Happy New Year to all our members and friends!

The general meeting for this month will be held on Tuesday, January 9, 2018 starting at 7 p.m. at Frank and Camille's showroom:

Frank and Camille's Keyboard Center
482 Walt Whitman Road (Route 110)
Melville, New York 11747
(631) 385-0606

Please note: Frank and Camille's closes at 8 p.m. The meeting must begin promptly.

This month's technical class will be given by Michael Slavin, RPT on "Refined Vertical Regulation," and how to achieve the optimal performance from upright actions.

The Executive Committee can meet for dinner before the meeting at a local restaurant if there is interest. Contact Michael Slavin at (516) 781-8888, or send an email to slavinpiano@aol.com to make arrangements.

Annual reminder: It is now winter, and you should try to remember to remove your glues from your car overnight during the cold season. Constant freeze-thaw cycles can reduce the bonding properties and effectiveness of most adhesives (especially carpenter's wood glues such as Tite-Bond, PVC-E, etc.). And there is also the added inconvenience of trying to make a repair with a glue that is frozen solid or so thick that it will not flow. If you read Pianotek's recent online newsletter, they indicated that they will not sell or ship any glues during the winter for this very reason.

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The December meeting was our annual Holiday Party held on Tuesday evening, December 5, 2017 at Tesoro Ristorante in Westbury. Consequently, there are no minutes this month.

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I recently stayed at a hotel in West Hartford, CT which had this Bluthner modern art-case grand in the lobby. --Michael Slavin, RPT

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