Yet another newbie

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Ed, 

Good advice. Thank you. I had a lovely conversation with Ruth Phillips this evening and will be meeting her on Friday. My goal is to attend Temple U. but it will be several (could be 5+) before my piano playing skills are advanced enough to pass the performance audition (needed for pedagogy degree). 

Thanks!

Sara Nash
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: ed440 at mindspring.com 
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Monday, May 01, 2006 7:07 PM
  Subject: Re: Yet another newbie


  Ms. Nash-

  1) Definitely get to know Ruth Phillips and join the SEPA chapter.

  2) What school do you plan to attend?  Do they have a technician on staff?  How do they maintain their pianos?
  I got a lot of tuning experience as a college technician while working on a music degree in my 40's.  To become a good tuner you need opportunities to work on good, large pianos...such as can be found in colleges.

  Ed Sutton



    -----Original Message----- 
    From: deanslist 
    Sent: May 1, 2006 4:00 PM 
    To: pianotech at ptg.org 
    Subject: Yet another newbie 


    Hi all.

    As an introduction, I am changing direction career-wise. My former career of horse breeding 
    does not exactly mesh well with being a mother. The hours were outrageous and unpredictable. 
    I am a serious piano student with an eye toward getting a second degree a few years down the 
    road, this time in music. So I've naturally become interested in how the piano works and what is 
    required to maintain it. Now I am ready to pursue learning to tune, regulate, repair, etc. Having a 
    useful and marketable skill would be a good thing.

    So far, I have looked at the correspondence courses, but have not committed. I have serious 
    reservations. Ideally, I  would prefer to find someone willing to take on a part time apprentice in 
    the fall. (My kid will be in all day Kindergarten.) The packet from the PTG arrived the other day, 
    and I see that I will need a sponsor to join. Any tips on finding one? I've been emailing back and 
    forth with Ruth Webb of Allied Piano (it's not far from me.) Also, I will be calling the local PTG 
    chapter president (Southeastern PA) this week to try and get some direction. 

    My practice piano - a vintage 1920 Somethingorother upright will be arriving on May 16th. Brand 
    is unknown because the second previous owner antiqued the thing, ruining a beautiful case, I 
    am told. 

    Sorry this is so long. I would appreciate any advice you can provide that wasn't already in today's
     other Newbie thread. 

    One other question: How do you search the archives? I did read the FAQ, but did not see a 
    search function anywhere on the archive pages.

    Thank you!

    Sara Nash
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