[Jobs] Career as a Piano Technician

[J. Michael Jones]

Thank you for this post, I have a man in Alabama who  always promotes this 
job field.
I would like to know if you have found the employment options to be great or 
just what?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <pianotune05 at comcast.net>
To: <jobs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2007 7:49 PM
Subject: [Jobs] Career as a Piano Technician


> Hey everyone,
> I'm Marshall, and I've been on this list for a while. I didn't contribute 
> much
> but I've read here and there.
>
> I just returned last Thursday from Vancouver Washington/Portland OR from
> visiting the Emil Fries school or as some know it the Piano Hospital.  I 
> went
> out for a couple of days to evaluate their program and to allow them to 
> evaluate
> me.  I left with such a positive impression that I wanted to write all of 
> you to
> suggest that if you want to become a piano technician, don't wast time 
> learning
> from a sighted piano technician.  Yes, they might be able to help you 
> learn the
> very basics because I started out by learning from a sighted piano tech.
> However, the method of teaching that Emil Fries uses is by far better for 
> those
> of us who are vision impaired or blind.  They use more touch methods 
> rather than
> using the sight I have, I learned how to use touch.  I'm hoping to attend 
> in
> September.  Their school is fully accredited and your VR person can help 
> you.
>
> So this is related to jobs because when you leave that school, you can get 
> a job as a piano technician or
> even start your own business.  Take care.
> Marshall
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