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Austin Chapter PTG
Newsletter
August 2009
Next meeting - Monday, Oct 5th, 7:30 P.M., UT Butler School of Music, Room M3.112 (mezzanine level 3M)
We'll be discussing the recent national convention in Grand Rapids and other topics. There will be more details in the
next newsletter.
Piano Tools For Sale
Michelle Smith has some items for sale: a piano truck (tilter), an action cradle, and other tools. She can be reached at
512-466-0238.
South Central Regional Conference
Our regional seminar, which is usually in October, will be held in September this year, precluding our regular monthly
meeting. We will not have an August dinner this year, so our next chapter meeting will be October 5th. Complete information about the SCRC Seminar will soon be posted at www.ptg.org/scrc/, and some of you will
be getting a letter about it as well. But for now, here is some information that may help you plan your trip.
Dates - September 10-13, 2009
Location - Sheraton Houston Brookhollow Hotel
Registration fee - $240.00
Room rate - $95.00 + tax (mention event to get this discount rate)
Phone - 1-888-627-8196. The deadline for room reservations is Aug. 31, 2009.
Thursday All-Day Class - $135.00. There is a $60.00 discount
if you are registered for the seminar
Here's a list of the classes and instructors:
- "All-Day Touch & Tone Seminar” -- Wally Brooks, RPT (Brooks, Ltd.)
- "Associate Seminar” -- Norman Cantrell, RPT & Steve Walthall, RPT
- "The Grand Action: Assessment to Touch Design" -- Bob Marinelli and Anne Garree
- “Rebuilding—The Little Things that Count” -- Wally Brooks, RPT (Brooks, Ltd.)
- “String Leveling” -- Joe Goss, RPT (Mother Goose Tools)
- “Steingraeber’s Phoenix System" -- Brian Gatchell & Steve Pearson, RPT (Steingraeber Pianos)
- “Grand Dampers – The Ring Stops Here” -- Norman Cantrell, RPT
- “Turbocharging the Vertical Action" -- Jack Wyatt, RPT
- “Damper Class – Like None Other” -- Jack Wyatt, RPT
- “Key Repair” -- Merle Sanford, Associate Member PTG, Keyboard Specialist
- “Practical Geometry for Piano Technicians” -- Anne Garee, RPT (Florida State Univ.)
- “Tuning" -- Walt Connell, RPT
- “Efficient Everyday Voicing” -- Dale Probst, RPT
- Mini-Techs: “Bushing Flanges”, “Hammer Shank Repair”, “Tool Sharpening”, and “Calibrating Your
Tuning Fork of ETD”
There may be limited slots for the RPT Tuning and Technical exams. The written exam will also be offered.
Please plan to attend! You will be glad you did!
Hope to see you in Houston.
Steve Walthall, RPT
President
cell phone 512-680-3366
Tom Seay, RPT
Vice-President
454-1452
Joe Dunn
Secretary/Treasurer
268-5000
Austin Chapter Website
http://austinptg.org
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