Piano Technicians Guild
WESTPAC - Western and Pacific Regional Conference
February 26-March 1, 2015
DoubleTree by Hilton , Ontario, CA
Conference Schedule in Calendar Format [PDF] [revised 2/27/15]
Schedule by Class Category [PDF] [revised 2/27/15]
Voicing Classes
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Voicing the Treble In Grand Pianos, Tuning Hammer Techniques and A Little About the Human Ear
Eric Schandall, RPT - https://sites.google.com/site/ericschandall/
Eric Schandall has worked in the piano industry since 1967, most recently as the Administrator/Teacher of Technical Training and Education at the C F Theodor Steinway Technical Academy at Steinway & Sons in New York City. This position also incorporated work in the roster of concert technicians in the Concert and Artists Department at Steinway Hall in Manhattan, across North America, and in China and Russia. He also worked as a College and University technician in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada for over 25 years. Since 2008 he has made his home in Oslo, Norway where he is responsible for the concert pianos at the New Norske Opera and Ballet, also traveling throughout the country working freelance for the Steinway Piano Gallery, Oslo, the franchised Dealer for Steinway & Sons in Norway. He has provided services for a variety of music festivals in Norway including the Festspillene i Bergen,the Grieg International Piano Competiton, and regularly provides services for the Norsk Musikkhøgskole in Oslo and for recordings for several record labels. Eric has also continued to teach, most recently in England, Sweden, Denmark, China, and the United States. His lectures have been well received by the technical community and provide an excellent opportunity for other technicians to benefit from his wide range of experience both as a concert technician and a teacher.
This two-period class follows our Thursday all-day class about voicing the New York Steinway hammers. It will focus on voicing the treble section, and serve as a review, and another take on this area of the piano, with more attention also focused on working with harder hammers. We will also talk a bit about how we hear, and some observations about tuning hammer technique that will help in achieving stability in your tunings. Stage safety and comments about work in concert venues and recordings will also be offered.