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  • 1.  UPDATE: Shenandoah's Piano Tuning Yearbook

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 07-14-2023 08:27

    I am excited to share my research on piano tuning at the Shenandoah School of Music and Shenandoah Conservatory, 1904 to 1992. I was surprised to uncover information on Shenandoah's early piano tuning department in rural Virginia during the height of American piano manufacturing.

    Initially conceived as a CAUT webinar, or article, my retrospective takes the shape of Shenandoah's yearbook, Zynodoa, and includes archival images, information, and lighthearted homages. 

    A hardbound copy will be available to browse at the PTG Foundation Exhibit at the 2023 Convention: Represent Our Trade. I invite you to stop by and explore the many good works of your PTG Foundation.

    A free online edition of Zynodoa can be accessed on Issuu by following this link to Shenandoah's news page.



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    Kate Redding
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  • 2.  RE: UPDATE: Shenandoah's Piano Tuning Yearbook

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 07-14-2023 09:42

    Awesome Kate, thank you for your work on this project! I can't wait to take a more detailed look later today. 



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    Benjamin Sanchez, RPT
    Piano Technician / Artisan
    (256) 947-9999
    www.professional-piano-services.com
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  • 3.  RE: UPDATE: Shenandoah's Piano Tuning Yearbook

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 07-14-2023 10:18

    Any information on who was the lead tuner/instructor in the late 1970s through 1990? I thought one of my classmates from the Perkins School of Cleveland Ohio was working there for a decade or more from 1978 onward. His name was Jim, can't remember his last name.



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    Patrick Draine RPT
    Billerica MA
    (978) 663-9690
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  • 4.  RE: UPDATE: Shenandoah's Piano Tuning Yearbook

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 07-16-2023 14:03
    Kate-

    This is great work. Looking forward to looking at the copy in the exhibit hall!

    Lisa Weller





  • 5.  RE: UPDATE: Shenandoah's Piano Tuning Yearbook

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 07-17-2023 11:16
    Kate,

    What a wonderful job you did creating this yearbook! It looks fantastic! I look forward to seeing the hard copy version at the convention!

    Congratulations!
    Marianne

    Marianne Poon, RPT
    (415) 823-1231
    www.mariannepoon.com