Jason Cassel
USA
Jason Cassel RPT currently serves as a Piano Technician for Brigham Young University.
He graduated with his MA in Piano Technology from Florida State University and earned his BM in Commercial Music from BYU. Jason has received manufacturer training from Steinway & Sons, Yamaha, Mason & Hamlin, and Renner USA.
The Aftertouch Ballgame
What is Aftertouch? Why is it important? What regulation points influence it? How is it set on an upright and a grand? Come unravel these regulation mysteries as we work through the Aftertouch process! The piano is trying to tell you something. Are you listening?
Fantastic Squeaks and Where to Find Them
I’ll take sticking keys for 300!” This Jeopardy-style class is the most fun you’ll have at the convention. Videos will present common problems and repairs – from sticking keys to ringing dampers and beyond. Participants can score points for their team by guessing the cause of the problem correctly. Once identified, the solution will be discussed.
Voicing: Behind-The-Scenes
What exactly happens to the tone of a note when it is voiced? In this class, before and after recordings will be played so that you can hear the difference. But that’s not all! Graphs will also be displayed, making it easy to see which partials are affected by different voicing techniques. Bring your listening ears.
Torben Garlin
Bechstein, Germany
Torben Garlin has been with C. Bechstein for many years, since 2018 as Director Concert and Institutional Service. In this capacity, Torben regularly works with great pianists around the world. He traveled to Singapore ahead of Martha Argerich's concert at Esplanade Hall in November 2022.
Voicing the Bechstein Hammer
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The new Bechstein Hammers
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Servicing tips for grand pianos
Explore grand piano preparation including regulation and fine voicing.
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The new Bechstein Hammers
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Servicing tips for grand pianos
Explore grand piano preparation including regulation and fine voicing.
Sally Phillips
USA
Over the past 40 years, piano technician Sally Phillips PTG has worked in virtually every aspect of the piano industry: service, retail, wholesale, and manufacturing. In her role as a concert piano technician, she has tuned and prepared pianos for concert and recording work in such venues as Town Hall in New York City, Alice Tully Hall, the Kennedy Center, and for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Concert Orchestra, and the Vienna Philharmonic.
She is a 1976 graduate of the North Bennet Street School's piano technology program, and is a frequently requested guest lecturer at the school.
USA
Over the past 40 years, piano technician Sally Phillips PTG has worked in virtually every aspect of the piano industry: service, retail, wholesale, and manufacturing. In her role as a concert piano technician, she has tuned and prepared pianos for concert and recording work in such venues as Town Hall in New York City, Alice Tully Hall, the Kennedy Center, and for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Concert Orchestra, and the Vienna Philharmonic.
She is a 1976 graduate of the North Bennet Street School's piano technology program, and is a frequently requested guest lecturer at the school.
Piano Tuning Masterclass 1: Basic Tuning techniques
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Piano Tuning Masterclass 2: Advanced & Concert Tuning techniques and prep
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Piano Tuning Masterclass 2: Advanced & Concert Tuning techniques and prep
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David Jenkin
NZ
David Jenkin ARPT has trained in Switzerland, the USA and Italy and is one of few technicians worldwide to have been invited to the coveted Steinway Concert Technician Academy
course in Hamburg, Germany, where he trained under technician extraordinaire Stephan Knüpfer, celebrated in the film Pianomania. In 2009 David spent time gaining additional training with Ulrich Gerhartz in the Concert and Artist department at Steinway London.
David is active in the New Zealand and Australasian Piano Tuners and Technicians Guilds. He continues to make regular contributions to their workshops and has given international presentations at the Melbourne, Auckland, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide Brisbane conventions, and at the PTG Arlington USA Convention.
After a lifetime in pianos and the joys and challenges working with a team of technicians, David is enjoying working by himself, taking on one rebuilding project at a time and assisting with the mentoring and education of trainees.
NZ
David Jenkin ARPT has trained in Switzerland, the USA and Italy and is one of few technicians worldwide to have been invited to the coveted Steinway Concert Technician Academy
course in Hamburg, Germany, where he trained under technician extraordinaire Stephan Knüpfer, celebrated in the film Pianomania. In 2009 David spent time gaining additional training with Ulrich Gerhartz in the Concert and Artist department at Steinway London.
David is active in the New Zealand and Australasian Piano Tuners and Technicians Guilds. He continues to make regular contributions to their workshops and has given international presentations at the Melbourne, Auckland, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide Brisbane conventions, and at the PTG Arlington USA Convention.
