Piano Tech Radio Hour

Donna Byrd and Susan Kline, two guests with the most insider information make it to today’s episode. Donna, a North Bennet Street School student and a consistent guest on Pinao Tech Radio Hour, has some fascinating stories to share. Alongside her is Suzan, a George Brown College of Toronto graduate, and a long-term piano technician. 

Donna shares her journey to being a piano tuner, her experiences in a male-dominated profession, and some tales of her residency. Building on this conversation, Susan talks about what it means to pursue something that β€œfeels right”,  how to balance a family while doing that, and how her path intertwined with Donna. 

Donna and Susan have been working together for a long time and they chronicle their experiences of being a dynamic duo. Donna speaks highly of Susan in her memoir and their conversation takes us back in time. 

Further in the episode, we see a series of antique and ornate piano pictures shared by Donna, and the story behind each of them is filled with insights about piano tuning that you should not miss! 

π‰πŽπˆπ 𝐔𝐒 π…πŽπ‘ πŒπŽπ‘π„ 𝐆𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓 π‚πŽππ“π„ππ“β—β—

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Creators & Guests

Host
David Andersen
David Andersen, owner of David Andersen pianos in Los Angeles has been a professional musician, recording artist, and piano technician/consultant for nearly four decades. He has overseen the restoration and maintenance of hundreds of Steinway and Mason & Hamlin pianos during that time. Beginning in 1975 he apprenticed for two and a half years under Jack Cofer in Atlanta, Georgia; during the 1980s he studied at Steinway facilities both in New York and London.
Host
Eathan Janney
Eathan has 20 years of experience as a piano technician. He studied with Dave Miller, the staff piano technician for the Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, New Jersey. Dave Carpenter, the inventor of the Verituner electronic tuning device, provided mentorship for Eathan in Chicago. Eathan also worked with Ken Eschete and Bill Schwarts, the staff piano technicians at Northwestern University in Chicago. In 2009, he founded Floating Piano Factory of New York, a company that allows piano technicians to move from Apprentice to Craftsman level while offering value pricing to clients as technicians progress toward mastery. In 2017 he founded Piano Technicians Masterclasses, an online project designed to offer cutting-edge instruction from piano industry masters to anyone on the globe with an internet connection.
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Guest
Donna Byrd
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Guest
Susan Kline

What is Piano Tech Radio Hour?

"Inspiring the Future of the Piano Tech Community"

Each Saturday at 2 pm ET we'll meet via video stream with a special guest.
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