Where are the new techs needed?

[paul bruesch]

An RPT is a Registered Piano Technician, who has passed stringent
standardized tests to determine that s/he has at least a minimal inkling of
the workings of a piano, how to make everyday repairs, and how it should be
tuned.

A "tooner" makes like s/he is an old pro, when in fact s/he is (at best) a
rank amateur who doesn't realize his/her limitations.  Trouble is, the
"tooner" sincerely believes s/he is an old pro. Sometimes a young "tooner"
will eventually realize the folly in over-estimating his/her abilities,
notice that there are old-timer professionals who are willing to help,
coach, and tutor if s/he studies hard, and becomes a real piano technician.
Sadly, some manage (somehow) to make a career of making careers for others
who have the exasperating responsibility of cleaning up the "tooner's" work
and informing the unfortunate piano owners that they are paying more to fix
the things the "tooner" ruined than it would have cost to do it right the
first time.

Somewhere in between is the student of piano technology who realizes that
s/he is not the finest concert tuner in town, that s/he cannot do the most
magnificent regulation on the finest instrument, that s/he has not seen
everything bad that can happen or be done to a piano. That student may or
may not have started life as a "tooner", but s/he has a chance at becoming
one of the best by recognizing his/her shortcomings and working hard to
overcome them.

BTW, there are "tooners" in every business.

On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 10:53 AM, A E <eve_ane at hotmail.co.uk> wrote:

>  Paul,
>
> I'm sorry but I had to ask I've seen someone write this before, whats the
> difference between an RPT tuner, and a "tooner" as so you put?
>
> Alicia
>
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> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Where are the new techs needed?
> From: pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu
> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:48:41 -0500
>
>
>
> Try Bellingham, Washington.  Seattle is saturated, but northern Washington
> needs more good RPT's.  There are "tooners" up there and a few RPT's, but
> not enough.
>
> That's all I have to give.
>
> Formerly from WA.
>
> Paul
>
>
>
>   *"Andy Reach" <launchywiggin at gmail.com>*
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> Greetings all, this is my first post after reading the list for a little
> while.  I just finished my first year in piano tech at the North Bennet
> Street School and I'll be returning for rebuilding next fall.  I'm in the
> unique position that I'll be able to move pretty much wherever I want when
> I'm finished with school, so I'm doing some research about where in the
> country you all think there is a shortage of good technicians.  I asked the
> same question at the piano world technician's forum and got a lot of
> recommendations for moving "out west" to California and the like.  Are there
> any specific areas you know of that need new techs?  Also, do you know where
> I can find out more about this topic?
>
> Thanks, and I hope to chat some more in the future.
>
> ~Andy Reach, 23, Boston
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