Welcome to the new look web site of the Association of Blind Piano Tuners (ABPT). The 'UK Piano Page' contains information about everything related to pianos, we are the home of UK Piano Industry. We have redesigned our site in an effort to make things easier to find and allow professionals listed on this site to update their details. We have one of the largest collections of piano history informationon the internet, with a special emphasis on the history of the piano industry in the United Kingdom. We also cover a wide selection of overseas piano makers, and provide links to sites with a piano history theme.
The UK Piano Page also contains a wealth of information on tuners, manufactures, movers, accompanists, teachers, entertainers, hire companies, French polishers, piano part makers, Piano Construction. We have a database of pianos for sale being sold by shops around the UK, we also have a Free section for the general public to advertise their pianos for sale. Even answers for pup quizs.
The Association of Blind Piano Tuners exists to serve the professional and particular needs of its members and other blind and partially sighted piano tuners throughout the world. There are three categories of membership:
Student
Student Membership is open to all visually impaired persons in full time training
Friends
Anyone wishing to be associated with the ABPT or has help the ABPT in the passed.
Trade Member
Open to allied trades of the Music Industry these can be individuals or corporate membership.
Associated Members (AABPT)
U.K. resident blind and partially-sighted qualified tuners who
do not hold a full diploma. They are entitled to vote but not to receive insurance cover.
International Members (MABPT)
Open to visually impaired piano tuners from around the world who have attended a recognized training school and qualified.
Member (MABPT)
Open to visually impaired piano tuners from the UK who have attended a recognized training school and qualified with the AEWVH (CTB) diploma or equivalent.
Fellows (FABPT)
This is open to members of the ABPT who have undergone extra training to enhances their piano tuning skills FABPT.
Honorary Life Member
This is open to members of the ABPT who have been member for over 10 years and has satisfied Council of their eminence in the profession or of the importance and value of their services to the ABPT. Honorary Life Member is at the discretion of the ABPT Council no more than five may be serving at any one time.
Only Members and Fellows who are resident in the UK are covered by our insurances. Only full Members, Fellows, International Members and Associated may add the letters to their name and use the ABPT logo. All Membership is at the discretion and approval of the ABPT Council.
We seek to encourage all tuners to gain and maintain the highest professional standards and to exhibit ethical and professional integrity at all times.
We offer ongoing training to piano tuners who wish to acquire extra levels of ability, this is open to all even if they are not yet members of the Association. We do this by running subsidised seminars for fully sighted and visually impaired tuners in close collaboration with the Piano Tuning Department of the Royal National College for the Blind, at Hereford in England. We maintain close links with all of the professional bodies of the music industry, and in particular with piano tuning organisations worldwide. The purpose of the website is to educate the general public in the good practice of maintaining their musical instruments and using professional tuners to do this work. This follows the broad outline of our mission statement. If we may be of any further assistance to you, please contact us.
To continue as the leading authority and association for blind or partially sited piano tuners, insisting that only those professionally trained, examined, and qualified are accepted into membership, ensuring that the public knows that an ABPT member will offer skilled, professional, and reliable service.