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Andy Brown

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Feb 23, 2003, 8:45:26 PM2/23/03
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I would like to get some opinions on Piano Tuning Home Study courses.
Is there one better than the rest? I have played piano for over 25
years and am very interested in becoming a Piano Tech. Thanks for the
help.

LEC

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Feb 23, 2003, 9:32:22 PM2/23/03
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Randy Potter seems to be the top ( http://www.pianotuning.com/ ). It was
recommended by two techs I know.
I posed a similar question several weeks ago here. The consensus was to
apprentice with a tech, but that wasn't a viable option for me.
I just enrolled. I haven't received the materials yet, so in a month or so
I'll have some first hand knowledge. I am not planning to be a full time
tech, but wanted the knowledge to support a business venture I'm working on.


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Ron Alexander

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Mar 1, 2003, 9:17:08 PM3/1/03
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Andy, My understanding is the Randy Potter Course is very good. I
personally believe some type of resident training is the best. But
there are very few places now that teach a resident course, and the
expense is quite a bit. I would highly recommend finding a mentor if
you take the Potter course. Learning to tune without developing "bad
habits" takes a lot of patience, practice, and years to do. One way
to find a mentor, might be getting in touch with a local member of the
Piano Technicians Guild and see if you can join as an associate while
you learn. Good luck.

Ron Alexander

pTooner

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Mar 3, 2003, 8:25:34 AM3/3/03
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A few years ago, (I can't remember just how many, but no more than ten)
There was a summer course of a couple of weeks or so taught at the
University of Edinboro, Edinboro PA. It was taught by Arthur Briggs at
the time, but he was getting up there and may well be retired. Anyway,
it was a well regarded and inexpensive course. You might contact the
University and see if they still do anything of the sort. I sent
several people to the course and they learned quite a bit about tuning
and repairs.


Gerry

Randy

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Mar 4, 2003, 12:06:48 PM3/4/03
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Art Briggs died a year or two ago. A great loss for our area.

Randy

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pTooner

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Mar 4, 2003, 6:21:32 PM3/4/03
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Randy wrote:
> Art Briggs died a year or two ago. A great loss for our area.
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> Randy
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Well I'm sorry to hear that. I happen to have his business card lying
on my desk here and I had been trying to decide if it had been too long
to call him up. I guess it has.
Gerry

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