You will also need to be reasonably dexterous, as some repairs and replacements - such as gluing new felt onto hammers or replacing strings - can be quite difficult. Perfect pitch isnвЂ™t an advantage for this job, as the adjustments required for equal temperament in piano tuning can be off-putting and make the string sound вЂњout of tuneвЂќ to you. What Skills Does a Piano Technician Need?ДЄlthough an electronic tuner will tell you in the most clinical way whether the strings are in tune or not, the most essential skill for a piano technician is a good ear, and the ability to tune correctly by listening.

This helps keep your piano in good shape, and also ensures you can use your piano with proper technique! Regulation should be done around every five years or so to make sure that your piano is operating properly. Your piano technician will replace worn out and broken strings, and also carry out a process called вЂњregulating,вЂќ which means making sure that all the moving parts work properly. Like anything with a working mechanism, parts of your piano will wear out over time and need replacing. What Does a Piano Technician Do?ДЄ piano technician doesnвЂ™t just tune your piano he or she will carry out repairs and maintenance to allow you to get the best out of your instrument, and even extend its life. Unlike a string instrument, where a few pegs allow you to tune your instrument, piano tuning requires a professional. He gave a great speechВ вЂ“ very moving.If you have a natural curiosity for how things work, then youвЂ™ve probably spent more than a few momentsвЂ™ thought on not just the general maintenance of your piano, but also piano tuning. Rick Baldassin, of our own Salt Lake City Chapter, was selected as the one Golden Hammer Award Recipient this year. Every year there is ONE technician selected who has been nominated, based on their service in and contributions to the piano technical industry, to receive what is called the Golden Hammer Award. The experience and insight I learnedВ hasВ been invaluable! Thanks to all those with whom I was able to rub shoulders and serve! It was quite an opportunity because I was able to spend multiple days with some very accomplished piano technicians (Jack Stebbins (MA), Atsundo Aikawa (NY), Alan Crane (KS), David Conte (TX), Marc Poulin (VT), Keith Kopp (UT), and others) working side-by-side giving exams. That basically means I spent a lot of time in the exam room assisting in administering tuning exams. And lastly I helped out a lot with giving tuning exams to those striving to become Registered Piano Technicians, hence I was given a black Examiner ribbon by the exam committee chair, Marc Poulin. It was an extra two day commitment where we had the chance to represent our local Chapter when voting on bylaws, etc hence the yellow ribbon.ДЈ. I attended Council (basically the governing body of the PTG) as an Alternate Delegate, Keith Kopp, RPT being the Delegate.

I am currently serving as the Chapter President for the Utah Valley Chapter of the Piano Technicians Guild, hence the cool pin.Дў. The name tag (picture below) brings back a lot of memories and good feelings to me вЂ“ and it all representsВ service that I am either currently involved in, or was involved in during Convention.ДЎ. (click the link HEREВ (or above) for the Press Release.) I had an awesome time atВ the 2014 International Institute of the Piano Technicians Guild in Atlanta, Georgia. International PTG Atlanta Convention Press Release

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