The October meeting of Nassau PTG was held at the Steinway store in the Fortunoff Mall. Seven members attended. The previous month's minutes were read and accepted. The treasurer's report was read by Paul Keogler and accepted. The president, Paul Eccardt, reported no unfinished business .

Committee Reports: Mike Slavin reported that he is working on a place for our holiday party and will report his information at our next meeting. The business meeting closed at 8 PM.

Our technical was to be a presentation about the proposed changes in PTG classifications; however, our RVP was unable to attend. We had a round table discussion of various problems that we have encountered in the field and in the shop. Various problems were brought up, and we discussed possible solutions. The meeting ended at 9 PM.

Although tuning a Yamaha Disklavier vertical piano is no different than tuning any other "acoustic" upright, there is one very important fact that every non-Disklavier technician should know: the power should be turned off at the mains before performing any service. Although the power switch on the control panel may be "off," there is still constant power nevertheless to the system and circuit boards. If a wire-handle mute, a screw, or any other metallic / conductive object should fall into the piano during service, the possibility of a short is very likely. The power can be turned off on the small foot control panel under the treble keybed or on the power supply which is mounted to the bottom board behind the knee panel. Of course, it is easy to just unplug the power cord from the outlet if it is accessible. Also be sure to remount and tighten all case panel locking clips and screws when service is complete, to maintain the protection required by UL certification.