Congratulations to Don Mannino! -- JF On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 9:32 AM, Garret Traylor <hpp at highpointpiano.com>wrote: > From Music Trades April 2010 > > > > KAWAI’S MANNINO NAMED MASTER PIANO ARTISAN > > DON MANNINO, DIRECTOR of field service for Shigeru Kawai Pianos in North > America, has been awarded the prestigious title of Master Piano Artisan by > Kawai Musical Instrument Co. Ltd. The designation was conferred by Kawai > president Hirotaka Kawai during a presentation at Kawai’s world headquarters > in Hamamatsu, Japan, on February 26. > > > > The title of Master Piano Artisan (or MPA) is Kawai’s highest designation > for technical excellence and is given to piano technician who exhibit > technical skills and musical sensitivities of the highest caliber. > > > > Mannino spent his early technical years in the San Diego area restoring > older pianos to new condition and preparing concert instruments for pianists > such as Mitsuko Uchida, Dave Brubeck, and Earl Wild. Since joining Kawai in > 1995 he has served as national service manager, director of technical > education and director of Shigeru Kawai field services. > > > > As an MPS, Mannino will provide more detailed and advanced training of > technicians wishing to advance their skills for servicing Shigeru Kawai > pianos. This effort is part of the Shigeru Kawai Piano Company’s commitment > to advancing the quality of service for Shigeru Kawai piano owners > through-out North America. www.kawaius.com > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100326/f9db4989/attachment.htm>
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