Anne's Harpsichords

Article in January 2009 Piano Technician’s Journal

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“The Cantos Music Foundation: The History of the Keyboard from the Beginning to the Present”, PTG Journal, January 2009.

Article in October 2008 Piano Technician’s Journal

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“Running a Small Shop Restoration Business” with Chuck Behm, PTG Journal, October 2008.

Award from the Piano Technicians’ Guild

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Anne won the Jack Greenfield Award from the Piano Technicians’ Guild at their national convention in June for her series of articles in the Piano Technician’s Journal.

The Jack Greenfield Award was given to Anne Acker “in recognition of outstanding research and writing for a Continuing Series for the Piano Technician’s Journal: “Voices from the Past: 18th and 19th Century Pianos in the 21st Century.”

This award is for the best writing all year for the organization, which covers all of North America in scope.

Presentation on high speed video photography techniques & 18th and 19th century piano actions

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On May 30, 2008, Anne gave a presentation at the annual meeting of the American Musical Instrument Society held at the Cantos Music Foundation, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada on the use of high speed video photography techniques for analysis of 18th and 19th century piano actions.

Article in The Canadian Music Teacher

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“Opening Modern Eyes, Ears and Minds to the Past: 18th and 19th century Pianos in the 21st Century”, The Canadian Music Teacher, January 2008.

Article in December 2007 Piano Technician’s Journal

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“Nineteenth Century Piano Actions: An Introduction to the English Grand Action”, Piano Technicians Journal, December 2007

Audio recording on the web

Administrator — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:05:38 +0000

Here’s a recording of mine on the web, at the Piano Technicians Journal. This page has links to audio files that support articles in the Piano Technicians Journal.

Der Klavierstimmer Kommt (The Piano Tuner Comes) by Theodor Kirchner, performed by Anne Acker.- November 2007

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PTG Journal Publications

Administrator — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:50:33 +0000

Look for my new series of article on historic pianos in The Piano Technicians Journal.

“Voices from the Past: The Eighteenth Century”, July 2007

“Voices from the Past: The Nineteenth Century”, August 2007

“Restoration Reconsidered”, October 2007

“Nineteenth Century Piano Actions: An Introductin to the English and French Square Actions”, November 2007

“Nineteenth Century Piano Actions: An Introduction to the English Grand Action”, December 2007

“Nineteenth Century Piano Actions: An Introduction to the Viennese Action”, February 2008

“Nineteenth Century Piano Actions: An Introduction to the Erard Action”, March 2008

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Harpsichord videos

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Two informal recordings from Brad Lehman:

Bach: Prelude in C

A Sarabande in A major by Buxtehude, played first in A major (three sharps) and then transposed to A-flat major (four flats).

In his own words,

Informal rehearsal at home January 2005, demonstrating the tuning from Lehman’s research on the Well-Tempered Clavier [... and the] differences of expressive character within this unequal tuning.

The harpsichord here is in Flemish style, and was built by Anne Acker. There is only one set of strings at “8-foot” pitch, but the tuning lends such different tone to different keys (with sharps vs flats) that it sounds almost like a change of instrument.

Additional classical music videos are on Brad Lehman’s YouTube page.