After a lifetime in pianos and the joys and challenges working with a team of technicians, David is enjoying working by himself, taking on one rebuilding project at a time and assisting with the mentoring and education of trainees.
Fine Fast Fastidious Grand Regulation
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The Underwater Steinway - A story of earthquakes and recovery
When the 7.2 earthquake struck Christchurch in 2011, the Town Hall was tilted sideways with a drop down to 6 meters. The Steinway concert grand piano ended up in contaminated water up to its keys. There it stayed for 2 years, when the engineers finally let technician Wytze Hoekstra in to report on the damage, after which the piano was purchased by the Lund family and sent to David Jenkins for a complete overhaul.
Hear the whole dramatic story from David himself….. with lots of pictures of the restoration and a performance on the piano.
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The Underwater Steinway - A story of earthquakes and recovery
When the 7.2 earthquake struck Christchurch in 2011, the Town Hall was tilted sideways with a drop down to 6 meters. The Steinway concert grand piano ended up in contaminated water up to its keys. There it stayed for 2 years, when the engineers finally let technician Wytze Hoekstra in to report on the damage, after which the piano was purchased by the Lund family and sent to David Jenkins for a complete overhaul.
Hear the whole dramatic story from David himself….. with lots of pictures of the restoration and a performance on the piano.
Starr Taylor
USA
A full service provider, Starr Taylor RPT offers fine aural tuning, voicing, custom action work and quality rebuilding of grand pianos. Pursuing excellence since 1985, Starr has attended many Piano Conventions and studied all facets of piano technology. He is a member of the US PTG and in demand as a presenter.
"I strive to remove the strident clang of brittleness that dominates the piano landscape of today. I believe the piano should have a human voice: one that is round, smooth, warm, and can be listened to for hours".
"My goal is to give the musician a piano that offers a seamless and effortless vehicle with which to make beautiful music. I do this by offering a multi-faceted approach to piano care and rebuilding. This includes the latest in soundboard technology with variable rib soundboards, differing woods for sound production, the best action protocols and a resilient piano hammer".
USA
A full service provider, Starr Taylor RPT offers fine aural tuning, voicing, custom action work and quality rebuilding of grand pianos. Pursuing excellence since 1985, Starr has attended many Piano Conventions and studied all facets of piano technology. He is a member of the US PTG and in demand as a presenter.
"I strive to remove the strident clang of brittleness that dominates the piano landscape of today. I believe the piano should have a human voice: one that is round, smooth, warm, and can be listened to for hours".
"My goal is to give the musician a piano that offers a seamless and effortless vehicle with which to make beautiful music. I do this by offering a multi-faceted approach to piano care and rebuilding. This includes the latest in soundboard technology with variable rib soundboards, differing woods for sound production, the best action protocols and a resilient piano hammer".
Improving Grand performance - 20 tips
This intermediate/advanced class is designed to help piano technicians look at the piano from the
inside out. The tips in this class will address unusual problems when servicing grand pianos as well as improving tried & true methods for adjusting pedals and actions. Topics include: adjusting
nosebolts for tuning stability, addressing string deflection with temperament strips, seating strings on bridges, eliminating grand pedal noise, addressing friction in the piano action, adjusting repetition springs, and properly bushing the pitman pin hole in keybeds. A detailed handout is included. Questions are always encouraged!
Improving Upright performance - 20 tips
The Improving Upright Performance Class is designed to help technicians look at the whole piano system. If you know what to look for, you'll be seen as a professional. The tips in this class will help you quickly diagnose problems and fix them. Topics include: tuning instability, bedding actions, ironing key bushings, fixing damper rod problems & addressing pedal issues. A detailed handout is included.
This intermediate/advanced class is designed to help piano technicians look at the piano from the
inside out. The tips in this class will address unusual problems when servicing grand pianos as well as improving tried & true methods for adjusting pedals and actions. Topics include: adjusting
nosebolts for tuning stability, addressing string deflection with temperament strips, seating strings on bridges, eliminating grand pedal noise, addressing friction in the piano action, adjusting repetition springs, and properly bushing the pitman pin hole in keybeds. A detailed handout is included. Questions are always encouraged!
Improving Upright performance - 20 tips
The Improving Upright Performance Class is designed to help technicians look at the whole piano system. If you know what to look for, you'll be seen as a professional. The tips in this class will help you quickly diagnose problems and fix them. Topics include: tuning instability, bedding actions, ironing key bushings, fixing damper rod problems & addressing pedal issues. A detailed handout is included.
