Looking for a piano tuner in Maine?

About the Maine Chapter

The MAINE CHAPTER of the Piano Technicians Guild is your source for complete piano service.

The Maine Chapter consists of around two dozen independent piano service professionals located throughout the state. From basic tuning and maintenance to complete rebuilding, Maine Chapter members are ready to meet your needs.

To find a Registered Piano Technician in your area visit the Find a Tuner page at the PTG website.

Join Us

If you are a full-time or part-time piano service professional with an interest in

• improving your skills,
• broadening your knowledge of piano technology,
• keeping abreast of piano trade news,
• associating with your peers in a collegial atmosphere,

then PTG membership is for you.

Membership includes such benefits as a subscription to the PTG's monthly magazine (Piano Technicians Journal), group insurance rates, reduced rates on technical seminars, educational materials, and business building aids.

While all of these are good reasons for joining the PTG, many members feel that the best part of membership is their association with their fellow chapter members. Most PTG members are more than willing to share their knowledge with other members in the belief that by helping each other we elevate our profession.

The Maine Chapter holds meetings at irregular intervals during the year in various locations around the state. Each meeting consists of a review of chapter business followed by a technical presentation or discussion.

Contact Maine Chapter President Gordon Large, RPT to find out more about chapter membership, or to let him know you would like to attend a meeting.

maineptg.org ~ 02 March 2007

Setting the Standard

In nearly every trade or profession — lawyer, doctor, plumber, electrician, barber … even dog groomer — a license is required before an individual is permitted to offer services to the public.

But this is not the case with piano tuning. Currently no U.S. state requires licensing of piano tuners.

The question then becomes, absent a licensing procedure, how can a piano owner be assured of competent piano service?

The Piano Technicians Guild is a non-profit association of piano tuners and technicians with members throughout the United States and Canada.

The PTG is the only organization conducting standardized testing of piano tuners. As such the PTG has two main functions:

• provide educational opportunities for professional piano technicians.
• conduct examinations to qualify members as Registered Piano Technicians.

When you hire a Registered Piano Technician (RPT) to service your piano, you can rest assured that the person who shows up at your door has submitted his or her skills to peer review and has met or exceeded competency standards established by the Guild. For details about the Piano Technicians Guild and the RPT exams visit the PTG Homepage.