Giraffes, black dragons, and other pianos : a technological history from Cristofori to the modern concert grand / Edwin M. Good.

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [2001], ©2001.

xxv, 369 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

2nd ed.

Illustrations -- Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Author's note -- [ch.] 1. Technology and the piano -- [ch.] 2. The earliest pianos -- [ch.] 3. The classic piano -- [ch.] 4. Beethoven and the growing grand -- [ch.] 5. Pianos from early-nineteenth-century homes -- [ch.] 6. Iron enters the piano -- [ch.] 7. The french take the lead -- [ch.] 8. The radical americans -- [ch.] 9. The europeans imitate - or do not -- [ch.] 10. Some odds and dead ends -- [ch.] 11. The modern piano -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-347) and index.

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