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International Association of Piano Builders and Technicians


The International Association of Piano Builders and Technicians (IAPBT) 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.


    Applications

 

    CONTACT INFORMATION

       4444 Forest Avenue
       Kansas City, Kansas 66106
       USA
       913-432-9975 (phone)
       913-432-9986 (fax)

      exec@ptg.org
      www.ptg.org

    Individual Members 

Stavros Kyriakides
P.O. Box 27780
CY-2433 Engomi-Nicosia
Cyprus
svk@steinwaycy.com

Kwon-Kuen Cheng
Room 1904 Sun Yuet House
Sun Chui Estate, Shatin
Hong Kong

Kostas Kechaidis (Greece)
95 Iassonos Avenue
Volos, 38221
Greece
kehaidis@otenet.gr

Roger Rhys
Perito Moreno 813
Trelew, Chubut 9100
Argentina
rrhys@tutopia.com or rogeliorhys@hotmail.com
 
Timur Rizayev
College of Music, Mahidol University
25/25 Phuttamonthon Sai 4
Salaya, Nakonpathom 73770 Thailand
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
timur_rizayev@mail.ru
timur.daniel@gmail.com



Latest Discussions

  • Posted in: Pianotech

    The post (only 1) is loose and wobbling, indicating the glue joint failed. I don't believe I have encountered the tenons being doweled in addition to the wooden wedges inserted in Steinway lyres. I ...

  • Posted in: Pianotech

    Blaine, I am leaning towards just this approach, thanks for the suggestion. Joe

  • Posted in: Pianotech

    This is an old post but I found it helpful. Just a thought: You could use Slow Pull and then test stability with Pitch Window step #1, right? If it doesn't change after massaging the pin, then the setting ...

    Member Associations 

Australasian Piano Tuners and
Technicians Association (APTTA)

Michael Ryan, President
117 Hutton Rd
Ferny Hills, Brisbane 4055
Queensland
Australia
(07) 3351 2139

m.ryan@bigpond.net.au
www.aptta.org.au
 
Chinese Musical Instrument Association
President: An Zhi
Office 706, Building One, Jiaye Mansion
21 Shunsantiao, Fengtai District
Beijing, 10079
China

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

European Union of Piano Makers
Associations (Europiano)

President: Gunther Schaible

president@europiano.org
Editor of Europiano Magazine: Jan Grossbach
editor@europiano.org
Burggraben 14 
65929 Frankfurt am Main
Germany

www.europiano.org

Japan Piano Technicians Association (JPTA)
President: Takeshi Saida
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
www.jpta.org

Korea Association of Piano Tuners (KAPT)
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
www.tuners.or.kr

Piano Technicians Guild (PTG)
4444 Forest Avenue
Kansas City, Kansas 66106
USA
913-432-9975 (phone)
913-432-9986 (fax)

exec@ptg.org
www.ptg.org

South African Association for
Professional Piano Tuners (SAAPPT)

Mr. Lukas van der Walt, Chariman
36 Jeanette Street 
Brackenfell, 7560
South Africa
+27-021-981-5551(phone)
+27-021-981-5552 (fax) 

musicalp@lukasvdw.co.za
www.sapianotuners.co.za

Taiwan Piano Technicians Association (TPTA)
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





     IAPBT Convention

July 10 - 15, 2017

In conjunction with the: 
2017 PTG 
Convention
and Technical Institute

St. Louis Union Station Hotel
St. Louis, Missouri USA

     Past Conventions

2015 - Moscow, Russia
           - General Minutes
           - Director's Minutes

2013 - Hangzhou, China
           - Director's Minutes

2011 - Taipei, Taiwan
           - Director's Minutes

2009 - Brisbane, Australia
           - General Minutes
           - Director's Minutes

2007 - Daegu, Korea
           - General Minutes
           - Director's Minutes

2005 - Kansas City, USA
           - General Minutes
           - Director's Minutes

2003 - Dessau, Germany
           - Director's Minutes

2001 - Bristol, England
          - General Minute's
          - Director's Minutes

1999 - Hamamatsu, Japan
          - General Minutes
 
         - Director's Minutes

1997 - Emmetten, Switzerland
          - General Minutes

1995 - Albuquerque, USA
          - Director's Minutes
          - General Minutes

1993 - Colochester England
          - Conv. Minutes

1991 - Seoul, Korea

1989 - Kyoto, Japan

1987 - Toronto, Canada

l985 - Kansas City, USA
         - Conv. Minutes

l983 - Tokyo, Japan       
          - Conv. Minutes

1981 - Thun, Switzerland


    Bylaws

Most recent (2007)