PTG Wichita Chapter

The Voicing Tool

Wichita Chapter of the Piano Technicians Guild. Newsletter.
Monthly Chapter meetings the second Thursday at 7 pm.

The November 8th chapter meeting will be at the school service center at 3850 North Hydraulic, Wichita, Kansas. The meeting is scheduled for 7:00 pm. We will meet in the front foyer for escort into the facility, so we need to arrive a little early.

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The Fall 2012 issue of Piano Buyer is out, and in addition to updated brand profiles, model listings, and prices, it contains three new feature articles: One by One: Boutique Piano Builders in the 21st Century, profiles of six workshop-based piano makers, by Steve Brady; Seiler Model 186, a review of three nearly-identical versions of this grand piano model, by Dr. Kristian Klefstad; and Regulation & Voicing: What Buyers of Performance-Quality Pianos Should Know, by Sally Phillips, on how a little technical understanding and a good piano technician can help you find piano gems that others overlook. Check the website's Archive to read feature articles from previous issues.

http://www.pianobuyer.com/fall12/

The November PTG meeting will be at the school service center at 3850 North Hydraulic, Wichita, Kansas., at 7:00 pm.

November 8th Agenda

Agenda is the business meeting, technical

Wichita PTG chapter meeting highlights

The Wichita Chapter of PTG meeting of October 11, 2012 was hosted at The Piano Gallery, Newton, Kansas by president J. D. Hershberger.

Ann Fell was congratulated for the recognition she received at the national convention for her service as chairman of the Tech evaluation team.

Receiving a service pin from the PTG national office was Joe Wisner for 50 years. It was also noted that J. D. Hershberger had received his 25 year pin and Alan Crane had received his 40 year pin.

Marty Hess reported to the chapter the reasons for the East Central and West Central regions of PTG combining for regional seminars in the future. The main reasons for combining were to increase the number of participants and try to get more instructors. Perhaps the increased numbers will encourage more interest from exhibitors at the seminars. 2014 will be the first seminar with the location yet to be determined.

J. D. Hershberger gave a presentation on replacing a broken leg on a Steinway model D. He showed the chapter the disassembled leg with the damage. The members got to see the internal construction and the problems J. D. encountered before he replaced the leg. Additionally, he gave extensive insights into the career of piano servicing.

The tech session was presented by Stephen Francis. He reviewed his schooling in California at the Yamaha advanced piano preparation seminar.

The Future of the Piano

We have work if people buy, play, and maintain pianos.

The future of the piano depends on it must be the center of social activity. Don't make your little ones practice alone!

The secret to financial success is to figure out how to get paid to do what you love to do.

"We love what we do, and we love doing it together"... five guys playing one piano.

Es cierto que si no duerme, se muere; pero hay tanto que leer, escribir, hacer... Si no duerme, ¡qué se aprovechen de las horas extras!

PTG Exam Study Session

Current project: rebuilding a Steinway upright that was donated to the chapter for this class.

Thursdays 7:30 pm at the Piano Man Shop:
Larry Ray
1018 N Buffum
Wichita, KS 67203

316-644-9241

Curriculum: http://www.ptg.org/members/certificationExams.php

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