Piano, the Instrument

Part 1 History Chapter 2 General History Chapter 3 Australia Chapter 4 Austria and Germany Chapter 5 Canada Chapter 6 Czech Republic Chapter 7 Denmark Chapter 8 England Chapter 9 France Chapter 10 Italy Chapter 11 The Netherlands Chapter 12 New Zealand Chapter 13 Norway Chapter 14 Poland Chapter 15 Portugal Chapter 16 Spain Chapter 17 Sweden Chapter 18 United States Part 19 Builders and Manufacturers Chapter 20 General Chapter 21 Allen, Mark Chapter 22 Allmendinger Piano & Organ Company Chapter 23 Astin-Weight Chapter 24 Babcock, Alpheus Chapter 25 Baldwin Chapter 26 Bas, Louis Chapter 27 Baumann, Christian Chapter 28 Bechstein Chapter 29 Beyer, Adam Chapter 30 Blondel Chapter 31 Blüthner Chapter 32 Boisselot Chapter 33 Bolin, Georg Chapter 34 Bösendorfer Chapter 35 Bradbury, William Batchelder Chapter 36 Brewer, Charles W. Chapter 37 Broadwood Chapter 38 Brodwin Chapter 39 Casteel Chapter 40 Chickering Chapter 41 Clark, Frederic Horace Chapter 42 Clementi Chapter 43 Collard and Collard Chapter 44 Crehore, Benjamin Chapter 45 Cristofori, Bartolomeo Chapter 46 Currier Chapter 47 Davison and Redpath Chapter 48 del Mela, Domenico Chapter 49 Dolge, Alfred Chapter 50 Dolmetsch, Arnold Chapter 51 Erard Chapter 52 Everett Chapter 53 Falcone Chapter 54 Fandrich Chapter 55 Fazer Chapter 56 Fazioli Chapter 57 Feurich Chapter 58 Graf, Conrad Chapter 59 Grotrian Chapter 60 Gulbransen Chapter 61 Hals, Brödrene Chapter 62 Harrison, Michael Chapter 63 Haxby Chapter 64 Heilmann Chapter 65 Heintzman & Company Chapter 66 Hellas Chapter 67 Hornung, Conrad Christian Chapter 68 Huber, John Chapter 69 Ibach Chapter 70 Kawai Chapter 71 Kimball Chapter 72 Klavins, David Chapter 73 Krakauer Brothers Chapter 74 Janko, Paul von Chapter 75 Laurence and Nash Chapter 76 Longman & Broderip Chapter 77 Marshall, Andreas Chapter 78 Mason & Hamlin Chapter 79 Miessner, W. Otto Chapter 80 Mirabal, Francisco Peréz Chapter 81 Moór, Emanuel Chapter 82 New York Piano-Forte Company Chapter 83 Nunn and Fischer Chapter 84 Pfriemer Chapter 85 Pape Chapter 86 Pleyel Chapter 87 Renner Chapter 88 Samick Chapter 89 Sauter Chapter 90 Schimmel Chapter 91 Schroeter Chapter 92 Schulze Pollmann Chapter 93 Seiler Chapter 94 Silbermann Chapter 95 Southwell, William Chapter 96 Stanwood, David Chapter 97 Stein Chapter 98 Steinway Chapter 99 Story & Clark Chapter 100 Strauch Brothers Chapter 101 Streicher Chapter 102 Taskin, Pascal Chapter 103 Taws, Charles Chapter 104 Tonk, William Chapter 105 Trivelas, Chris Chapter 106 Vose & Sons Chapter 107 Walter Chapter 108 Weber (Ireland) Chapter 109 Weber (United States) Chapter 110 Wing & Son Chapter 111 Wurlitzer Chapter 112 Yamaha Chapter 113 Young Chang Chapter 114 Zumpe Part 115 Construction and Design Chapter 116 General Construction Chapter 117 Acoustics Chapter 118 Action Chapter 119 Case and Frame Chapter 120 Dampers Chapter 121 Hammers Chapter 122 Keys Chapter 123 Pedals Chapter 124 Soundboard Chapter 125 Strings and Scale Design Chapter 126 Miscellaneous Part 127 Maintenance and Repair Chapter 128 General Maintenance and Repair Chapter 129 Action Chapter 130 Case and Frame Chapter 131 Cleaning Chapter 132 Climate Control Chapter 133 Dampers Chapter 134 Hammers Chapter 135 Keys Chapter 136 Pedals Chapter 137 Rebuilding and Restoration Chapter 138 Soundboard Chapter 139 Strings Chapter 140 Tools and Supplies Chapter 141 Tuning Chapter 142 Wrestplank Chapter 143 Miscellaneous Part 144 Miscellaneous Chapter 145 Catalogs for Collections and Exhibits Chapter 146 The Pedal Piano Chapter 147 Composers and the Piano Chapter 148 General Chapter 149 Beethoven Chapter 150 Brahms Chapter 151 Chopin Chapter 152 Haydn Chapter 153 Liszt Chapter 154 Mendelssohn Chapter 155 Mozart Chapter 156 Scarlatti Chapter 157 Schumann Chapter 158 Selection and Purchase Chapter 159 Juvenile Chapter 160 Other Miscellaneous Topics

Michiko Ishiama Wolcott, winner of many awards and honors, including the prestigious Presser Scholarship, has performed with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and the Florida State University Symphony, as a soloist and a chamber musician.