When I got my first tools, the guy who sold them to me also included the Oliver Faust booklet--what a rotten way to start! I soon got the Stevens book, but felt I finally had a good reference when the Reblitz book came along. Then I joined the PTG and stepped into a new world of resources! --John Ashcraft, RPT On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 11:20 AM, David Nereson <da88ve at gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, the Reblitz book is good. PTG also has a Guide to Field Repairs ($30) > and the various Journal Reprint books at $10 each, or $50 for all nine of > them, which covers a lot of material. See the PTG Official Online Store. > Then there's the old Tuner's Pocket Companion by Oliver Faust that Schaff > sells -- it's sort of old and quaint, but has a lot of the basic quirks and > repairs. Floyd Stevens' "Piano Tuning, Repair & Repbuilding" is similar to > the Reblitz book, also from Schaff. > If you're in Denver, the Denver Chapter may have some of these which you > could borrow or peruse. The collection is kept at Onofrio Pianos on South > Broadway. Ask for Ed Howes. Or come to a chapter meeting on the 2nd Tues. > of each month (except December and June - August). > --David Nereson, RPT > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Letty Graff" < > LGraff at graffsturffarms.com> > To: <pianotech at ptg.org> > Sent: Saturday, December 11, 2010 9:24 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 (c) 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/20101213/e6a916a3/attachment.htm>
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