March Meeting

Allan Day said he would be happy to present a technical at his house on a review of the classes he attended at the California State Conference. He says, "I was very impressed with the caliber of the teachers and practical application of the subject matter. One technical of note was by Darrell and Heather Fandrich. They have developed a computer assisted touch weight control method and program. This makes it possible to achieve a remarkably smooth and uniform touch that can be applied to any piano. I will show the graphics on my TV screen and explain how the program is used." He also indicated that he would follow up on the mystery lubricant that necessitated a full restringing on a customer's Steinway model 45.


See you on March 10th!

Place: Allan Day
8 Lincoln Rd.
Williston, VT
Call for directions: 1-802-879-4338
Time: 3:30- 6:00 PM

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February Meeting

RPT Exam Prep. Class

Attention Associate Members! This class is especially for associate members who are working on becoming RPTs. Marc Poulin, our chapter's CTE, will be the class instructor. Associates will be able to practice on action models and jigs in order to sharpen their skills for the RPT exams. RPTs will benefit from this class too! Be sure to come!

If you are an associate member you will not want to miss this meeting.

Details:

Date: Tuesday February 10, 2009
Time: 3:30-6:00
Place: Hilbert Pianos
40 Pleasant St.
Bristol, VT 05443
Meal to follow at a local restaurant


If you have any questions please e-mail vtptg (dot) now (at) gmail (dot) com or call Ed and Emily Hilbert at (802) 453-3743.

January Meeting

Date: Tuesday, January 13
Time: 3:30- 6:00 PM
Place: Tom McNeil in Barre

Description:

We will have a tech session on lubricants this month. If anyone
has anything formally prepared, let her or him lead the session. If not,
we're sure to have a lively discussion if we each throw a few of our favorite lubes in a box and bring them for 'show and tell'. Such informal sessions can be highly informative and great fun!

Contact: Tom McNeill for directions mcneiltom (at) aol (dot) com

Any other questions: Please e-mail vtptg (dot) now (at) gmail (dot) com

January Meeting

The meeting date, place and subject is still being deliberated. We will keep you posted.

News and Stories

Since this blog is a newsletter as well as a source of announcements, it would be nice for some of you to write stories that have to do with pianos. For example, I traveled to Ukraine and tuned some Russian pianos while I was there. I will write a short story about my experience with those pianos and post it on the blog. You can do the same. It can be funny, dangerous, or just everyday. Please be thinking of something you would like to tell the rest of us about and be apart this newsletter.

Please send your stories and pictures to vtptg (dot) now (at) gmail (dot) com. Thank you.


Greg Moore
Secretary, VT PTG

November Meeting Update

With a substantial turnout for the third straight meeting in a row, Vermont Piano Technicians gathered to hear Lowell Wakker lead a class on the Verituner with Allan Day presenting his expertise on the CyberTuner. There was quite a diverse group ranging from aural tuners, Accutuner users, Verituner users and CyberTuner users who were all interested in the strengths or weaknesses of each system. With the latest advances in ETD technology tuners are able to create tunings that are customizable to their individual tastes or the preferences of the customer with greater ease than ever before.

Next meeting will be in January with the subject being RPT skills. More will be posted as the time gets closer. Have a great holiday season!