Jennifer Roberts & Marcelo Costi
AU
AU
Jennifer Roberts received her training in Canada and USA, completing a Masters of Piano Technology at the Florida State University under Anne Garee. She has served an apprenticeship at the Aspen Music Festival, completed a rebuilding fellowship at Northwestern University in Chicago with master craftsman Ken Eschete, and received further training from the Sauter piano factory in Germany. She is also a qualified carillonist, and holds a double degree in Music and Music Education, having taught music for many years. Jennifer has been tuning in Sydney and regional NSW for the past two decades.
Marcelo Conti completed studies in piano technology at the University of Western Ontario in Canada, where he graduated with distinction. He has a broad knowledge of tuning theory and practice across instruments, having studied classical guitar and lute during his Music degree, besides being the resident harpsichord tuner at the university. He also worked on fretted instruments in earlier years, before shifting his interests towards piano technology.
Piano Touch Design 1
Understanding downweight, upweight and friction and how to adjust them
Piano Touch Design 2
How to customise touch weight and understand the effects of inertia and action geometry. This class will have a look at the Stanwood method and the role that strike weight and action geometry play.
Marcelo Conti completed studies in piano technology at the University of Western Ontario in Canada, where he graduated with distinction. He has a broad knowledge of tuning theory and practice across instruments, having studied classical guitar and lute during his Music degree, besides being the resident harpsichord tuner at the university. He also worked on fretted instruments in earlier years, before shifting his interests towards piano technology.
Piano Touch Design 1
Understanding downweight, upweight and friction and how to adjust them
Piano Touch Design 2
How to customise touch weight and understand the effects of inertia and action geometry. This class will have a look at the Stanwood method and the role that strike weight and action geometry play.
Yuji Nakamura
NZ
Yuji Nakamura ARPT is an active member of New Zealand Guild and Australasian Piano Tuners Association. He is originally from Japan and has been living in New Zealand for 26 years.
After graduating from Yamaha Piano Academy at age 19, he was employed by Yamaha Corporation where he got to experience in many aspects of the manufacturing of uprights, grands and concert grands in Yamaha's factories. He also worked as concert technician in the Tokyo and Hokkaido branches.
He left Yamaha after 9 years and was invited by Hokkaido Music Academy to be director of the piano technology course. After immigrating to New Zealand in 1999, he worked at Jenkin Piano Service in Auckland. Since 2018 he has been working independently.
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Yuji Nakamura ARPT is an active member of New Zealand Guild and Australasian Piano Tuners Association. He is originally from Japan and has been living in New Zealand for 26 years.
After graduating from Yamaha Piano Academy at age 19, he was employed by Yamaha Corporation where he got to experience in many aspects of the manufacturing of uprights, grands and concert grands in Yamaha's factories. He also worked as concert technician in the Tokyo and Hokkaido branches.
He left Yamaha after 9 years and was invited by Hokkaido Music Academy to be director of the piano technology course. After immigrating to New Zealand in 1999, he worked at Jenkin Piano Service in Auckland. Since 2018 he has been working independently.
How to Fix and Improve Grand Damping: Tips and Techniques
The damper pedal should work quietly and effectively, a very important part of piano playing. Leaky notes and squeaky noises during playing will cause a distraction for pianists and interrupts their musical inspiration.
We will start by looking at the basic functioning of the grand piano damper mechanism. From there, we will have a close-up look at the contact points between strings and damper felts, where the leaks and noises occur. We will discuss the condition of the string surface and the optimal shape of the felt where it meets the strings. We will also trace the mechanism from pedal up to damper lever, to identify and eliminate the annoying noises.
The damper pedal should work quietly and effectively, a very important part of piano playing. Leaky notes and squeaky noises during playing will cause a distraction for pianists and interrupts their musical inspiration.
We will start by looking at the basic functioning of the grand piano damper mechanism. From there, we will have a close-up look at the contact points between strings and damper felts, where the leaks and noises occur. We will discuss the condition of the string surface and the optimal shape of the felt where it meets the strings. We will also trace the mechanism from pedal up to damper lever, to identify and eliminate the annoying noises.
