Thanks so much, Garret, for this notice! And it's a fitting and proper award to Don Mannino, and excellent tech and a fine performing musician! (To say nothing of being a really nice person...) Stan Ryberg Barrington IL jstan40 at sbcglobal.net From Music Trades April 2010 KAWAI’S MANNINO NAMED MASTER PIANO ARTISAN DON MANNINO, DIRECTOR of field service for Shigeru Kawai Pianos in North America, has been awarded the prestigious title of Master Piano Artisan by Kawai Musical Instrument Co. Ltd. The designation was conferred by Kawai president Hirotaka Kawai during a presentation at Kawai’s world headquarters in Hamamatsu, Japan, on February 26. The title of Master Piano Artisan (or MPA) is Kawai’s highest designation for technical excellence and is given to piano technician who exhibit technical skills and musical sensitivities of the highest caliber. Mannino spent his early technical years in the San Diego area restoring older pianos to new condition and preparing concert instruments for pianists such as Mitsuko Uchida, Dave Brubeck, and Earl Wild. Since joining Kawai in 1995 he has served as national service manager, director of technical education and director of Shigeru Kawai field services. As an MPS, Mannino will provide more detailed and advanced training of technicians wishing to advance their skills for servicing Shigeru Kawai pianos. This effort is part of the Shigeru Kawai Piano Company’s commitment to advancing the quality of service for Shigeru Kawai piano owners through-out North America. www.kawaius.com Kindest Regards,Garret Traylor -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100325/c6eeba84/attachment.htm>
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