We are importers and distributors of new and nearly new pianos. We import from Japan and Korea to supply to the general public and trade customers. We carry a vast amount of used Yamaha andSamick and Young Changpianos from Japan and used Samick and Young Chang pianos from Korea.
Both our new and nearly new pianos are of the highest quality and are at very competitive prices.
James Little & Paul Lampert have been in the piano trade for a combined period of 45 years (2004). Our knowledge of pianos is second to none and as we are an independent piano shop, we can offer complete impartiality when giving advice on anything to do with pianos. We are piano experts and we both are fully qualified Piano Technicians.
We are based in Middlesex, just inside the M25 (J17) near Watford, Rickmansworth, Harrow, NW London.
We have been in our current shop since 1992 and have been supplying pianos to the trade since 1995. All of our pianos come with a 5 year guarantee and we can promise you complete satisfaction. Wherever you may live in the U.K. we know that you will be satisfied with whatever piano you purchase from us. However if you are not, we offer a full money- back guarantee if not completely satisfied.
We supply most makes of pianos. Please contact us regarding any brand name and we will do our best to supply it to you. We offer the following services:
The Temple, Eastgate
Sleaford, Lincolnshire NG34 7DR
England
White & Sentance are one of the longest
11, St. Mary's Hill
Stamford, Lincolnshire PE9 2DP
England
Music shop established in 1963 we stock a large
251 Kings Road
Chelsea
Chelsea, London
England
Chelsea London was founded on the famous King's
Unit 14a, Granary Business Centre
Broad Farm, North Street
Hailsham, West Sussex BN27 4DU
England
Located in the Sussex countryside, we are a family
Orchards Farm
Iden
Rye, East Sussex TN31 7XB
England
Established since 1984, we are situated at the
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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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