Technician Organizations around the World

Technician Organizations Around the World

International Association of Piano Builders and Technicians

The International Association of Piano Builders and Technicians is a worldwide association of piano service organizations and individuals. The purpose of the association is the formation and maintenance of a worldwide fellowship of piano technicians and rebuilders. The objectives of the organization are to encourage and to provide a means of exchange of technical information and related subjects and for cooperation in scientific research to improve the quality of pianos. Exchange of information is on a voluntary basis.

IAPBT (International Association of Piano Builders and Technicians)
4444 Forest Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66106
Phone: 913-432-9975
Fax: 913-432-9986 (Fax)
exec@ptg.org

Australia

Australasian Piano Tuners and Technicians Association
Kerry Cooper , President
9 Dorachus Dr., Regents Park 4118
Queensland, Australia
brispiano@optushome.com.au
Phone: (07) 3809 0652

Canada

Piano Technicians Guild
4444 Forest Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66106
Phone: 913-432-9975
Fax: 913-432-9986
Aptg@ptg.org

PTG represents members in both the US and Canada

Canadian Association of Piano Technicians
President: Wayne Ferguson
1620 Dellbrook Ave
Pickering, ON L1X2M7
Canada
Awynferwe2nit@hotmail.com

La Fraternité des Accordeur et Techniciens de Piano du Québec
Président: Réal Goulet
Longueuil, QC
(514) 990-6285
fatpq@fatpq.com

Ontario Guild of Piano Technicians
President: Jim Bauman
Box 623, Station B
Willowdale, ON M2K 2T9
Canada

China

Chinese Musical Instrument Association
President: An Zhi
Office 706, Building One, Jiaye Mansion
21 Shunsantiao, Fengtai District
Beijing, 10079 China

Piano Tuners Association
Chairman: Feng Gaokun
Office 706, Building One, Jiaye Mansion
21 Shunsantiao, Fengtai District
Beijing, 10079 China

Denmark

Dansk Pianostemmer-Union
Ernst Petersen
Pianoforretningen
Smutten 3
9800 Hjørring
Denmark
danske@pianostemmere.dk

England

Pianoforte Tuners' Association
President: Les Sherlock
Tryfan, Beacon Hill
Blandford Road North
Poole, Dorset BH16- 6AD
England

Association of Blind Piano Tuners
31 Wyre Crescent
Lynwood
Darwen
Lancashire BB3 0JG
England
Tel: 0844 736 1976
abpt@piano-tuners.org

Europe

European Union of Piano Makers Associations (Europiano)
President: Dietrich Dotzek
Vetlanda
Sweden

Publisher of Europiano Magazine
Verlag Erwin Bochinsky GmbH
Münchener Straße 45
60329 Frankfurt / Main
Germany
Phone: 011 49 69 / 23 95 21-24
Fax: 011 49 69 23 33 01

Finland

Suomen Pianovirittäjät ry (Finnish Piano Technicians Association)
President: Päivi Heinilä
Majavankatu 12
80230 Joensuu
Finland
Phone: +358-500-240088
pianonvirittaja@gmail.com

France

L'Association Française des Accordeurs-réparateurs de Pianos
71, avenue Olivier Messiaen
72000 LeMans
France
Tel: (011 33)02 43 43 03 81
Fax: 011 33) 02 43 43 03 83
safarp@aol.com

Germany

Bund Deutcher Klavierbauer
President: Udo Schmidt
c/o Steingraeber & Söhne
Friedrichstraße 2
95444 Bayreuth
Germany

Italy

Associazione Italiana Accordatori Riparatori di Pianoforti
President: Luciano Del Rio
Piazza Costa 5/a
I-42100 Reggio Emilia (RE)
Italy
Tel: 0522 43 25 34

Japan

Japan Piano Tuners Association
President: Harumitsu Inamura
5F, Gakki-Kaikan, 2-18-21 Sotokanda Chiyoda-Ku
Tokyo, 101-0021 Japan
Phone: 011 81 3 3255-3897
Fax: 011 3 3255-9246
info@jpta.org

