Course in piano technology

[wtscherer]

On a recent post discussing keyboard tonal control, Horace Greeley wrote:

"If you are a music graduate, think back to what, if anything,
was offered as to even the most rudimentary introduction to piano
technology as a part of your curriculum.  If you were lucky, there was a
one semester/quarter course.  If you were really lucky, the person teaching
it wanted to do so, and was capable of teaching this arcana in a group
setting. Over the years, I have worked with (only) about 4 or 5 pianists
who really had a
substantive understanding of the instrument."

Does anyone know of or have any published material that is in "widespread"
use for teaching such a one semester (or quarter) course to college music
majors? How many of you university piano technicians teach such a course?

Wally Scherer