Piano technology is a vast subject.  Training to become a complete piano technician cannot be done at a casual pace or level.  One must find a way to be mentored, opportunities for apprentice participation or enroll in a course of studies.  Serious students of piano tenchnology and those who would like to build a career working as a piano technician may wish to consider enrolling in The Chicago School for Piano Technology.  A complete course curriculum offers an education in the whole piano.

Joining a local chapter of the Piano Technicians Guild (PTG) offers the piano technician a way of being a part of a group of like minded persons, all interested in the furtherment of the trade.  Chapter membership encourages professional relationships with other students of piano technology and those who are already accomplished technicians.  Local chapters hold monthly meetings to discuss relevant topics, hold training classes and seminars and provide access to other inmportant PTG events such as annual National Conventions. Two excellent chapters in the Chicago Metropolitan area are the Chicago and North Shore Chapters.