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Technical piano books, pianotechnician instruction books. The pierce piano atlas contains background information that may give you the history of a piano manufacturer on which to base honest, intelligent and profitable buying or selling decisions. This unique reference work is often referred to as the bible of the piano business, and is not only an essential source of information for anyone in the piano industry, but also a simply fascinating read. Although link used its own serial numbers on the pinblocks, the haddorff number is sometimes found on the back or under the pump mounting board. Bob pierce spent 68 years in the piano and organ business and was internationally known as mr. Pierce piano atlas paperback 12th edition howard piano industries.
Pierce piano atlas, 9th edition soft cover the soft cover 9th edition was the only edition published. Pierce piano atlas 1997, paperback, enlarged for sale. Pierce piano atlas, 10th edition pierce, bob, ashley, larry on. Pierce piano atlas, volume 11 bob pierce snippet view 2003. Mathushek was an inventor that was said to have rather experimented with tone and piano construction as opposed to producing large volumes of pianos. Pierce piano atlas publisher 3 works 0 ebooks read. Most piano professionals have access to detailed information about these brands using a piano atlas to reference serial numbers, which are used to determine a piano s age using the year a piano was built.
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