The general meeting for this month will be held on Tuesday, March 13 starting at 6:30 p.m. at:

IMPORTANT NOTICES:

Please note the earlier starting time, to accommodate our guest speaker's presentation.

Frank and Camille's has moved (the new address is above), and the meeting will be in their new location. The store closes at 8 p.m., and the meeting must begin promptly.

The Executive Committee will meet prior to the general meeting at 5 p.m. at the Carle Place Diner, on the northeast corner of Old Country Road and Glen Cove Road.

This month's technical class will be given by Northeast Regional Vice President Paul Adams, RPT, of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter. Mr. Adams has over 40 years experience in piano technology. With a B. A. in Music from Rutgers University and a minor in Education and Psychology, he has taught on a Local, Regional, and National level. He has served as President of the Southeastern PA Chapter as well as the Pennsylvania State Conference President and has been a key member of the MARC Board for the past ten years. Paul is the current Northeast Regional Vice-President of PTG. He is a pianist/music arranger/band leader/singer and has performed all over the East Coast and on numerous recordings. His hobbies include sailing, billiards, archery and listening to good music, with an emphasis on jazz. Teaching is his favorite way to put something back into the "PTG Cup" that has provided him with so much over the years.

1. The Piano Learning Center
2. An update on our two new websites
3. The Board Project Chart

This discussion will be followed by his technical:on the use of an impact tuning hammer:

LET THE WEIGHT DO THE WORK

Learn the proper techniques for using an impact hammer. The ergonomic advantage this tool provides will help ease the strain on your back muscles. It can help prevent carpal tunnel syndrome, as well as other repetitive stress injuries associated with our profession. It's the best way to tune uprights, especially when the treble end is in a corner. See a selection of the available types. A portion of the class will be hands-on, allowing participants an opportunity to experiment with the techniques presented, utilizing a variety of impact hammers. Once you master the technique, you will want to add this much under utilized tool to your arsenal.

Some grand fallboards (primarily Aeolian) from the 1920's and 1930's are hinged with pivoting bars which slide into a channel on each side of the fallboard. Removal and reinstallation of the mounting screws can often be frustrating and difficult, as you must try to keep the fallboard open and steady at an angle as you work with both hands. Most of us use a triangular lid support for keeping a vertical piano top in a lifted position as we tune, and this tool is perfect in this situation. Rest the support on either cheekblock, and the fallboard will be kept secure at the proper angle for the task at hand.