Korea

Korea Association of Piano Tuners
President: Kwang-Hyun Park
#303, Yang Hwa Bldg.
516-14 Mok 2-Dong ,Yangcheon-Gu
Seoul , Korea
Phone: 011 82 02-586-2529~30 . 732-2211
Fax: 011 82 02-521-7979
orpia@nate.com

Mexico

Mexican Association of Piano Tuners
President: Francisco Chavez-Silva
Lago Constanza, No. 150
Dolonia Anahuac, C.P.
DF 11320
Mexico

The Netherlands

VvPN "Vereniging voor Pianotechnici Nederland"
President: Robbert Westera
Secretary: René Speet
Breedstraat 5
3512 TS Utrecht
Telephone : ++ 31 30-2343227
Fax ++ 31 84 8674344
secretariaat@vvpn.nl
Website: www.vvpn.nl

New Zealand

PIANO TUNERS & TECHNICIANS GUILD of NZ Inc.
Secretary: David Jenkin
PO Box 34-363
Birkenhead
North Shore City 0746
New Zealand
Phone: 9 480-1551
Fax: 9 480-2211
jenkinpiano@xtra.co.nz

Nordic Piano Technicians Association

The NPTA is a joint organization of the Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish piano technician associations.

Norway

Norsk Piano Stemmernes Forening
President:
Jan A.Ellefsen
Tore Hundsvei 23
0576 OSLO, NORWAY
janae@internet.no

International Contact:
Odd Aanstad
Huser, Asmaløy
N-1684 Vesterøy
Norway
Fax: (011 47) 937-76 12

Russia

Russian Association of Piano Makers
President: Rudolf Kerer
14 /2 Herzen St.
Moscow 103009
Russia

South Africa

South African Association of Professional Piano Tuners (SAAPPT)
Mr Lukas van der Walt
Chairman
SA Association for Professional Piano Tuners
36 Jeanette Street, Brackenfell, 7560
South Africa
Telephone - +27-021-981-5551
Fax +27-021-981-5552
musicalp@lukasvdw.co.za
Website http://www.sapianotuners.co.za

Spain

Asociación Española de Técnicos y Afinadores de Pianos
President: Jaume Barmona
C/ Virtut 13 Porta A.
08012 Barcelona
Spain

Sweden

Sveriges Pianostammare och Teknikerförening
President: Carl Wahren
Urvädersgränd 13
08 - 640 81 05
0709-206 206
carl.wahren@sptf.com

Secretary: Roland Hogman
Riastigen 16
125 33 Älvsjö
+46 8 86 67 36
roland.hogman@sptf.com

SPTF newsletter/Internet:
Östen Häggmark
Hässleholmsv 11
S-121 53 Johanneshov
+46 8 749 35
osten.haggmark@sptf.com

Switzerland

Schweizerischer Verband der Klavierbauer und -stimmer
Oetlingerstrasse 151
4057 Basel
Tel. 061 693 49 39
Fax 061 693 49 39

Taiwan

Taiwan Piano Technicians Association
President: Chung-Tang Hu
7F-8 No.2, Lane 60, Sec, 2, Xin Sheng N Rd.
10447 Taipei, Taiwan
Phone: (011 886) 2-25368480
Fax: (011 886) 35-310914
Fax: (011 886) 2-25368481
tpta.tuners@msa.hinet.net

Piano Technicians Guild of ROC (Republic of China)
President: Wang Yi Ming
3 Fl. No. 416-2 Tin Jou Road
Taipei
Taiwan

United States

Master Piano Technicians of America
National Membership Chairman, Joe Benvenuto
129 West Nippon Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19119

Piano Technicians Guild
Executive Director: Barbara Cassaday
4444 Forest Avenue
Kansas City, KS 66106
Phone: 913-432-9975
Fax: 913-432-9986
exec@ptg.org
ptg@ptg.org

Venezuela

Asociación Venezolana de Afinadores de Pianos y Tecnicos de Instrumentos Musicales
Elian Degen
Piano Tuner and Technician Caracas, Venezuela
elian@degenspiano.com

Phone: 58-212-7308547/ 58-414-2650036
Fax: 58-212-7308547