UK piano tech courses

[Allen Wright]

thanks, Alicia - I see them now.

Allen


On Jun 5, 2008, at 10:30 PM, A E wrote:

> http://www.connexions-direct.com/jobs4u/index.cfm? 
> pid=46&catalogueContentID=136
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> http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/ug-prospectus/courses-07-08/musical- 
> instruments.cfm
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> Allen,
> I'm attaching links above, I lived in London a long time VERY long,  
> and I was accepted to LMU, so there must be course.
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> Alicia Evans
>
> From: akwright at btopenworld.com
> Subject: UK piano tech courses
> Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 21:03:02 +0100
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
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> David,
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> When I look up the Lincoln College and also Metropolitan University  
> websites, I don't find any mention of piano tech courses. I'm  
> curious what makes you say there are such - maybe I'm just not  
> looking at the right place, but are you sure the courses are indeed  
> up and running?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Allen Wright, RPT
> London, UK
>
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> On Jun 4, 2008, at 7:52 PM, David Boyce wrote:
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> 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?
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> Best regards,
>
> David.
>
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> what does (piano tech) mean?
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> 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.
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>  Alicia
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