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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Jack,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A master Piano Artisan is nothing but a =
registered
piano technician who holds a special degree delivered by Kawai
Japan.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>This means that he or she has been =
trained in Japan
Kawai lab, working on concert grands and shigeru kawai =
brand.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The master Piano Artisan is, in =
principle, the only
one having the right to service Shigeru Kawai pianos (this can be a
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>problem, since your dealer might tell =
you he is not
allowed to do anything except tuning).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Usually, a piano technician has to do =
several
trainings (once a year) to keep his license to service the
shigeru's...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>It's my feeling that Kawai considers =
the Shigeru as
the "jewels of the crown", which is a bit over-estimated. =
According</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>to Kawai, you can or need to do =
only very
little things on the shigeru's, and only the MPA can do it. This is
likely</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>over-estimating those instruments. I =
have no doubt
that any experienced piano technician can service those =
pianos...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><BR>Cheers,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Stephane Hanriat (owner of Shigeru =
Kawai
SK3)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jackhouweling@dccnet.com =
href="mailto:jackhouweling@dccnet.com">Jack
Houweling</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 24, =
2004 7:16
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Master Piano =
Artisan</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>What is a Master Piano Artisan? I =
have heard this
in past postings and want to know what qualifies one for using this =
term? Is
there schools or tests to become a MPA? Just =
curious.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jack Houweling</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Beautiful British =
Columbia</FONT></DIV>
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