlike other companies, we provide excellent quality hire pianos, always in prime condition both aesthetically and musically. This is due to the fact we change and revoice our pianos on a regular basis at our Hemel Hempstead workshops.
Our Hire Pianos include a white and a black Baby Grand, a black Upright, a black full size Grand, a Concert Grand and a Pianodisc self playing Grand.
Prices (include delivery, collection, tuning and stool):
Black Professional Upright
Black Baby Grand Piano
White Baby Grand
6ft Grand
Steinway Grand (Model M or B)
We always have on offer a selection of good quality hire pianos available for long term hire. Rental periods are 6 or 12 months and payment is on a monthly basis. 100% of rental fees are refunded on purchase after or within the initial rental period.
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
08-01-2022 02:00PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
12-02-2022 02:00PM
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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