My Recommendations
Some of these are for pianists, others are for technicians.
The Piano Book: Buying & Owning a New or Used Piano2006-2007 Annual Supplement to <I>The Piano Book</I>: Buying & Owning a New or Used Piano (Annual Supplement to the Piano Book)Temperament: How Music Became a Battleground for the Great Minds of Western Civilization
The Piano Book: Buying & Owning a New o...
by Larry Fine
$16.47
Essential information for every piano owner, player, buyer, or seller. Piano design, construction, and evaluation. Guideline...
2006-2007 Annual Supplement to <I>The...
by Larry Fine

Essential for piano buyers, and a helpful reference for technicians, it updates The Piano Book on the latest manufacturers and...
Temperament: How Music Became a Battlegroun...
by Stuart Isacoff
$11.16
A layman's historical survey of the scientific and social problems related to tuning instruments, particularly pianos.
Pierce Piano Atlas, 11th EditionPiano Servicing, Tuning, and Rebuilding, Second Edition: For the Professional, the Student, and the HobbyistPlayer Piano: Servicing and Rebuilding
Pierce Piano Atlas, 11th Edition
by Bob Pierce

The standard reference of piano manufacturers, past and present, and the serial numbers made each year. Most useful for techn...
Piano Servicing, Tuning, and Rebuilding, Se...
by Arthur A. Reblitz
$19.77
For technicians, a guide to basic piano tuning, regulation, and repair. For hobbyists, please don't experiment on your own pi...
Player Piano: Servicing and Rebuilding
by Arthur A. Reblitz
$19.77
For technicians, Reblitz's guide to servicing the pneumatic player pianos from the early 20th century.
Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. BachP.D.Q. Bach: The Short-Tempered ClavierOn the Sensations of Tone
Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach
by Peter Schickele
$13.50
A hilarious (auto?)biography of Bach's last and least son.
P.D.Q. Bach: The Short-Tempered Clavier
$17.98
Incredibly inventive pieces, performed on a Hamburg Steinway prepared by a superb technician, Barbara Pease Renner.
On the Sensations of Tone
by Hermann Helmholtz
$15.61
The classic work on the acoustics of musical instruments. Fairly dense reading.