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I found a mentour to teach me privately who serviced pianos there. Plus i studied piano there.<BR>
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As for piano technology dieing in UK... I wouldnt say so... theres alot of tuners out there who are willing to mentour... I'm saying this with confidence as I lived the last 17 years there....<BR>
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Alicia<BR>
<BR><BR>> From: David@piano.plus.com<BR>> To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR>> Subject: RE: was Samick is crap? Now young tech<BR>> Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 19:52:16 +0100<BR>> <BR>> There is not a course in piano technology at the Royal Northern College of <BR>> Music, so far as I am aware. Perhaps Alicia means a piano teaching course?<BR>> <BR>> It's good to see that Lincoln College (formerly Newark College) seem to be <BR>> running their piano tuning and technology course again after a gap. It and <BR>> the London Metropolitan University (formerly london College of Furniture) <BR>> course are the only two piano technology courses left in the UK, apart from <BR>> the specialised course for the visually impaired at Hereford.<BR>> <BR>> I'm sure there is no age bar on this list! One of the nice things about <BR>> this place is the willingness of some very wise and experienced <BR>> professionals to share their knowledge and experience with others who are <BR>> keen to learn.<BR>> <BR>> The Samick uprights I have comed across are perfectly respectable of their <BR>> type - certainly comparing well with the smaller of the Kemble/Yamahas put <BR>> together in England.<BR>> <BR>> There is a broad discussion to be had, perhaps in another thread, about the <BR>> dying out of piano technology in the UK along with the demise of the <BR>> piano-making industry here.<BR>> <BR>> Best regards,<BR>> <BR>> David.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> what does (piano tech) mean?<BR>> <BR>> A E <eve_ane@hotmail.co.uk> wrote:<BR>> Grandmother actually... plus i did a correspondence course or two... or <BR>> three... and studied at Royal Northern college of music in UK (piano tech) <BR>> but didn't finish as i had to move back to US... accepted to London <BR>> Metropolitan university to study PT next year.<BR>> <BR>> Alicia<BR>> <BR>> <BR><BR><br /><hr />Messenger's gone Mobile! <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000001ukm/direct/01/' target='_new'>Get it now!</a></body>
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