We have a wide range of quality secondhand pianos for sale - from a good starter piano for a student, to a professional concert grand. These are all thoroughly checked and precision tuned. We offer expert advice on an appropriate instrument for you.
Our passion for pianos is obvious and we want you to find the perfect instrument. On every piano we sell the structure, regulation, pedals and mechanics are all tested and adjusted to ensure all our instruments are in optimum condition.
We offer a Nationwide removal service. We speciailise in stair work, window removal and tricky jobs ensuring a safe delivery of your new instrument.
All pianos can be viewed and played in store.
We are located in Watford and target most places in Hertfordshire. We cover St albans and surrouding villages, Harrow, London, Amersham and Berkhamsted.
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98 Canongate
The Royal Mile
City of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 8DD
Scotland
For over 40 years we have been known as Edinburgh
36 New Yatt Road
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Witney, Oxfordshire ox28 1nz
England
Mildren Pianos is based in Witney, Oxfordshire.
34 Engate Street
London
Lewisham, London SE13 7HA
England
Robert Morley & Company Limited, established 1881
St. Francis Hall
Baccabox Lane
Birmingham, West Midlands B47 5DD
England
Buying the right piano is often a difficult task,
5 Bridge St
Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14 6EW
England
As a family business, we have specialised in
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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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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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