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George Buss & Nathan Ehresman
USA George Buss joined Gazelle in the Spring of 2019 to help streamline users’ onboarding experience and build resources to help grow their piano service business. He helped the team launch Gazelle School of Business and provides business coaching services to piano technicians in the Gazelle community. With a history in education, program development, and customer experience he brings a unique approach to the way we think about and execute our business. Nathan Ehresman brings decades of software engineering and operational experience to the Gazelle team, focusing on the parts of the code that users all rely on but almost never see. With a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, he brings a passion for writing clean, fast code. Nathan’s software development expertise minimizes downtime, keeps services running smoothly, and enables Gazelle to leverage infrastructure that most niche software products struggle to maintain. This includes integrations with other products and vendors like Google Maps, Stripe, Mailchimp, Twilio, and QuickBooks Online. |
Grow With Gazelle
Learn how you can use Gazelle to save time, wow your customers, and grow your piano service business. In this lecture we will bring decades of business experience together to help you grow your business using the tools Gazelle offers like online scheduling, automated reminders, invoices, payment solutions, estimates, and more.
Finding and Retaining New Customers
You shouldn’t have to be an advertising executive to build a successful small business. In this class we are going to teach you how to take any size marketing budget and turn it into a profitable marketing tool that helps find and retain great customers.
Learn how you can use Gazelle to save time, wow your customers, and grow your piano service business. In this lecture we will bring decades of business experience together to help you grow your business using the tools Gazelle offers like online scheduling, automated reminders, invoices, payment solutions, estimates, and more.
Finding and Retaining New Customers
You shouldn’t have to be an advertising executive to build a successful small business. In this class we are going to teach you how to take any size marketing budget and turn it into a profitable marketing tool that helps find and retain great customers.
Stephen Powell
NZ
Stephen Powell ARPT has been working with pianos for 40 years – tuning, repairing and rebuilding. He has a BMus from Auckland University and a BHealSc(MRT) from Otago University.
In 1998 he became an RPT in the USA and ARPT in NZ later that year. He has always had a strong interest in piano design and has been rescaling and supplying bass strings to the trade for the last 25+ years. He has visited a number of piano factories around the world and enjoys the challenges of creating tools and jigs to improve efficiency in the workshop. Stephen has been active on the NZPTTG committee for a number of years and has hosted several technical weekends.
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Stephen Powell ARPT has been working with pianos for 40 years – tuning, repairing and rebuilding. He has a BMus from Auckland University and a BHealSc(MRT) from Otago University.
In 1998 he became an RPT in the USA and ARPT in NZ later that year. He has always had a strong interest in piano design and has been rescaling and supplying bass strings to the trade for the last 25+ years. He has visited a number of piano factories around the world and enjoys the challenges of creating tools and jigs to improve efficiency in the workshop. Stephen has been active on the NZPTTG committee for a number of years and has hosted several technical weekends.
Getting the most out of your Upright Rebuilds
Putting new strings and hammers on old pianos and calling it “restored” often doesn’t cut it! In this class, we’ll be looking at trying to make old uprights as musical as possible during rebuilding. There will be an emphasis on the piano’s design limitations and what can and can’t be corrected or modified. I’ll be looking at improving the response of old soundboards and improving the scaling with an in-depth look at string design along with some string myth-busting.
Putting new strings and hammers on old pianos and calling it “restored” often doesn’t cut it! In this class, we’ll be looking at trying to make old uprights as musical as possible during rebuilding. There will be an emphasis on the piano’s design limitations and what can and can’t be corrected or modified. I’ll be looking at improving the response of old soundboards and improving the scaling with an in-depth look at string design along with some string myth-busting.
David Salmon
NZ
David Salmon ARPT grew up in Golden Bay, trained in Auckland and now lives just outside Christchurch. During his thirteen-year tenure with Jenkin Pianos, David attended training at Steinway Hamburg and was invited to do the Concert Academy course. David is proud to be involved with and contribute frequently to the NZ Piano Tuners and Technician's Guild.
Other interests include Studio recording and producing; Acoustics; Carpentry and metalwork; playing guitar, bass, drums and singing.
The latest in Glue and Lubricant Technology
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David Salmon ARPT grew up in Golden Bay, trained in Auckland and now lives just outside Christchurch. During his thirteen-year tenure with Jenkin Pianos, David attended training at Steinway Hamburg and was invited to do the Concert Academy course. David is proud to be involved with and contribute frequently to the NZ Piano Tuners and Technician's Guild.
Other interests include Studio recording and producing; Acoustics; Carpentry and metalwork; playing guitar, bass, drums and singing.
