Dr. Sanderson was a well respected RPT member of PTG. He was also an inventor and taught classes at PTG conventions. He received his Ph. D. in physics from Harvard University in 1969 . He is well known throughout PTG as the inventor of the Sanderson Accu-Tuner. In addition, he also invented the Sight-O-Tuner, the Sanderson Accu-Fork, and the Sanderson Beat Rater. The Sanderson Accu-Tuner has been used in the administration of the PTG tuning exam for the purposes of reading, storing, and scoring piano tunings.

Dr. Sanderson’s contributions to PTG were formally recognized in 1998 when he was presented with PTG’s most prestigious honor, the Golden Hammer Award. PTG was fortunate to have him as a member and to have been able to benefit from his expertise.

A more in-depth obituary on Dr. Sanderson can be found here.