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Start of eBook	1
LESSON I.	1
LESSON II.	2
ACTION.	5
QUESTIONS ON LESSON II.	5
QUESTIONS ON LESSON III.	10
LESSON IV.	10
ACTION OF THE SQUARE PIANO.	10
ACTION OF THE GRAND PIANO.	12
INSTRUCTIONS FOR REMOVING THE SQUARE AND GRAND ACTIONS.	13
QUESTIONS ON LESSON IV.	13
REGULATING AND REPAIRING THE UPRIGHT ACTION.	15
QUESTIONS ON LESSON V.	19
MISCELLANEOUS REPAIRS.	21
QUESTIONS ON LESSON VI.	22
LESSON VIII.	24
QUESTIONS ON LESSON VIII.	29
QUESTIONS ON LESSON IX.	33
QUESTIONS ON LESSON X.	38
MANIPULATION OF THE TUNING HAMMER.	38
SETTING THE MUTES OR WEDGES IN THE UPRIGHT.	41
SETTING THE MUTES IN THE SQUARE PIANO.	43
QUESTIONS ON LESSON XI.	43
RATIONALE OF THE TEMPERAMENT.	45
PROPOSITION I.	47
QUESTIONS ON LESSON XII.	49
PROPOSITION III.	50
NUMERICAL COMPARISON OF THE DIATONIC SCALE WITH THE TEMPERED SCALE.	52
QUESTIONS ON LESSON XIII.	53
QUESTIONS ON LESSON XIV.	58
QUESTIONS ON LESSON XV.	63
CLEANING.	65
STOPS.	65
EXAMINATION.	66
STICKING KEYS.	66
LEAKS.	67
PEDAL DETECTS.	67
SYMPATHETIC VIBRATIONS.	68
TUNING.	68
QUESTIONS ON LESSON XVI.	69
INDEX.	71
Capstan, 24, 48	72
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Evolution of the piano, 12	72
False waves, 160, 161	72
Guide pins, 23	72
Instrumental attachments, removal of, 118	72
Main rail, 25	72
Panel, removing of, 75	73
Questions asked by owners, 211	73
Searching for articles on sound board, 44	73
Tables of relative string length, 131, 136, 140, 143	73
Vibration numbers, comparison of, 137, 146, 147, 148	73

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