Ah...I should be a little more patient and read all the posts... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: PAULREVENKOJONES at aol.com To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 2/14/2010 6:24:50 AM Subject: Re: [pianotech] pianotech Digest, Vol 16, Issue 155 >Julia forgot to mention a premier school in your own backyard--NBSS, and of > course, in Chicago, CSPT. > >Paul > > >In a message dated 2/14/2010 12:24:20 A.M. Central Standard Time, >KeyKat88 at aol.com writes: > >Greetings Robert, > > Do you still want to resume tuning? If so, how can you be sure >the physical problems won't return? As a pianist, I am sure that playing >trumps working on pianos. Yes? I had a scare a while back with an arm >problem. I am still not "out of the woods" altogether with it. I am a player too. >While I agree that a pianist should know more about the instrument's >technicals take care of your playing apparatus! > > To answer your question about where to learn more, there are >excelllent books available. I am not sure if you have to be a PTG member to >purchase them from the PTG, but the guild carries them. This forum is a good >place to learn alot and you can also search the PTG archives. University >of Western Ontario has a pretty good certificate program on piano technology >too. It's one school year: Sept until April. _www.uwo.ca_ >(http://www.uwo.ca/) click on industry, then click on Don Wright Faculty of music, >click >on Piano Technology. > >Best Wishes, >Julia Gottshall >Reading, PA > >In a message dated 2/14/2010 12:53:38 AM Eastern Standard Time, >rsfinley at charter.net writes: >Here is my background. Soem time ago I started a correspondence course in >piano technology and I am an Associate member of the Boston Chapter of the >PTG. Shortly after I started the course, training as an apprentice, and a >few tuning customers, I developed very painful tendonitis in my left arm and >back pain. Piano tuning seemed to make the pain worse. >I put the piano technology work on hold for a while and concentrated on >teaching piano students and giving recitals (I am a concert pianist and I >have played in the USA and overseas). Playing the piano didn't seem to bother >me as much. I have now recovered from that and now want to get involved >again in learning more about piano technology with some practical experience. >I think everyone has to learn and start somewhere, and maybe ask questions >that some might consider trivial. It's a huge field and there is a >tremendous amount to learn, and it takes time. >As far as pianists understanding about how a piano works and about the >technology, I couldn't agree more. I think an overview about this would be >useful in a piano degree course if it isn't already. >There are some famous concert pianists who are very knowledgeable about >piano technology. Krystian Zimermann comes to mind. I believe he built his >own piano? I think Alfred Brendel also knows a lot about piano tuning and >technology as well. >Thank you all very much for your suggestions and advice so far. >All the best. >Robert
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