Chris Whelan
A relative late comer to the trade with 24 years experience.
Having trained at the NSW Sydney Conservatorium of Music where the training standard was high intense and motivating. I came out realising, the learning had only just begun.
I joined the Piano Tuners and Technicians Guild as soon as I could. In an effort to stay connected in the music industry, to learn from other technicians, and have a social interaction with others in the trade.
I try to take as many of the training, and trade courses as possible.
Having resisted the easy to fall into trap of becoming the lonely disaffected piano technician, who only sees other tuners as the competition.
In addition to running my own business I am also on the committee of the Victorian Piano Tuners and Technicians Guild.
I am also currently working with Wertheim Australia to facilitate its re-entry into the Australian piano market, this has allowed me the opportunity to travel overseas to the manufacturing factories and enjoy the extremely interesting technical side of building the Wertheim piano. |