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<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>I'm tuning for the annual Stanford Jazz=
Workshop this summer and it is really exciting to see these=
young kids playing jazz and sounding pretty good...10 year olds=
and up...<BR><BR>David Ilvedson<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
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Original message<BR>From: Tom Servinsky=
<TOMPIANO@BELLSOUTH.NET><BR>To: Pianotech=
<PIANOTECH@PTG.ORG><BR>Received: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 21:21:44=
-0400<BR>Subject: Re: the future of piano study<BR><BR>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>I can't speak for our=
neck of the woods ( S. Florida). All of our piano teachers are=
carrying full loads plus huge waiting lists for any=
future openings. Piano lessons are going strong=
and parents are most enthusiastic of the benefits pianos=
lessons provide. In addition I'm seeing a lot of the high school=
students going to the symphony concerts as dates instead of the=
parting down the block.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom Servinsky</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 19, 2005=
7:02 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> the future of piano=
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm curious to know what other piano=
tuners think about the future of piano study. I can only=
guess that the number of children who studied piano=
100 years ago versus today is staggering. I've seen some=
figures on the decline of piano sales as each decade passes, and=
that is a telling indicator. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm not a cynic by nature, and I am=
not overly concerned about the end of our profession coming too=
soon. Still, I do think about it and wonder if other piano=
tuners are concerned. Will the number of piano students=
continue to decline, or slow to a steady number of new students=
each year? Is it possible in this day of sports, video=
games, TV, the Internet, and a million other activities, to=
reverse this trend? What would it take to make this=
happen? Should/what should we as piano tuners be=
doing more to try and reverse this trend? I came across an=
interesting speech from Brian Chung, the senior vice president=
and general manager of Kawai America Corporation: <A=
href="http://www.pianonet.com/articles/artofwar.htm">http://www.=
pianonet.com/articles/artofwar.htm</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm just curious what other people=
think about this.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Colin McCullough</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000080 size=2>please visit the=
McCullough Tuning Tutorial, a free online resource for learning=
how a piano is tuned.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><A href=""><FONT face=Verdana=
color=#000080>www.blackstonepiano.com/tutorial/tutorial.htm</FON=
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