The Vanishing Piano Tuner by Stephen Harris

In this book by Stephen Harris you will read about the piano tuner's fascinating role in the musical world, be it the humble tuner trying to keep Mrs Fletchers's old beast going for another year or attending to a glossy nine-foot Steinway concert grand for a famous or rather fickle artiste. But read also about how the piano itself - once described as an orchestra in the front room - enhances the quality of life for so many.

Included in this book - which is the first ever published history of piano tuning - is a highly engaging overview of the piano itself, its inventor and transformation from the eighteenth century to present times. There are also many of our customers mentioned....

Complete with 200 photographs to truly bring the text alive.