Piano Technician Training

[Kevin E. Ramsey]

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Here's another vote for the Randy Potter school. I are a graduate cum =
laude ( with mustard, I think that says). Seems like ages ago, though.=20
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: SUSAN P SWEARINGEN=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 3:40 PM
  Subject: Re: Piano Technician Training


  Hi Doug,

  While I don't know anything about American, I have taken the Randy =
Potter
  course and I found it to be of very high quality.  However, that said, =
I can
  tell you that it needs to be supplemented by additional training.  Of
  course, Randy would be the first to tell you this.  He bills the =
course as a
  beginning/intermediate course and that is exactly what it is.  I could
  nitpick about the course (numerous spelling and grammatical errors in =
the
  text), however, that doesn't change the fact that it is a very =
comprehensive
  course that includes video tapes that you have to make for evaluation. =
 I
  thought it well worth the money but please don't stop there.  Randy's =
course
  should be supplemented by the PTG journal and, if you are serious,
  involvement in your local PTG chapter.  Randy has done a great service =
to
  people who want to get involved in piano tuning and I would highly =
recommend
  the course!

  Corte Swearingen
  Randy Potter Graduate
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: "Doug Jones" <limax@plover.net>
  To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
  Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2002 1:52 PM
  Subject: Piano Technician Training


  > Greetings,
  > I just joined the mailing list a couple of days ago and have been
  > enjoying the amount of email sent to me by this mailing list.  It's =
nice
  > to see a very active list.
  >
  > I do have a question about training to become a piano technician
  > (as I'm sure you have been asked numerous times).  How did you get =
your
  > training?  Currently, I'm looking into both the Randy Potter and the
  > Americal School correspondence courses, but I'm not sure if either =
is
  > better or if I should try to find a technician who is willing to =
take on
  > an apprentice.
  >
  > I have issues with how both schools present themselves as being
  > the "better" school.  In the case of Randy Potter, he includes a
  > 12-year-old article from Keyboard Magazine saying that his school is =
the
  > best.  (Written by Larry Fine, no less)  I'm not sure how much =
relavance
  > an article of that age has on training today.  In the case of the =
American
  > School, there are email testimonials included, but none of the
  > testimonials are from members of the PTG.  They say that they just =
haven't
  > bothered.  Cost, of course, is an issue, since the Randy Potter =
course
  > costs twice as much as the American School course.
  >
  > Which brings me to the other option.  From what I've read on the
  > list and the archives, it seems to me that most piano technicians =
would
  > not be willing to take on an apprentice since they fear that this =
will
  > take business away from them.  How can that be approached?  Yes, I'd =
be
  > willing to pay a technician for training if they would offer it to =
me.
  > I have been in touch with the PTG about membership and stating that =
I'm
  > looking to maybe apprentice to someone.  I'm currently living in the =
SF
  > Bay Area, just to give you a geographical reference.
  >
  > Any help/suggestions/comments would be very welcome.  You are =
welcome to
  > contact me off-list if you feel that this is not worthy of the =
bandwidth
  > on the list.
  >
  > Thank you very much.
  > Sincerely,
  > Doug Jones
  >

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