Handel Pianos is a family run business and our showrooms, located in Sunningdale, Berkshire, were established in 1992. We have been offering a huge range of high quality pianos for sale and piano services to local communities in Surrey, Berkshire, Hampshire and the surrounding areas ever since.
All Handel pianos are tuned to concert pitch (A440) and each one is fully quality checked before delivery. Each one also comes with at least a 12 month guarantee.
Our friendly and expert staff are on hand Monday to Saturday to help you find the perfect piano for your needs or to arrange vital services like tuning or repair.
We buy pianos and also consider part exchange.
And once you've chosen your piano we can arrange careful, expert delivery nationwide.
3a Red Brae Drumalig Road
Temple
Antrim, County Antrim Bt27 6UD
Northern Ireland
Specialising in top quality mint condition used
131 Moneynick Road
Randalstown, County Antrim BT41 3HU
Northern Ireland
We Keep a wide range of upright and grand pianos
946-950 Blackpool Rd
Lea
Preston, Lancashire PR2 1XN
England
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3 - 4 Chelsea House
Festival Place
Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 7JR
England
Music Festival for performers and guests Our 10th
18-06-2022 01:30PM
The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
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The Morecambe Bay Piano Group was set up to extend
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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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