Mr. Tong, Registered Piano Technician (MPTA) 英國註冊鋼琴技師
PREFACE It was while tuning an elderly upright piano that the possibility of electing piano tuners as a theme for … Read More
Piano tuners often became shop owners: the initial link with an established piano firm leading to a provincial placement, particularly … Read More
Most piano tuners were trained in the piano factory over a period of between five and seven years. The Broadwood … Read More
As has been stated in the preface, there is hardly any literature available which details the lives and careers of … Read More
英國曾經是世界鋼琴文化的重要中心，從維多利亞時代的黃金年代到 20 世紀中葉，鋼琴幾乎是每個家庭的必備樂器。然而，隨著時代變遷與文化習慣的改變，英國的鋼琴產業逐漸走向衰退。如今，鋼琴在英國已不再是家庭娛樂的核心，而是轉變為教育與專業音樂領域的專屬樂器。
普雷耶爾（Pleyel）鋼琴是十九世紀法國最著名的鋼琴品牌之一。浪漫派音樂大師蕭邦（Frédéric Chopin）對其情有獨鍾，甚至稱之為「無與倫比」。蕭邦的許多作品與演奏都與普雷耶爾鋼琴密不可分，這些樂器至今仍被視為理解蕭邦音樂美學的重要橋樑。