Larry Fine (born 1950) is an American
piano technician
Piano tuning is the act of adjusting the tension of the strings of an acoustic piano so that the musical intervals between strings are in tune. The meaning of the term 'in tune', in the context of piano tuning, is not simply a particular fixed ...
,
consultant
A consultant (from la, consultare "to deliberate") is a professional (also known as ''expert'', ''specialist'', see variations of meaning below) who provides advice and other purposeful activities in an area of specialization.
Consulting servic ...
, and author. He is best known for writing The Piano Book.
''The Piano Book'', in its fourth edition, describes how
piano
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...
s work, discusses and reviews
piano brands, tracks changes in the piano industry, describes the retail piano industry in the United States with advice on buying from
piano store
A music store or musical instrument store is a retail business that sells musical instruments and related equipment and accessories. Some music stores sell additional services, such as music lessons, music instrument or equipment rental, or re ...
s. It also documents
innovations in piano building. The book is written from the viewpoint of the piano technician. The book was accompanied by an annual supplement, which offered updates between major revisions. As of fall 2009, Fine replaced the annual supplements with a new, semi-annual publication ''Acoustic & Digital Piano Buyer''.
Books
*''The Piano Book'' (4th edition 2001; Jamaica Plain, MA: Brookside Press; ).
*''2007–2008 Annual Supplement to The Piano Book'' (2007; Jamaica Plain, MA: Brookside Press; ).
*''Spring 2009 Acoustic & Digital Piano Buyer'' (2009; Jamaica Plain, MA: Brookside Press; ).
References
External links
www.pianobuyer.com
1950 births
American male non-fiction writers
Place of birth missing (living people)
Living people
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