PTG Meeting and Barbecue Potluck Tuesday August 16th 1pm at Hilberts in Bristol

Again, 1pm, Tuesday August 16th at Hilbert Pianos in Bristol

Please reply to coordinate food dishes!

Also wishing a warm welcome from the chapter to our newer members Justin Rose, Patrick Bransteader, and Helen Weston

Guild Meeting Reminder:

Allan Day has offered to lead the technical for our January meeting, scheduled for Wednesday January 12th at 3:30pm at the corner of rt. 2A & Lincoln Rd in Williston:

HOW TO MANAGE TEMPERAMENTAL CLIENTS (AND PIANOS)

This will be an interactive presentation,

The business meeting will focus on preparation for the 2012 NEECSO Seminar.

From the Secretary of the VT PTG

Straight from the shop--

Here is an additional heads up--

Our Next Meeting,

Location: Hilbert Pianos in Bristol

Time: 3:30pm, Tuesday, November 9th, 2010

Topic: Planning for a LARGE piano event coming to Burlington, VT in 2012 (New England Eastern Canada Seminar)

We Need Everybody to Weigh In. If you can't come to the meeting, but still want to join with us to make this event successful, please contact Chris Rawson by phone 802-318-0255 or E-mail RawsonPiano@gmail.com to coordinate efforts.

At this time, we are forming committees to organize and plan for things like exhibitors, classes, entertainment, registration, Etc.

Correction

Hello VT PTG

There is a correction in the last E-Mail

It says:

2012 Convention

It should read:

2012 New England Eastern Canada Seminar.

Thank you.

Chris Rawson

VTPTG Secretary

From the VT PTG Secretary:

VT PTG Meeting Updates:

Next Meeting, Tuesday, November 9, 2010

at 3:30 pm at Hilbert Pianos in Bristol.

Business Meeting Very Important:

2012 Convention in Vermont, Need All Brains, All Hands, All Expertise we can get to make it a good one! If you can't make it for the 11/9 meeting, please notify when you could. RawsonPiano@gmail.com A special meeting time can be arranged so that all can participate. Again- Very Rare Opportunity

At our last meeting, Allan Day led a thought provoking discussion about how to keep pianos going, and keep customers happy in this economy. Tom McNeil showed a fascinating restoration of a pre-1900 Knabe concert grand, & Chris Rawson showed different places and ways that laser beams can be used to assist in regulation.

At the Business Meeting, we discussed the needs we will have for the upcoming convention, and the need to prepare early:

Here are the possible committees we need so far:

Coordinator: work with the venue

registrar: registration with info transmittal

exhibitors: vendors

Teachers and clasees

publicity/ website/ program

entertainment

Allan Day has offered to lead the technical for our January meeting, Scheduled for January 12th at 3:30pm in Williston :

HOW TO DEAL WITH TEMPERAMENTAL CLIENTS

October PTG Meeting in Montpelier

New Event:
PTG Meeting Wed. October 13th 3:30pm at Vermont Piano Restorations in Montpelier

At this meeting we plan to discuss 2 topics, 1 "Stayin Alive" discussing ways to keep old instruments going while staying within budget. For the second topic, Chris Rawson will give a demonstration of how to use lasers to mount and align action parts with great prescision.

September Meeting Update

PTG ANNOUNCEMENT

Our Next PTG Meeting

is scheduled for Tuesday September 14th, 3:30pm at Hilbert Pianos in Bristol

Topic:

Chris Rawson will give a presentation on the use of modern handheld computer technology to organize schedules and create databases on the go. The technical will begin with an open discussion on databases in general, then will talk about benefits of having a digital database, then of having a portable digital database. He will then describe how to build one using the Iphone app: Tap Forms Database, along with Microsoft Excel. Handheld scheduling software will also be discussed, along with how to use the database for digital billing.

Allan Day will demonstrate the technique of "molecular tuning" on problematic bass strings. This is a technique developed and tested by Marcel LaPointe of Quebec. Marcel is a technical "wizard" who breaks the art of tuning and voicing down to the anatomical and "molecular" level.

Allan will also demonstrate how " Pitch-loc" clips can improve egregiously bad bass string bichord unisons and problems with front duplex noise.

Both Chris and Allan's program will be exploring how "cutting edge" technology can make you more resourceful.