In addition to instructing workshops at PTG chapter meetings, regional technician seminars and PTG Annual conventions, he also has designed technicians tools and has published articles on a variety of technical topics in the Piano Technicians Journal. Don and his wife Patty are the editors of the Southern California Combined PTG newsletter. After working for 11 years as an independent piano technician in the San Diego area, he held the position of National Service Manager for Young Chang Pianos, then Manager of Technical Support for Kawai Pianos for North America, and since 2003 has served as the Director of Field Services for Kawai America Corp. in 2021 Wim was awarded Member of Note at the PTG convention in Orlando.ĭon served an apprenticeship with a piano rebuilder during his final years attending San Diego State University as a piano performance major in 1979. In addition to writing numerous articles for the Piano Technicians Journal, he is the author of: the business of piano tuning: a guide to marketing, managing, promoting, buying and selling a piano service business. He has served on the PTG Board of Directors as the Central West Vice President and was a CTE for many years. >Wim has given lectures at over 55 PTG seminars and convention on a wide variety of subjects including tuning, repairing, rebuilding and business.
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In 2007 he and his wife moved to Hawaii, and in August of 2021 he retired from full time piano work and moved to Florida. Then from 2001 – 2007 he was the piano technician for the University of Alabama. After he graduated from college and taught band and chorus for six years, he started his full time piano service business in 1977 in St. Wim started working on pianos in his dad’s shop when he was 12 years old.
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