Ryan's Résumé

Ryan teaching at a piano technician conference in Orlando Florida in 2021

Teaching at the 2021 Piano Technicians Guild Convention in Orlando Florida. Click to view.

Over 50 years of piano playing enjoyment.

Apprenticeships

2001 Apprenticed with Darrel Fandrich, RPT, owner of Fandrich & Sons, Stanwood, WA. Mr. Fandrich is an internationally recognized technician and holds several patents for improved piano designs and is a former technician for the Seattle Symphony. Apprenticeship included grand piano action rebuilding, advanced voicing and regulating.

1998 Worked with Michael Reiter, RPT, Currently the head technician at University of Oregon

1997 Worked with Snyder’s Piano Service, Bonny Lake, WA

1995 Worked with Grace Piano Service, Olympia, WA

1992-1994 Apprenticed with Mitch Kiel, RPT, former piano technician for the Washington Center of the Performing Arts. Mitch was trained by Stephen Brady, RPT a nationally recognized technician, and educator.

EDUCATION

2018 Attended the Annual Steinway College and University Technician Seminar at Oberlin Conservatory.

2017 Attended a week long Shigeru Kawai Seminar with Master Piano Technician Don Mannino at the prestigious Colburn School in Los Angeles., CA

2013 Attended the Steinway College and University Technician Seminar at Oberlin Conservatory.

2012 Completed the fourth five-day “Concert Prep” Seminar and the final three-day “Polishing and Touch-up” Seminar at the Steinway & Sons factory in New York City.

2011 Completed third five-day “Damper Seminar” at the Steinway & Sons factory

2010 Completed second five-day “Voicing Seminar” at Steinway & Sons factory.

2009 Completed the five-day “Comprehensive Piano Service Seminar” at the C. F. Theodore Steinway Academy conducted at the Steinway & Sons Factory, Long Island City, New York.

1998 Attended Yamaha’s technician training program at Yamaha North American Headquarters, Los Angeles, California.

1993 Graduated from The Evergreen State College with credits in piano technology.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Ryan is currently the technician for the following organizations and institutions:

Colleges

St. Martins University

The Evergreen State College

Grays Harbor College

South Puget Sound Community College

Public Schools

Mason County Community Concert Association

Chinook Music Educators Association

North Thurston School District

Shelton School District

Olympia School District

Tumwater School District

Ryan is trusted to do warranty service for the following piano dealers:

Steinway Piano Gallery

Prosser Piano and Organ

Classic Piano of Portland and Bellevue

Portland Piano Company

Michelle’s Piano of Portland

ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Current

President, Olympia Music Teachers Association.

Certified Tuning Examiner (CTE) for the Piano Technicians Guild. This required passing the PTG exam at a high level completly by ear.

Treasurer,Puget Sound Chapter of the Piano Technicians Guild

Director, Washington State Piano Technicians Seminar.

Founder & Board Member: Summit Regional Conference Organization a non profit 501(c)3 to promote piano technology education

2020 – 2025 Vice-President, Puget Sound Chapter of the Piano Technicians Guild

Treasurer of Olympia Music Teachers Association. Also chair of annual Honors Recital Competition for Olympia Music Teachers Association.

2018 –2021 Vice-President of the Olympia Music Teachers Association

2015-2017 District IV Vice President of the Washington State Music Teachers Association, an affiliate of MTNA

2015- 2018 Regional Tuning Exam Administrator, Pacific Northwest Region, Piano Technicians Guild

2012-2013 President of Olympia Music Teachers Association

2011-2012 President Elect of the Olympia Music Teachers Association

2011 Director, Piano Technicians Guild Annual Technical Institute

2009-2011 Member of National Institute Team for the Piano Technicians Guild Annual Conference

2008-2011 President of the Puget Sound Chapter of the Piano Technicians Guild

2006-2008 Vice-President of the Puget Sound Chapter of PTG

1994-present Registered Member of the Piano Technicians Guild

1997-present Active in administering the Piano Technicians Guild Tuning Exam

2000-2003 President of the Pacific Northwest Conference Organization PTG

2000-2003 President of the Puget Sound Chapter of PTG

1997-2000 Vice-president of Puget Sound Chapter of PTG

1996 Member, National Ethics Committee, PTG

1992-1994 Associate (apprentice) member of PTG

Mentoring

Spearheaded ongoing educational initiatives, leading hands-on piano technology workshops and hosting multiple apprentice technicians to develop professional skills in regulating, voicing, and tuning.

WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF CONTINUING EDUCATION

Since joining PTG in 1992, Ryan has attended dozens of conferences, seminars, and workshops from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles. Through these events he has had the opportunity to learn from some of our nation’s top piano technicians and rebuilders. In 2007 and 2008 he attended several day-long seminars taught by nationally respected technician, Steve Brady, RPT. Between 2009 and 2012 Ryan completed approximately 140 hours of specialized training at the Steinway & Sons Factory in New York. In the summer of 2013 and 2018 Ryan attended Steinway’s exclusive College and University Technician Seminar held at Oberlin Conservatory.

Ryan has taught classes on piano technology at the local and regional level. In 2010 he presented a well-received program on piano tuning self-study for the New York chapter of PTG at Faust Harrison Pianos. In the summer of 2019 Ryan taught an all-day workshop on piano technology at the University of Victoria, BC. Since 2021 Ryan taught classes at the Annual Piano Technicians Guild Conventions in Orlando, Florida, Arlington Virginia, Reno Nevada, and Anaheim, CA.