Ken Gerler

Ken has been in the piano and organ repair business in St. Louis since 1975 servicing all makes of electronic organs and acoustic pianos in the Greater St. Louis area. His received a Bachelor of Music degree from Webster University in St. Louis in 1965; a Masters in Business Administration from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Illinois in 1976. In between, took a correspondence course in basic electronics and had that reinforced in the Military. He joined the U.S. Air Force in December 1966 received Commission in February 1969 and left active duty in 1974. In 1976 Ken joined the Missouri Air National Guard and retired from this in 1988. Next he joined the Air Force Reserve in 1986 until retiring as Major in May 1991. In 1983 Ken became one of the founders of MITA, International (actually started as EMIT). He is currently the National President of the organization; annual Seminar Coordinator (with the help of the rest of the Board) and was the Secretary/Treasurer of the local chapter in St. Louis until it went "dormant". He was editor of the MITA publication until 1988 and prior to that editor of the EMIT, St. Louis Newsletter." Ken is also involved with other organizations including; member of the Air Force Association, Reserve Office Association, Air National Guard Association, member of Barbershop Harmony Society (formerly SPEBSQSA - Society for the Preservation and encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America). He is also a Registered Piano Technician member of Piano Technicians Guild and over the past years has variously held all offices of the local chapter as well as editor of the chapter newsletter.