---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment List, This is the PTG Institute to invest in yourself. Read this preview of must see, must hear, must do showcase activities, and classes. June 21 - 25, 2006, Rochester, New York. Learn from the best how to be the best. See you in Rochester !!! Joel Joel Jones, RPT Madison, WI Kansas City Institute Director, 2005 Begin forwarded message: > From: Sandy Roady <sandyroady@sbcglobal.net> > Date: October 7, 2005 7:23:35 AM CDT > To: members@ptg.org > Subject: PTG 2006 Convention Update > > PTG 2006 Convention Update > > Dear Fellow Technicians, > I am Rick Florence, Institute Director of the 2006 Annual PTG Seminar=20= > and=A0Institute.=A0 I have recently returned from Rochester and the=20 > Convention=A0Planning Meeting and wanted to give you a preview of some=20= > of the exciting things on=A0tap for June 21-25, 2006.=A0 The following = is=20 > a synopsis=A0of what you will find in Rochester next year.=A0 Start=20 > planning now to attend! > > The Rochester Institute has been designed to educate and inspire=20 > technicians in three areas: > =95 Showcasing the work of the best technicians in the business > =95 Teaching new skills through hands-on training > =95 Introducing ways to keep more of your hard-earned money > > Showcasing the Best Work > We have invited the best rebuilders of our trade to bring their works=20= > of art=A0for all to see and appreciate.=A0 If you've observed endless=20= > slide=A0show and PowerPoint presentations only to leave class=20 > still=A0unsure of what constitutes a finely rebuilt piano, this event = is=20 > for you. > > The Rebuilders Showcase will begin the week with keynote lectures by=20= > Anders=A0Askenfelt (Five Lectures on the Acoustics of the Piano) and = Del=20 > Fandrich.=A0=A0These lectures will be followed by two full days of=20 > rebuilding presentations.=A0 Individual classes will conclude with a=20= > mini recital on the=A0rebuilt piano, performed by students from = Eastman=20 > School of Music.=A0 Each=A0showcase piano will then be placed in a = gallery=20 > for all to inspect and play. > > Other classes will showcase skills not previously seen in PTG=20 > seminars.=A0 The=A0Renner Team will expand their All-Stars program to = two=20 > days, demonstrating a=A0complete action rebuild.=A0 Andre and = Christian=20 > Bolduc will lead a class=A0through a soundboard installation, = including=20 > downbearing and bridge notching=A0=96 all in two days.=A0 Other = classes will=20 > be added with an emphasis on showing=A0complete work, as opposed to=20 > lectures only. > > Hands-on Skills=A0 > Hands-on skills will be headlined by new, multi-day programs in both=20= > grand=A0and upright regulation.=A0 Samick and Roger Jolly have created = an=20 > intensive=A0grand regulation program using 12 pianos.=A0 Each piano = will=20 > have a mentor and=A0five students.=A0 Instruction will include = complete=20 > grand regulation and=A0string work.=A0 This multi-session class will=20= > consume four days, three hours=A0per day.=A0 The Yamaha Team will=20 > re-introduce the Vertical Regulation=A0Curriculum.=A0 Running = concurrently=20 > with the Samick program for three days,=A0this program will be taught = on=20 > 15 upright pianos, three students per piano.=A0=A0These classes are = not=20 > intended for the casual observer, but for those who=A0can commit to=20 > multiple sessions of intense hands-on instruction. > > Bob Marinelli will offer a full day action weigh-off and design class=20= > at=A0Eastman School of Music.=A0=A0 The emphasis of this class is to = allow=20 > all=A0attendees to participate in the work.=A0 You will leave this = class=20 > having=A0weighed-off an action, drilled for and inserted weights, and=20= > understanding=A0more completely the issues of weight and action=20 > mechanics. > > Another new program will be an all-day Introduction to Piano=20 > Technology=A0seminar.=A0 This program is designed for the new = technician=20 > who has recently=A0entered the field of piano technology, or perhaps = is=20 > new to a certain area=A0of concentration.=A0 This multi-session class,=20= > which can be attended by=A0individual subject, or as a complete = program,=20 > will cover everything from=A0identifying beats in tuning, to tool=20 > selection, to basic understanding of=A0the upright and grand actions = and=20 > how to service them. > > We have asked a large number of our instructors to teach classes with=20= > a=A0particular skill in mind and be available the following class = period=20 > (in the=A0same classroom) to guide interested hands-on students = through=20 > the newly=A0learned skill.=A0 Examples of a few of the classes we have=20= > scheduled in this=A0manner are: > > =95 Spinet and upright service with proper and safe action removal > =95 Damper service and regulation > =95 String repairs, including loops and knot tying > =95 Hammer filing=A0 > =95 Player service and rebuilding > =95 Principles of tuning > > Another new and exciting class for Rochester will be Hammer Design,=20 > with Ray=A0Negron from Ronsen Piano Hammers.=A0 Ray will not only = discuss=20 > hammer=A0manufacture and design, but will have one of his presses in=20= > class and will=A0press a set of hammers as part of his lecture. > > Holding On To Your Money > New to Rochester this year will be a dedicated Business Seminar on=20 > Saturday=A0afternoon.=A0 If you have struggled in any aspect of = running=20 > your business,=A0chances are we will have a class tailored to your=20 > specific needs.=A0 The money you will save by implementing=A0business=20= > strategies taught in these classes will pay for your attendance=20 > not=A0only this year, but in years to come.=A0=A0Some of the topics = covered=20 > will include=A0marketing,=A0business management, appraisals,=A0client = and=20 > inventory control, health insurance, medical-spending accounts,=A0tax=20= > planning, and retirement.=A0=A0 > > Many other classes and events are planned for=A0Rochester.=A0 = Information=20 > will be posted on the convention web=20 > page=A0http://www.ptg.org/conv/2006, so check it often=A0beginning=20 > November 1, 2005.=A0If you have made it this far, thanks for your = time.=A0=20 > I look 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