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A romance on three legs : Glenn Gould's obsessive quest for the perfect piano / Katie Hafner.

Title
A romance on three legs : Glenn Gould's obsessive quest for the perfect piano / Katie Hafner.
Author
Hafner, Katie
Publication
New York : Bloomsbury USA, 2008.

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Description
259 p.; 22 cm.
Summary
"In this story, Katie Hafner introduces us to important figures in the pianist Glenn Gould's life, including Verne Edquist, the nearly blind, long-suffering tuner who maintained the piano for years. She offers a fascinating history of the science and art of tuning, and takes us inside the Steinway factory during the Second World War, when CD 318 was built. Laced with incidents that are variously inspiring, moving, and absurd, Gould's story, Hafner reminds us, is not only about genius and obsession but about iron, wood, and the craftsmanship that enabled his art to flourish."--Jacket.
Subject
  • Gould, Glenn > Criticism and interpretation
  • Steinway & Sons > History
  • Steinway piano > History
  • Piano > Construction > United states
Genre/Form
  • Criticism, interpretation, etc.
  • History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-249) and index.
Contents
Toronto -- Saskatchewan -- Astoria -- The trouble with pianos -- Eaton's -- A romance on three legs -- CD 318 in the studio -- Broken piano -- Making do -- The defection -- Afterlife.
ISBN
  • 9781596915244
  • 1596915242
LCCN
^^2007048808
OCLC
  • 183879474
  • SCSB-10235978
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library