And the popular correspondence course is Harry... hmm, no, it's Randy Potter http://www.pianotuning.com/ -- Randy needs a good editor, but the piano-related content is ample and great. He also holds a wonderful week-long seminar in Bozeman, Montana every year in January. Paul Bruesch Stillwater, MN On Sat, Dec 11, 2010 at 11:10 AM, Tom Rhea, Jr. <rheapiano at cox.net> wrote: > Hi Lefty, *et al*, > > > > Yes, there is a Second Edition and it is part of the popular correspondence > course previously mentioned. It’s a very good reference source and I use it > often. > > > > Regards, > > Tom > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] *On > Behalf Of *Paul McCloud > *Sent:* Saturday, December 11, 2010 11:46 AM > *To:* pianotech at ptg.org > *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] Technician's manual > > > > Hi, Letty: > > This book is considered a "Bible" for a lot of technicians. It is part > of the curriculum in a popular correspondence course. It is available from > Schaff Piano Supply and other supply houses, and perhaps on Amazon or other > online booksellers. I think there is a second edition out. Some of the > information is a little dated, and the tuning instructions are hard to > follow. There are better tuning instructions available from the Piano > Technicians Guild. If you aren't a member, I would recommend joining. > You'll learn a lot. As far as other books, I'll leave that to others, as > there are many. The Reblitz book is probably the most popular of all. > > Best, > > Paul McCloud, RPT > > San Diego > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > *From:* Letty Graff <LGraff at graffsturffarms.com> > > *To: *pianotech at ptg.org > > *Sent:* 12/11/2010 8:24:25 AM > > *Subject:* [pianotech] Technician's manual > > > > I am an apprenticing piano technician, and recently my mentor showed me a > manual he has used for many years: Piano Servicing, Tuning, and Rebuilding > by Arthur A. Reblitz ) 1976. I would love to have an overall technician > manual such as this, that addresses all manner of common piano repairs, > etc. Have any of you used this book, or do you have other books you would > recommend that have been helpful to you? Thank you! > > Letty Graff > > Fort Morgan, CO > > > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20101211/d4d4c3f7/attachment.htm>
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC