was Samick is crap? Now young tech

[David Boyce]

There is not a course in piano technology at the Royal Northern College of 
Music, so far as I am aware.  Perhaps Alicia means a piano teaching course?

It's good to see that Lincoln College (formerly Newark College) seem to be 
running their piano tuning and technology course again after a gap.  It and 
the London Metropolitan University (formerly london College of Furniture) 
course are the only two piano technology courses left in the UK, apart from 
the specialised course for the visually impaired at Hereford.

I'm sure there is no age bar on this list!  One of the nice things about 
this place is the willingness of some very wise and experienced 
professionals to share their knowledge and experience with others who are 
keen to learn.

The Samick uprights I have comed across are perfectly respectable of their 
type - certainly comparing well with the smaller of the Kemble/Yamahas put 
together in England.

There is a broad discussion to be had, perhaps in another thread, about the 
dying out of piano technology in the UK along with the demise of the 
piano-making industry here.

Best regards,

David.


what does (piano tech) mean?

A E <eve_ane at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:
  Grandmother actually... plus i did a correspondence course or two... or 
three... and studied at Royal Northern college of music in UK (piano tech) 
but didn't finish as i had to move back to US... accepted to London 
Metropolitan university to study PT next year.

  Alicia