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Forss Books

  • 1.  Forss Books

    Member
    Posted 14 days ago
    Hello,

    Anyone know where to purchase the Forss piano books...the 3 of them. I've looked online and can't find them in English.



  • 2.  RE: Forss Books

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 14 days ago
    Cobrun,
    All three can be purchase through the Jahnpianoteile.com website. My review of the tuning book will be published soon; the Journal would also like reviews of the regulation/repair books from other authors. The books were for sale at the Reno convention.
    Scott




  • 3.  RE: Forss Books

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 13 days ago
    I visited Jahn. They are listed but apparently not available. No price is posted nor can sale be completed. 





  • 4.  RE: Forss Books

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 11 days ago

    You must log into your account with Jahn to view prices (in Euros), and availability, and to make a purchase. 



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    Kate Redding
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  • 5.  RE: Forss Books

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 11 days ago

    Yes, I was signed in, put the items in my cart, but no prices and purchase button was in shadow. 
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    Dave Conte, RPT, CCT
    Owner, Rocky Top Piano
    Knoxville, TN
    817-307-5656







  • 6.  RE: Forss Books

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 10 days ago

    I saw the product information when I logged on to Jahn's site today.



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    Kate Redding
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  • 7.  RE: Forss Books

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 10 days ago
    Yep, I saw the product info too. Could not execute a purchase. 

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    Dave Conte, RPT, CCT
    Owner, Rocky Top Piano
    Knoxville, TN
    817-307-5656







  • 8.  RE: Forss Books

    Member
    Posted 3 days ago
    I got in contact with Pianoteile by email and let them know that I am a technician.

    They set me up an account and I was able to login and order items. If you Google translate their pages it makes it so when you click Add Item to Cart it won't add it...so refresh the page (back into German) and add to cart...then it works.







  • 9.  RE: Forss Books

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 3 days ago

    Okay, that explains it. Ich nein sprechen Deutch, so I didn't cancel translation and it wasn't available in the English website version. 



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    Dave Conte, RPT

    Piano Technician in Residence
    The University of Tennessee
    College of Music
    Knoxville TN
    (817) 307-5656
    Owner: Rocky Top Piano
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  • 10.  RE: Forss Books

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 14 days ago

    They were originally written in Norwegian.  Translated into English,  German,  French,  and Russian.  No Spanish version.  Real

    dearth of books in spanish.



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    Parker Leigh RPT
    Winchester VA
    (540) 722-3865
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  • 11.  RE: Forss Books

    Posted 14 days ago
    Those are good for beginners. My number one pianotech book is by David Rubenstein.  The book by Wolfenden is outdated and the content is practically worthless imo.
    The Mario book looks good as I thumbed through it. But I don't need to by piano books these days.
    -chris






  • 12.  RE: Forss Books

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 13 days ago

    I didn't know David Rubenstein wrote a book. Do you know the title and if it's available? (Simple google search of David Rubenstein Piano Book turned up zilch.)



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    Nathan Monteleone RPT
    Fort Worth TX
    (817) 675-9494
    nbmont@gmail.com
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  • 13.  RE: Forss Books

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 13 days ago
    Hi, Nathan. 

    I think he is referring to Rube Goldberg. 

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    Dave Conte, RPT, CCT
    Owner, Rocky Top Piano
    Knoxville, TN
    817-307-5656







  • 14.  RE: Forss Books

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 13 days ago

    David Rubenstein is indeed an actual person. He makes soundboards and keys, and has designed and constructed two pianos of his own. He regularly collaborates with the likes of Del Fandrich and other luminaries of our profession, and has written a book about piano making which a few of us have been fortunate enough to be able to read. However, I don't believe the book has been published. Like Chris, I found David's book to be highly informative and exceedingly well written.

    Best,

    Alan 



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    Alan Eder, RPT
    Herb Alpert School of Music
    California Institute of the Arts
    Valencia, CA
    661.904.6483
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  • 15.  RE: Forss Books

    Posted 12 days ago
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    Chernobieff Piano Restorations

    Chris Chernobieff ( pronounced chur-no-bif )
    Lenoir City, Tennessee 
    email: chrisppff@gmail.com
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    phone: 865-986-7720











  • 16.  RE: Forss Books

    Member
    Posted 10 days ago

    David Rubenstein's book is indeed a good book. He sent me the PDF a few hours ago. It would be even better if the book was fully written and officially published!

    Clear and easy to read



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    Zhanxi Huang
    Benxi
    86-18741420582
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  • 17.  RE: Forss Books

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 12 days ago
    Can't believe nobody in this group got the Rube Goldberg reference. Me thinks we all take ourselves far too seriously. A little humor is good once in a while. 

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    Dave Conte, RPT, CCT
    Owner, Rocky Top Piano
    Knoxville, TN
    817-307-5656







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