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The Professional Piano Technicians Network (ProPTN) promotes the progression of piano technology by providing easy access to instructional content for piano technicians across the globe.

Manufacturing Innovation: A Historical Overview

By Timothy Balke This is the first of a two-part series that places the piano in a broader context, examining how innovation, manufacturing, service, materials, and other external forces have shaped, and continue to shape, the industry.

Manufacturing

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Featured Articles

Approaching Resale Value: Performing a Market Analysis

It’s a question many technicians dread: “How much do you think I should sell my piano for?” We have training in tuning and repairs, but providing professional recommendations regarding sales usually falls outside our realm of expertise. The good news is, it’s not hard, and unlike most of the technical skills you have already mastered, you will only need a few practice rounds of Market Analysis to add it to your toolbag.

Business

Voicing with B-72

By Ken Eschete Acryloid B-72 is a synthetic resin that has proved to be very useful as a hammer-hardening solution.

Voicing

The Basics of Grand Piano Action Design

This knowledge is versatile and can be applied in various situations from rebuilding to basic troubleshooting.

In the Shop

The ProPTN Podcast

Action Parts, Polymers, and the Future of Piano Design with Tim Balke

In this episode, we sit down with piano technician and rebuilder Tim Balke, who is one of the co-founding masterminds behind FB Flexure: a Norwegian-based company that has just revealed a potentially game-changing new action part design which could revolutionize manufacturing in the years to come.

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Is Piano Technology For You?

Avenues of Education

There are many roads to piano technology. This article features the experiences of three technicians who chose different avenues to their pursuit of education.

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If you're in the early phases of investigating the world of piano technology, you've probably found out that this slightly-antiquated field is a lot more complicated than you first thought.

The articles listed below are designed to offer some answers as to whether piano technology is right for you. If you still aren't sure, fill out the contact form to talk to a piano technician directly!