The latest in Glue and Lubricant Technology
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Phil Glenn
USA
For over 50 years, Phil Glenn RPT has worked alongside many of the brightest and best in the piano world. Experts like Steinway V.P. Joe Pramberger, the head of Yamaha Corp. America's Technical and Concert Services Yoji Susuki and designer Del Fandrich.
From the late 1980s to 2008, Phil was a Technical Representative for Yamaha Corporation of America, then North American Service Manager for Young Chang America and later, Samick USA.
Phil has helped both YC and Samick factories with design, quality control and marketing.
In 1993 Phil attended the Yamaha Academy in Japan. He has taught over 100 technicals for the PTG and dealerships across the US and Canada. Phil and his wife Lyn currently live near Honolulu where they own a service business. Phil is also the tech for the Hawaii Symphony and the University of Hawaii.
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For over 50 years, Phil Glenn RPT has worked alongside many of the brightest and best in the piano world. Experts like Steinway V.P. Joe Pramberger, the head of Yamaha Corp. America's Technical and Concert Services Yoji Susuki and designer Del Fandrich.
From the late 1980s to 2008, Phil was a Technical Representative for Yamaha Corporation of America, then North American Service Manager for Young Chang America and later, Samick USA.
Phil has helped both YC and Samick factories with design, quality control and marketing.
In 1993 Phil attended the Yamaha Academy in Japan. He has taught over 100 technicals for the PTG and dealerships across the US and Canada. Phil and his wife Lyn currently live near Honolulu where they own a service business. Phil is also the tech for the Hawaii Symphony and the University of Hawaii.
Unizen: The Art of building a Foundation of Musicality in Every Piano
This class looks at different techniques covering aspects of tuning, voicing, regulation, etc with the goal of making a piano sing. Phil will demonstrate his favorite techniques and compare them with other approaches and he will be asking the class for their input.
Specifications are important but this is a class that touches more on feel than specs. It is more about how we perceive musicality rather than flowing a spec sheet standard.
“My style is very interactive and open. I encourage questions with a goal of getting into the heart of why we do what we do. “
This class looks at different techniques covering aspects of tuning, voicing, regulation, etc with the goal of making a piano sing. Phil will demonstrate his favorite techniques and compare them with other approaches and he will be asking the class for their input.
Specifications are important but this is a class that touches more on feel than specs. It is more about how we perceive musicality rather than flowing a spec sheet standard.
“My style is very interactive and open. I encourage questions with a goal of getting into the heart of why we do what we do. “
Wytze Hoekstra
NZ
Wytze Hoekstra ARPT was born in the Netherlands and emigrated to New Zealand forty years ago. He is an ARPT member of the NZPTTG. Wytze is active in Guild activities as past president and frequent workshop presenter. He has given presentations at conventions in New Zealand, Australia and Germany.
Wytze's focus as a technician is on piano sound: bringing out tonal depth and clarity by careful set-up and patient hammer voicing.
He is married to Janet Dean, with whom he runs the Hoekstra Pianos showroom in Ferrymead, Christchurch. Janet currently has her hands full as key organizer of the 2025 New Zealand Convention.
Since 2022 Wytze has been working on finding a way to get toxic lead out of pianos, initially with a team of NZ tuners and later with APS in Australia who manufactures the lead-free key weights.
Wytze's musical interests are playing jazz piano and tango bandoneon, attending classical concerts and listening to opera.
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Wytze Hoekstra ARPT was born in the Netherlands and emigrated to New Zealand forty years ago. He is an ARPT member of the NZPTTG. Wytze is active in Guild activities as past president and frequent workshop presenter. He has given presentations at conventions in New Zealand, Australia and Germany.
Wytze's focus as a technician is on piano sound: bringing out tonal depth and clarity by careful set-up and patient hammer voicing.
He is married to Janet Dean, with whom he runs the Hoekstra Pianos showroom in Ferrymead, Christchurch. Janet currently has her hands full as key organizer of the 2025 New Zealand Convention.
Since 2022 Wytze has been working on finding a way to get toxic lead out of pianos, initially with a team of NZ tuners and later with APS in Australia who manufactures the lead-free key weights.
Wytze's musical interests are playing jazz piano and tango bandoneon, attending classical concerts and listening to opera.
Lead Replacement and Key Inertia
Pianos can contain up to 2.5 kg of lead, a neurotoxin ranked among the World Health Organization's Top Ten most hazardous substances. With increasing regulatory scrutiny, especially in Europe, Wytze began exploring alternatives in 2022, experimenting with tungsten. In collaboration with APS this eventually led to TungSteel key and hammer weights, successfully showcased at the 2024 EuroPiano Convention in Nuremberg and the Reno USA PTG Convention, to positive feedback.
