This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment 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 > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/3c/05/6e/39/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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