Master Piano Artisan

[Richard Brekne]

Keith, Stéphane, Avery

I find my self in agreement with all of you, tho there is some apparent 
dissagreement between you.

The thing is, a good tech should of course be able to handle the very 
best of instruments, be it Kawaii, Steinway, Overs, Steingræber, 
Fabulioli :)... what have you.

That many RPT's and their counterparts from various associations around 
the world are obviously not quite ready to fully assure top performance 
of these instruments says more about the level of expertise required by 
our associations, and the degree we succesfully impress upon our members 
of the need to stay humble in the face of aquiring new and refined 
skills in our chosen trade.

Seems clear to me that a freshly baked RPT more often then not should 
think twice about whipping out the needle and assuming he/she is capable 
of imparting high quality voicing to such an instrument.

No doubt that is the concern felt by these same companies, many of which 
  run their own academies.... or shall we call them finishing schools 
for experienced techs.

Ideally, factories and associations should work together to establish 
different levels of acreditation that fairly reflect a techs abilities, 
and that all techs in all associations respect fully their own level of 
acheivement, and that of those who have progressed further.

Seems to me there is really plenty of work around for all, and plenty of 
opportunity for each tech to reach the highest levels of achievement. So 
knowing your place at any given time shouldnt be nearly the problem it 
generally is.

So.. I end up agreeing with Stephane that any compentent tech should be 
able to handle these instruments, while also agreeing with Avery and 
Keith in that just because you are an RPT... doesnt mean you should take 
on one of these high quality high performance instruments.

Cheers
RicB