{"id":2056,"date":"2016-07-15T20:04:04","date_gmt":"2016-07-16T01:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2056"},"modified":"2016-07-15T20:00:22","modified_gmt":"2016-07-16T01:00:22","slug":"school-of-piano-tuning-and-technology-for-the-blind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=2056","title":{"rendered":"School of Piano Tuning and Technology For the Blind"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1032\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2056-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/School_of_Piano_Tuning_and_Technology_for_the_Blind.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/School_of_Piano_Tuning_and_Technology_for_the_Blind.mp3\">http:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/blindabilities\/School_of_Piano_Tuning_and_Technology_for_the_Blind.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>Jeff Thompson interviews Leal Sylvester a Piano Tuner Specialist at the ACB Convention in Minneapolis, MN and follows up with an interview with the Director of the School of Piano tuning and Technology for the Blind, Don Mitchel.<br \/>\nListen and find out more about how one can become a business owner of their own Piano Tuning Service. You can contact the School of Piano tuning and Technology for the Blind on the web at http:\/\/www.PianoTuningSchool.org or email julial@PianoTuningSchool.org an you can call them at 360-693-1511.<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nThe interview at the ACB convention was recorded using the Shure MV-88 microphone designed exclusively for Apple devices. utilizing the \u201cLightning Port.\u201d The Free Motiv App in the App Store is VoiceOver accessible. 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