Current piano key-weight alternatives, primarily using stainless steel and brass, have lower density which naturally impacts touch weight and becomes a problem in the bass of larger grand pianos. Wytze addresses the touch weight ramifications and examines solutions to reduce inertia and enhance key return speed in grand pianos.
"When we dump a piano at the end of life, the lead it contains eventually makes its way into the groundwater, and our great-grandchildren are at risk of drinking it..."
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Kevin Hannah & Nathan Smith
NZ Kevin Hanna ARPT started his piano tuning apprenticeship in 2000, training to Australasian Registered Piano Tech examiner standard. Kevin is past president and committee member of the NZ Piano Tuners Guild. He is currently the NZ exam convenor and tuning examiner for the Guild. He has presented rebuilding topics at numerous workshop weekends and was lecturer at the APTTA Convention in Wellington 2011. Kevin plays the piano for theatre productions such as Chicago, Chess, The Producers, Spamalot and the Addams Family. Technician Nathan Smith ARPT draws on years of expertise to restore upright and grand pianos to a high standard. Alongside Kevin he is passionately working on player pianos and historical instruments like the legendary Photoplayer, Nickelodeons and Orchestrions. Nathan flawlessly rebuilds, repolishes and restrings instruments to give them a new musical life.
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Restoring Historical Player Pianos
Strategy, Materials and Techniques
The Nickelodeon Collection — An Audiovisual Extravaganza
The Convention displays Kevin and Nathan's fascinating collection of restored mechanical instruments, featuring pianos, violins, drums and even a banjo — all housed in stunning cabinets. A rare treat for anyone passionate about player piano history and technology.
"What comes out of these instruments is pure joy" J.D.
Brad McClure & Christina Früh
NZ
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Brad McClure ARPT
Christina Früh ARPT
Polyester Repair and Ivory Repair
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Mark Bolsius
AU
Mark Bolsius ARPT has 33 years experience as a piano tuner. He completed his training at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 1982, and as part of a Churchill Fellowship, undertook further training in 1999 at the Steinway factory in Hamburg. He is also an accredited Yamaha Warranty Service Technician. Mark is a registered member (ARPT) of the APTTA (Australasian Piano Tuners and Technicians Association) and the Piano Tuner and Technicians Guild of both NSW and Victoria. Mark's passion for reading eventually led him to open two bookshops, which have become his main occupation since selling his piano business in 2022.
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Mark Bolsius ARPT has 33 years experience as a piano tuner. He completed his training at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 1982, and as part of a Churchill Fellowship, undertook further training in 1999 at the Steinway factory in Hamburg. He is also an accredited Yamaha Warranty Service Technician. Mark is a registered member (ARPT) of the APTTA (Australasian Piano Tuners and Technicians Association) and the Piano Tuner and Technicians Guild of both NSW and Victoria. Mark's passion for reading eventually led him to open two bookshops, which have become his main occupation since selling his piano business in 2022.
Retirement Planning for Piano Tuners: A Panel Discussion
Planning for retirement is a vital but often overlooked aspect of a piano tuner’s career. This panel discussion, led by recently retired piano tuner Mark Bolsius, will address the unique challenges and opportunities piano tuners face when preparing for life after work. Whether you are just starting to think about retirement or are actively making plans, this session offers practical advice tailored to the realities of the profession.
The panel will explore topics such as planning early, selling the business and building financial security. Attendees will also gain insights into creating a sustainable work-life balance and strategies for passing on their expertise, whether through mentorship or succession planning.
Join us for an engaging and informative discussion that will empower you to take charge of your financial future while safeguarding the legacy of your craft. This session promises valuable takeaways for tuners at any stage of their career.
Planning for retirement is a vital but often overlooked aspect of a piano tuner’s career. This panel discussion, led by recently retired piano tuner Mark Bolsius, will address the unique challenges and opportunities piano tuners face when preparing for life after work. Whether you are just starting to think about retirement or are actively making plans, this session offers practical advice tailored to the realities of the profession.
The panel will explore topics such as planning early, selling the business and building financial security. Attendees will also gain insights into creating a sustainable work-life balance and strategies for passing on their expertise, whether through mentorship or succession planning.
Join us for an engaging and informative discussion that will empower you to take charge of your financial future while safeguarding the legacy of your craft. This session promises valuable takeaways for tuners at any stage of their career.
