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- VT PTG
- Vermont, United States
- Welcome to the Vermont Chapter of the Piano Technician's Guild! Please be sure to check in once in a while to keep updated with what is going on. If you have any questions or comments, please leave them in the comment box below each entry or e-mail us at vtptg (dot) now (at) gmail (dot) com.
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Guest Speaker Technicals
- Damper felt quality and usage with Karen Robinson
- Dave Betts (mother lives in Thetford; could do any number of topics)
- Tone building with Wally Brooks
- Voicing master class with Chris Robinson: full day?
- Voicing Technical with Marcell LaPlointe (Possibly May or June 2008)
Meeting Topics
- Battling Humidity Swings (most effective methods)
- Common Problems and solutions for different pianos from around the world
- Efficient Business Practices
- Home Made Tools for special applications
- How to compensate for poorly designed/constructed piano actions
- How to get max performance from the uprights action.
- How to make an action part from scratch and/or how action parts are made
- Overhauling Trap-work/Which lubricants work where
- Pitch discussion: What constitutes a pitch-raise? What’s the standard? How to deal with pitch raise, new vs. old pianos, pitch sources and how to use them
- Quality re-capping of Bridges and bridge replacement
- Stripped Screw Repair, Bench Repair, How repair improper repairs
- The piano action: why is it designed the way it is? Led by Ed Hilbert
- Understanding demanding clients
Blog Maintained by Vermont PTG Secretary Greg Moore Jr. RPT
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