Don Kulak's book "Vital Sound," covers all aspects of piano acoustics. The detailed and comprehensive information examines each component of the piano, and the direct effect they have on the tone quality. This enables piano owners, recording engineers, concert performers and venues... to

know why an instrument sounds the way it does, and what can be done to improve upon it. This is also important for piano buyers, as it enables them to understand the true value of a piano before purchasing..