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.

September Meeting

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 finish off the meeting with a presentation of his own TBA

VT PTG announcements

Upcoming Events:
*Wednesday, August 11, 2010 @1pm, PTG social potluck, located at Allan Day's
home in Williston. Please email rpsvt@juno.com if you are planning to
come. Please include in the email what dish you plan to bring.

*Tuesday, September 14, 2010 PTG Guild meeting, Please email
rpsvt@juno.com if you are able to host the meeting. Suggestions are
needed for the topic of the meeting.

Minute Highlights from the June 2010 meeting:
--Chris Rawson accepted the position of Secretary.

--A plan to hold future PTG meetings at different times and places was proposed as follows: Alternate meeting time and place each month. One month on tuesday at a southern location (possibly Hilbert Pianos), and the next month on Wednesday at northern location (possibly Allan Day's home). This proposal takes into account availability of different technicians. Data was collected over the previous several months. Tuesday would always be a southern location, and Wednesday would always be a northern location as a general rule.
More insight on this topic is always helpful to make the PTG meetings as effective as possible for all members.

--Rose gave a thorough and insightful powerpoint presentation on efficient business practices, using the latest technology.

May PTG Meeting

After an extended look at most of the 37 steps of Grand Piano Regulation the past two meetings, we will complete the final few steps this month. It has been a great set of technical sessions led by Ed Hilbert. Don't miss this last one!

Time: 3:30
Date: Tuesday, May 11th
Place: Hilbert Pianos
40 Pleasant Street
Bristol, VT



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April Meeting

This month, we have a change in date for our meeting. It will be on the 27th starting at 3:30 with a business meeting as usual. We will continue the technical on Grand Piano Regulation, completing the 37 steps of regulation.

Time: 3:30

Place: Hilbert Pianos
40 Pleasant Street
Bristol, VT

We have been discussing a new monthly meeting day instead of Tuesday. It seems as if Wednesdays work better for most members. We should finalize this decision in the business meeting.

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