Mr. Tong, Registered Piano Technician (MPTA) 英國註冊鋼琴技師
鋼琴歷史
Piano History
Piano tuners often became shop owners: the initial link with an established piano firm leading to a provincial placement, particularly … Read More
The larger London piano houses produced many pianos, all of which needed to be strung, chipped up and then fine-tuned, … Read More
Broadwoods and other leading piano houses began to establish a pattern of service which was quickly followed by the smaller … Read More
Most piano tuners were trained in the piano factory over a period of between five and seven years. The Broadwood … Read More
The tuner would appear to have been working in the factory yet not regarded as a factory worker. A … Read More
Prior to the advent of the piano, most musicians tuned their own instruments. This was a necessary part of … Read More
As has been stated in the preface, there is hardly any literature available which details the lives and careers of … Read More
過去三十年來，中國製造的廉價鋼琴 已經徹底改變了全球鋼琴產業。這些鋼琴以大規模生產和低成本為特徵，讓更多人能夠接觸到鋼琴，但同時也對傳統製琴商與市場結構帶來了深遠影響。以下是正面與負面影響的整理：
Viola Organista（管風琴中提琴）是達文西最奇妙的音樂發明之一。雖然在他生前從未真正被製作出來，但他的設計圖保存於《大西洋手稿》（Codex Atlanticus）中。這件樂器結合了鍵盤樂器與弓弦樂器的特點，展現了達文西將機械、聲學與音樂想像力融合的天才構想。直到 21 世紀，才有人依據他的草圖將它實際建造出來。
鋼琴從1709年在意大利問世算起經歷了三個時代的變遷，即古鋼琴，維多利亞和現代鋼琴。它們各自經過了百年歷史的演變期。幾百年來它被不斷地整容。於是展示在我們眼前的鋼琴時而平躺，時而又豎立起來，時而長方形，時而又變成翼形。它還曾和寫字檯，床，甚至縫紉機組合到了一起。在起初折騰了100多年後，它才算基本定了型。鋼琴真是一個不肯過氣的明星。不論是華貴、莊嚴的巴洛克風格；還是雄偉、奇拔的古典主義；不論是奔放，突顯個性的浪漫之聲；還是摒棄傳統，追求光與色彩印象派潮流，鋼琴全部勝任。