Most of these are in easy reach. Their combination may open a gateway to the dark side. Coffee table: Colt, C.F. The antique piano Crombie, David. Piano Michel, N.E. ... Service/construction: Faust, Oliver. The piano tuner's pocket companion Goodway, Martha and J.S. Odell. The metallurgy of 17th & 18th c. wire * Nalder, Lawrence. The modern piano (similar to Dolge) Roberts, David. The calculating technician Wolfenden, Samuel. A treatise on the art of pianoforte construction same, only bizarre: Smith, Eric. Piano care & restoration Van Nattan, Steve. Piano owner's survival guide Physics/mechanics (classical, anyhow): Albert, C.E. and F.S. Roberts. The kinematics of machinery Benade, Arthur. Horns, strings and harmony Feather, Norman. Vibration and waves History: Dolge, Alfred. Pianos and their makers Good, Edwin. Giraffes, black dragons, and other pianos * Harding, Rosamond. The piano-forte Hubbard, Frank. Three centuries of harpsichord making Ripin, Edwin (ed). Keyboard instruments Wainwright, David. Broadwood by appointment General reference: U.S.D.A. Wood handbook Machinery's handbook MSC Big Book Small Parts, Inc. catalog
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