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The Professional Piano Technician’s Podcast features interviews with experts from all corners of the piano technology industry.
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Concert Prep, Artist Communication, and the Language of Voicing with Torben Garlin (opens the original)
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In this episode, we sit down with Bechstein's Director of Concert and Institutional Service Torben Garlin. Torben, who is also the managing director of the Piano Mobil rental company, has been working in piano technology since he was a teenager. With several decades of experience under his belt, we sat down at the Akustika trade show in Nuremberg to discuss his typical concert prep checklist; the emotional traits necessary for concert techs to thrive in their field; voicing procedures and tricks
Reclaiming Manufacturing, Family Expectations, and Surviving Through Community with Anna Petrof (opens the original)
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In this episode, we sit down with Anna Petrof, the sixth generation family member to take charge of the 162-year-old Ant. PETROF piano brand to discuss how the Czech company survived World Wars and state ownership; its reclamation by the Petrof family in 2001; how they have restructured the company to better serve its Czech community; the importance of diversifying its services as a manufacturer; how the instruments have improved over the last two decades; and the difficult choices behind runnin
Stretto Keys, 'The Beer Piano', and 2D Modeling with Annemarie Kampf and Gabriel Wandt (opens the original)
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In this episode, we take a seat inside the August Föerster piano factory in Lobau, Germany to talk with Gabriel Wandt (Director of Marketing and Communications), and master piano builder Annemarie Kampf to discuss the challenges of redesigning their new 275 concert grand using 2D modeling; their knack for creating innovative and adorable piano designs; their narrower Stretto keysets for smaller hands; and the strenuous process of becoming certified as a master piano builder in Germany. - Stretto
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