Hello piano technology aficionados! We have already hit the ground running and are starting to gather classes for the 2011 Conference & Technical Institute. This year Marc Poulin has decided to stir things up by attempting to create an institute of ALL NEW CLASSES. The classes should meet one of the following criteria: 1. A new class or instructor that has never been offered before. 2. A class that has been taught at the chapter or regional level but never at an annual event. 3. A class that is so old that it will SEEM like a brand new class! * * I started a similar discussion on Pianoworld and already the ideas are coming in! However, instead of just ideas it would also be very helpful to know who is willing to actually teach, so recommendations are very helpful. OR volunteer to teach yourself! We can't put every class we receive on the schedule, but we will carefully review each one and try to plan a balanced schedule. If it doesn't work out for this year, perhaps next year. One good class idea that received some enthusiasm on Pianoworld was a class about chemicals that are commonly used in the piano trade - their toxicity and safe handling. Also understanding how different types of lubricants work. This could be a sort of "chemistry 101" for piano technicians. The problem is I don't know who would teach it. Any ideas? Thanks! Ryan Sowers, RPT Assistant Director 2011 PTG Institute - Kansas City, MI -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100705/caf7a73d/attachment.htm>
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