Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ILLUSTRATIONS ix
4. ABBREVIATIONS xvii
5. PREFACE xix
6. Introduction. Parallel Tales 1
7. 1. Aspirations and Entanglements 7
8. Vignette 1. The Letter
9. Introduction 27
10. 2. The Psychology of Waiting 35
11. 3. Malleability of Tone 49
12. 4. The Lure of una corda 72
13. Vignette 2. Two Visitors in Paris
14. Introduction 95
15. 5. The Perfect Instrument 100
16. 6. An Unlikely Competitor 124
17. 7. Continuous Sound 143
18. Vignette 3. A Gift Not a Given
19. Introduction 167
20. 8. The Vertical/Horizontal Paradox 178
21. 9. A Grand Sonata 215
22. 10. A Prize- Winning Teacher 252
23. Vignette 4. Building a Replica
24. Introduction 279
25. 11. Revisiting the Revisions 285
26. 12. Mixing Sound 317
27. Epilogue. Time and Resonance 340
28. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 355
29. APPENDIX A. Beethoven’s Erard: A Timeline 359
30. APPENDIX B. Op. 53, 54, and 57: A Timeline 365
31. NOTES 371
32. BIBLIOGRAPHY 389
33. INDEX 401