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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.

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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

RE: Lyre posts construction

By: Joe Wiencek , 16 minutes ago

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 ...
RE: Lyre posts construction

By: Joe Wiencek , 39 minutes ago

Posted in: Pianotech

Blaine, I am leaning towards just this approach, thanks for the suggestion. Joe
RE: Immediate Tuning Improvement

By: Andrew Young , an hour ago

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