[pianotech] personal question- where did you learn PT?

[Zoe Sandell]

Yes, I've had met him among many excellent technicians on the island.  I
think I simply have to learn enough to make myself useful...

Right now I'm working on the 4:5 ratio...
zoe

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Ilvedson
Sent: January 14, 2010 7:01 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] personal question- where did you learn PT?

Well, she does have Jurgen in the neighborhood...that should be helpful

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA  94044

----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Brian Trout" <brian_trout at hotmail.com>
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Received: 1/14/2010 9:09:13 AM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] personal question- where did you learn PT?



>Hi Zoe,

> 

>It's been a while, but I'll toss out some thoughts.

> 

>I started with a home study course.  Very bad.  Could have learned more
from a few 
>books I could get at the public library.

> 

>Went to work at a large piano store that had a full rebuilding and
refinishing shop.  
>Learned a LOT by being there.

> 

>They had about 10 years worh of the PTG Journal and I read through those.  
>Learned a bunch there, too.

> 

>Went to a number of PTG Conventions and took numerous classes.  Learned a
bunch 
>there.  

> 

>Read through the archives of this list.  Lots of really good stuff there if
you have 
>time to sift through a lot that probably won't mean much to you.  Stick
around here 
>and you'll learn who generally writes the things that will be meaningful to
you.

> 

>If you haven't already, join the guild, and do your best to hang out with
people who 
>know more than you do!  I was lucky to have had just a little time with
some pretty 
>great guys, mostly at PTG classes and gatherings, some probably wouldn't
even 
>remember me, but I remember them... Dave & Willis Snyder, David Hughes,
Dell 
>Fandrich, Ron Nossaman, Andre Bolduc, Roger Jolly, and many more that my
feeble 
>memory isn't bringing to mind for me as I type this.  

> 

>Listen, learn, absorb all you can.  You won't remember it all.  But what
you do learn 
>will accumulate.  :-)

> 

>Best of luck,

> 

>Brian
> 


>From: yiddishtangofever at shaw.ca
>To: pianotech at ptg.org
>Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2010 08:38:44 -0800
>Subject: [pianotech] personal question- where did you learn PT?








>As a current student of Piano Technology, trying to carve out my path of
learning on 
>Vancouver Island BC.. I wonder where different people have gained their 
>knowledge.  If you would like to share your experience I would be thrilled.
because 
>there is so much knowledge and talent on this forum!!
> 
>Thanks
>Zoe
> 
> 


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