> > Dear sir or madame, > > I am a Korean who has a bachelor' degree in Chinese studies. I began taking > Piano Tuning classes in Korea three months ago and I am very much interested > in it. I was thinking that I should expand my study in the U.S. > It will be very helpful to me if you can suggest a few institute who are > expert in Piano Technology field. Recently I applied to North Bennet and > unfortunately they already made their decision for this fall. For that > reason I would like to know a few other institute which I can look into. > This will help me in a great deal. I will be waiting for your reply. > > Thank you for your time and effort. > > Sincerely > > Sung Hee Lee Here's a list of piano schools/courses that I have compiled (mostly from the PTG resource guide): American Institute of Piano Technology 650 Moulton Los Angeles, CA 90031 213-223-2010 or 818-348-1530 Dominic Travis A fully equipped piano technology school. Meets primarily on Tuesday, students can work on projects other days. Costs $400 for first nine weeks, $300 for every nine weeks thereafter. Instruction in piano technology and refinishing, research and development. American School of Piano Tuning Department W 17050 Telfer Dr. Morgan Hill, CA 95037 http://www.piano-tuning.com/ A complete home study course in piano tuning and repair Dante Piano Service 2294 Locust Ave. Ronkonkoma, NY 11779 516-588-6446 Richard Dante Offers course in Piano Technology, including tuning, repairing and rebuilding Continuing Education Edinboro University of Pennsylvania Edinboro, PA 16444 814-732-2671 800-526-0121 Three-week hands-on instruction (next 7/6-24/98) in tuning, regulating and repairing vertical and grand pianos. Arthur R. Briggs, RPT Instructor Delwin D Fandrich 724 Levee Street Hoquiam, WA 98550 360-532-6688 360-532-6582 (fax) Del Fandrich Emil Fries Piano Hospital & Traning Center d.b.a as Emil Fries School of Piano Tuning & Technology 2510 E. Evergreen Blvd. Vancouver, WA 98661 360-693-1511 360-693-6891 (fax) Don Mitchell The Piano Hospital has taught tuning and repairing for 48 years. Two courses are offered: a 10-month course and a 20-month course. Both offer extensive hands on training in tuning, regulating, repairing and rebuilding; classes in business, customer relations and music theory. Gavin School of Piano Technology P.O. Box 1015, Station B Toronto Ont, M5T 2T9 CANADA 416-415-4389 416-415-4848 (fax) Anne Fleming-Read Teach a beginning course in piano tuning and repair. Classes meet Monday and Tuesday evenings 6:30 to 9:00 for 12 weeks, for a total of 60 hours. Courses are offered 3 times a year, and are held in the twin cities are of Minnesota. New England Conservatory School of Continuing Education 290 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115 617-262-1120 ext. 353 Sam Adams, Director Offers a Steinway-affiliated master/apprentice program in the maintenance, tuning, and reconstruction of pianos. One year course. Niles Bryant School, Dept. G Box 19700 Sacramento, CA 95819 916-454-4748 Home study course covering tuning, regulating and repairing. Also offer a home study course for electronic organs. North Bennet Street School 39 N. Bennet Street Boston, MA 02113 617-227-0155 617-227-9292 (fax) Admissions Dept. Offers two full-time nine-month courses in Piano Technology. Basic course covers piano tuning; grand, verticle and spinet regulation; essential repairs for piano service in the field; keyboard history; nomenclature and business practices. Advanced course prepares students for comprehensive rebuilding of verticle and grand pianos. Randy Potter School of Piano Technology 61592 Orion Drive Bend, OR 97702 541-382-5411 541-382-5400 (fax) Randy or Lynne Potter A complete correspondence home-study course for beginning and intermediate students in piano tuning, repairing, regulating, voicing, apprentice training and business practices. See http://www.pianotuning.com/ for more information. The Larry Crabb School of Piano Technology 4299 Hugh Howell Road Tucker, GA 30084 770-491-1432 770-908-2331 (fax) Larry Crabb A one-on-one training school in piano technology, offering programs in basic and advanced piano tuning, regulating and repairing of uprights and grands. Combines individual and classroom training. George Brown College P.O. Box 1015 Station B Toronto, Ontario M5T 2T9 Canada Phone: (416) 867-2000 -- Jerry Hunt Dallas, TX
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