Next month’s meeting will be Tuesday, April 14th at Hilbert Pianos located at 40 Pleasant St, Bristol. If anyone needs directions please call the Hilberts at 802-453-3743.
Technical: Please everyone bring in your contracts! We will discuss business contracts (for example rental agreements and project estimates). Ed Hilbert will moderate the discussion.
We will also have the unique opportunity to look at a 1792 Broadwood Square which will have just returned from Tim Hamilton's shop in Boston. It has had a complete rebuild to be restored back to good playing condition. I think the members who can turn up will enjoy seeing it and getting a chance to play on it. So, all of you out there who would like to try a properly restored 217 year old piano, come early so you can get a little playing time in on it.
Meeting time is 3:30 - 6:00 PM.
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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
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