This is our October meeting. The technical will be on hammer technique. Dinner will be at 5:30 at The Wildflour in the shopping center across the street from Apex.
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Previous events
Chapter meeting and "technical" presentation by members about what they learned at the national convention. Dinner ahead of time at 5:30 at the "Wildflour" across the street from Apex Music.
March meeting followed by a presentation by Harry Doss on Business Accounting, Invoicing, & Tax Issues. We will meet for dinner at the Wildflour at 5:30.
After a short business meeting, we'll have a tool swap and a demonstration of Cybertuner's new AI mode.
Jim Geiger will present a class he plans to teach at an upcoming convention called, "A New Approach to Regulation". Our business meeting will follow.
We will have a short business meeting followed by a class by Dan Levitan entitled: The Tuner’s Hand.
This is a live, hands-on exploration of the dynamics of stable pin setting with both L-shaped and C-shaped tuning hammers. All class participants should have on hand a paper clip—preferably, a jumbo (50mm) rather than the standard #1 (30mm) size—and a pair of vise grips pliers—preferably, the standard size (5 1/2"), but the junior size (4 1/2") will also work.
Regular Meeting
We will be joining 2 NC chapters for a piano action trivia game at 7PM. If needed, we'll have our business meeting after that through a separate Zoom link. Email for details.
Business meeting followed by a technical on damper rod lubrication by Harry Doss.
a short business meeting followed by a technical on grand action alignment
Meeting at 7:00. Technical: jack spring replacement on square grands by Bill Boring. For the Zoom link, subscribe to our mailing list.
This meeting will be held via Zoom. Please use the contact form for more information. The technical will be home made tools by Harry Doss, featuring his newest tool for "individual grand underlever support".
We'll be meeting for dinner at Agave Azul at 5:45. The technical will be on perfect 12th tuning by Harry Doss
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