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IowaProTuners.org

Helping you locate Piano Technicians Guild members in Iowa

 

The Piano Technicians Guild promotes the highest possible standards of piano service by providing members with opportunities for professional development, by recognizing technical competence through examinations, and by advancing the interests of its members.

  

PTG Members and Information:

  Central Iowa Members by name

   Central Iowa Members by location

   Piano Technicians Guild homepage

  

Piano Facts:

Humidity Control and Pianos

Piano Hammers

Is Your Piano Your Partner?

Strings

Bridges

Soundboards

Damper Pedals

Soft Pedals

 

The Piano Technicians Guild is a nonprofit association of piano technicians.  With over 4,000 members throughout the US, Canada, and internationally, the PTG has two major functions:

PTG's educational offerings include the monthly Piano Technicians Journal, a technical magazine covering all phases of working on pianos, and conventions and seminars on technical subjects.  At the local level, Chapter meetings include technical sessions where experienced technicians educate new members (and each other) by sharing their skills and expertise. 

Because piano tuning is not a licensed profession, PTG has set up voluntary standards of quality of workmanship and examinations to test for them. Examinations cover tuning, regulation of actions, and repairs, as well as a basic knowledge of piano building and design. Only after examinees have passed these tests can they identify themselves as Registered Piano Technicians (RPT). 

The Piano Technicians Guild was formed in 1957 by the merger of the American Society of Piano Technicians and the National Association of Piano Tuners.  The earliest organization of piano tuners dates from 1909, with the founding of the American Guild of Piano Tuners.  Today, the PTG Home Office is located in Kansas City, Kansas. 

 
For more information about the PTG, our Chapter, this website, or our meetings (where visitors are always welcome), please contact the Secretary, Annie Grieshop.