Teaching son

[Eugenia Carter]

Larry,

Go for it, or rather help your son go for it!

I do suggest that you don't set specific time limits. Have him stay on
unisons until you know he achieves the objective. That can take two weeks,
two months, two years; it all depends on the individual. Same applies to
every aspect of our profession. You da teacher; he da student. You will know
when it's time for him to take on more and, probably, so will he.

Can he become an RPT in one year? Absolutely! Been done before.

Good luck to you both!

Gina
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry J Messerly <prescottpiano@juno.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 10:18 PM
Subject: Teaching son


> Help,
> I may be totally crazy, but my 21 year old son has expressed a desire to
> work in my store/shop and become a piano technician.  (And I am seriously
> considering it!)
>
> My thought is to have him spend 3 months tuning nothing but unisons
> before advancing on to the simpler intervals.  At the same time, begin
> studying repair and reconditioning of the pianos I have here.  (I have a
> good project piano in mind already.)
>
> I would only take him on this endeavor if he were willing to really do
> the work and I would expect him to be able to handle some of the outside
> tunings in 6 months.
>
> My goal is to get him to become an RPT within 1 year.
>
> Am I crazy? (Yes I probably am but to what level.)
>
> Larry Messerly, RPT WRVP
> Prescott/Phoenix