, 55
spoon, 29
springs broken, 54

Dampers, 18, 29

Damping, defective, 54, 60, 61

Ditonic comma 144

Evolution of the piano, 12

Extension, 23

False waves, 160, 161

Fifths, beats of, 79
not all tempered alike, 105, 106
tempering of, 79, 104

Final inspection, 172

Fischer System of temperament, diagram of, 82

Flanges, 25
repairing of, 59

Guide pins, 23

Hammer, butt, refelting, 51
capping with buckskin, 59
felts, cleaning, 34
gluing, 54
hardening, 54
softening, 54
trimming, 60
voicing, 54, 104
head 29
rail, 29, 33
shank or stem, 29, 53
broken, 63
renewing, 53
spring, 52
sticking, 52

Hitch-pins, 16, 17

Instrumental attachments, removal of, 118

Intervals flattened, 157
sharpened, 157

Ivories, regluing, 64

Jack, 26
repairing of, 50, 58
sluggish, 57
-spring broken, 58

Key, defects in, 47, 48
leads, 22
organ, sticking, 185, 186
removing, square piano, 56
squeaking, 64
sticking, 46

Lead, in keys, 22
black, use of, 64
loose in key, 64

Length, tension, and weight of strings, 75

Loud pedal, 19, 30

Main rail, 25

Mathematics of tempered scale, 126

Metal plates, 15

Mute, continuous, 89, 90

Mutes, setting in upright piano, 117-120
in bass, 121
beyond temperament, 120
in square piano, 122
on nodal points, 161

Octave, dividing into major thirds, 134
into minor thirds, 140
perfect fifths, 142

Octaves, relative vibration of, 78

Organ, reed, tuning and repairing the, 178
bellows, leaks in, 187
capabilities of, 179
cleaning, 180
examination, 183
keys sticking, 185, 186
pallets, 186
pedal defects, 188
reeds, to find, 184
tuning, 190
stops, 182
disconnected, 184
sympathetic vibration, 189

Over-tension, 114

Panel, removing of, 75

Parts of grand action, 38
of square action, 34

Pendulum to aid in judgment of a second of time, 104

Piano frame, 15
tuner, requisites of, 7, 70

Pianos, special use of, 85, 86

Pitch, concert, 127
international, 81, 127

Pitch, left to tuner's judgment, 86, 87, 89
to determine most favorable, 85

Professional hints, 193

Questions asked by owners, 211

Ratio of intervals, 132

Reed organ. See _Organ_.

Regulating button, 26, 51
rail, 26, 36

Repairing small wooden parts, 63

Repetition of stroke, 18, 27

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