Greetings Robert,
Do you still want to resume tuning? If so, how can you be sure
the physical problems won't return? As a pianist, I am sure that playing
trumps working on pianos. Yes? I had a scare a while back with an arm problem. I
am still not "out of the woods" altogether with it. I am a player too.
While I agree that a pianist should know more about the instrument's technicals
take care of your playing apparatus!
To answer your question about where to learn more, there are
excelllent books available. I am not sure if you have to be a PTG member to
purchase them from the PTG, but the guild carries them. This forum is a good
place to learn alot and you can also search the PTG archives. University of
Western Ontario has a pretty good certificate program on piano technology too.
It's one school year: Sept until April. _www.uwo.ca_ (http://www.uwo.ca)
click on industry, then click on Don Wright Faculty of music, click on Piano
Technology.
Best Wishes,
Julia Gottshall
Reading, PA
In a message dated 2/14/2010 12:53:38 AM Eastern Standard Time,
rsfinley at charter.net writes:
Here is my background. Soem time ago I started a correspondence course in
piano technology and I am an Associate member of the Boston Chapter of the
PTG. Shortly after I started the course, training as an apprentice, and a few
tuning customers, I developed very painful tendonitis in my left arm and
back pain. Piano tuning seemed to make the pain worse.
I put the piano technology work on hold for a while and concentrated on
teaching piano students and giving recitals (I am a concert pianist and I have
played in the USA and overseas). Playing the piano didn't seem to bother me
as much. I have now recovered from that and now want to get involved again
in learning more about piano technology with some practical experience. I
think everyone has to learn and start somewhere, and maybe ask questions that
some might consider trivial. It's a huge field and there is a tremendous
amount to learn, and it takes time.
As far as pianists understanding about how a piano works and about the
technology, I couldn't agree more. I think an overview about this would be
useful in a piano degree course if it isn't already.
There are some famous concert pianists who are very knowledgeable about
piano technology. Krystian Zimermann comes to mind. I believe he built his own
piano? I think Alfred Brendel also knows a lot about piano tuning and
technology as well.
Thank you all very much for your suggestions and advice so far.
All the best.
Robert
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