{"product_id":"a-description-and-history-of-john-hipkins-9781633917163","title":"A Description and History of the Pianoforte: and of the Older Keyboard Stringed Instruments","description":"Alfred James Hipkins spend a lifetime surrounded by music. Born on June 17, 1826, in England, he began his career at the age of 14, working as a piano tuner. He was such an expert at it, that by the age of 20 he was in charge of training other tuners for John Broadwood \u0026amp; Sons Ltd, where he worked for the rest of his life. Despite his expertise on tuning, he was not professionally trained to play, but became well-known for his ability to play, especially pieces by Chopin. He also became an esteemed writer of musically related books, namely on history and construction of instruments.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Hipkins, A. J. Hipkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1633917169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781633917163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Westphalia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d","brand":"John Hipkins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44067949674751,"sku":"9781633917163","price":8.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ccc3fc2f-d60d-44b2-9df3-6e5e0f193296.jpg?v=1685416222","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-description-and-history-of-john-hipkins-9781633917163","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}