[CAUT] Steinway Technical Academy

Donald McKechnie dmckech at ithaca.edu
Mon Jan 8 09:43:29 MST 2007


All,

Below is an announcement from Eric Schandall regarding a new Steinway  
Technical Academy offering.

Don McKechnie
Piano Technician
Ithaca College
dmckech at ithaca.edu
607-274-3908






The C. F. Theodore Steinway Technical Academy

Extended Technical Seminar




The C. F. Theodore Steinway Technical Academy is pleased to offer a  
new, two week long Seminar at our manufacturing facilities in New  
York City. This Extended Technical Seminar, while similar in content  
to the Comprehensive and Tone-Regulating Seminars, provides  
additional time to integrate methods and techniques for an effective  
and efficient use of resources. It is designed to stand on its own if  
one plans to attend this session only, or as an alternate way to  
combine two classes at once and then continue with the remaining  
Seminars.


Who will want to come?


Those technicians who specialize in field and showroom tuning,  
regulation and voicing, and whose work does not involve  
reconditioning and concert work. Some positions do not require all  
four sessions of the traditional Academy Seminars.
Assistants in institutional settings.
Those who eventually will intend to take  all four seminars as their  
technical responsibilities grow

What is the curriculum?


The content is similar to the Comprehensive and Tone-Regulating  
Seminars but combined in a two-week period. This will have the added  
benefit of greater continuity of instruction and supervision, an  
important aspect of developing technical skills.
Fine regulation, tuning and tone regulating will be taught, along  
with the opportunity for participants to fully prepare their pianos.  
We will also highlight the same skills as they relate to Boston and  
Essex pianos in the Steinway family of pianos.
The course will include in-depth tours of the factory and a visit to  
the Concert Department at Steinway Hall and an available concert  
venue in Manhattan.

Will the original four Seminars still be available?


Yes. This Seminar is simply an optional way to attend the  
Comprehensive and Tone Regulating Seminars for the reasons noted  
above. Participating technicians will be eligible for assessment to  
attend the Damper and Concert Preparation Seminars after
completion of the Extended Seminar.



When? This year’s Seminars will be:


March 12-23, 2007



April 30, - May 11, 2007







What will it cost?


The cost for this Seminar is $2,150, and includes tuition, hotel  
accommodation, and transportation to and from the hotel and factory,  
and lunches for each weekday of the seminar. Please apply with the C.  
F. Theodore Steinway Technical Academy application found within this  
brochure. Or write to:

Steinway & Sons

Administrator of Technical Training and Education

One Steinway Place

Long Island City, NY 11105-1032



Direct 718-267-3251

Fax 718-932-4332

eschandall at steinway.com









12/20/06 ES
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