Hi Ed, and thanks for the ideas. There is a website somewhere for vision impaired tuners in England, but their e-mail address on the site is incorrect. It keeps comming back. I checked with the Chicago school, they do not have the equipment to work with the sight impaired. I did however train for nine weeks with an RPT in Chicago and as soon as voc rehab comes through I"m going back to learn other aspects of repair and string replacement. His hands on gave me a boost in my learning that's for certain. I contacted a store about floor tuning, our only music store.:) this town is pitiful. Anyway, I thought I'd wait and get my speed up before I cotact them again. What do you guys think? Should I wait until my speed is up and I Have a frew refrences under my belt? Marshall ----- Original Message ----- From: <ed440@mindspring.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 11:02 AM Subject: Re: Message for Marshall > Marshall- > > In England there is a magazine published for sight impaired technicians. > You may need to contact an English technician to find it. It should have > articles to help you. > > Perhaps a floor tuning job would be a good opportunity for you to refine > your skills. > > Have you looked into the Chicago School of Piano Technology? > > Ed > > -----Original Message----- >>From: pianotune05 <pianotune05@comcast.net> >>Sent: Jan 5, 2006 9:19 AM >>To: ed440@mindspring.com, Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> >>Subject: Re: Message for Marshall >> >>Hi Ed, >>Thanks for the e-mail. Fortunately, I understand how pianos can go ut of >>pitch and muting, I'm just not quick at it. I'm sure there are techniques >>that the Emil Fries school could teach me in terms of finding pins etc. >>I"m >>going out of town next week to get more hands on with an RPT who has been >>assisting me through e-mail. I've learned tunig through another excellant >>RPT in Chicago and the Rand y Potter course I hae here as a reference. >>I'm >>practicing quite a bit on hammer technique, but I just need to increase my >>speed and develope a quicker method for finding pins, or the right pins >>and >>muting. Right nw, I count the pins and use both hadns as a guide, and >>both >>to help find the right strings to mute. So there's lost time there. Once >>I'm on the right pin and in the right set, I'm usually fine, but if I >>accidently move the lever, then I have to count all over again and get >>repositioned. >> >>I have nothing agaist Emil Fries school. I think their great! I'm just in >>a >>position where I cannot relocate, place bound as some call it. If I we >>didn't have my wife's cleaning service which is our source of income a new >>baby, and financial diffiiculties, I might consider just packing up and >>heading west, or North West. It might take a little longer, but I'm sure >>I'll discover a pattern that workds for finding the pins etc, works in >>speeding up the tuning process. Fortunately, I do quite a bit of reading, >>gleaning from this awesome list we're on, and the constant tuning >>practice. >> >>As for pitch falling, loose tuning pins, cracked bass bridges, cracks in >>the >>plate or sound board all can contribute. Of course that piano being close >>to the front door of the store isn't that great for the piano either. >> >>Well have a great day. Write again. Talk t oyou soon. >>Marshall >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: <ed440@mindspring.com> >>To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >>Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 8:53 AM >>Subject: Message for Marshall >> >> >>> Dear Marshall- >>> >>> The impressions I get from your messages are that you can't identify the >>> causes of severe instability in a piano, or don't understand how to >>> raise >>> pitch, and that you don't understand basic techniques for muting and >>> finding tuning pins. >>> >>> If you really want a career as a piano technician, I believe the most >>> cost >>> effective path to a good income will be for you to attend the Emil Fries >>> school, which specializes in training people with sight problems. It >>> will >>> be worth making a great effort to attend this school. Then you will be >>> able to begin your career knowing you know what you need to know to call >>> yourself a piano technician, and you will not worry what customers think >>> of you. You will not have to "fake it" because you will know how to do >>> it. >>> Five years from now you will be earning more, working on good pianos, >>> and >>> building a reputation that brings you good customers by referral. >>> >>> Sincerely, >>> Ed Sutton >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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