>Hi David, I must have missed some thing, what is this trip about?
>Roger
>
(Well, since you asked, Roger, and since some of us missed Ed's post,
here's the content of the PTA web page describing the PTA/IAPBT
Conventions which are the focus of the IAPBT trip/tour.)
Pianoforte Tuners' Association Convention
Friday 11th May to Sunday 13th May 2001
Once again, as at the Marks Tey Hotel in 1993, it will be
a great pleasure for the PTA to host the 12th IAPBT A.G.M. in
conjunction with the PTA's Annual Convention in May 2001.
The venue for this event, which we hope will be memorable,
will be the Jarvis International Hotel, Redcliffe Way, Bristol BS1
6NJ. It has 201 en-suite bedrooms with satellite TV, inhouse movies,
radio, direct dial telephone, hairdryer, trouser press and tea/coffee
facility. Poolside Leisure Club with indoor swimming pool, gymnasium,
sauna and steam room. The hotel is close to the M32 and M4 motorways
and has parking for 150 cars. Temple Meads railway station is a
quarter of a mile away, and Bristol airport is seven and a half miles
distant. Situated beside the magnificent St Mary Redcliffe Church
founded in 1292, the hotel is only a short walk from the harbour and
the central shopping area. Bristol is the home of two of Isambard
Kingdom Brunel's famous engineering feats - the SS Great Britain, the
first propeller-driven ocean vessel built in 1845, and the Clifton
Suspension Bridge, carrying the road 245 feet above the dramatic Avon
Gorge.
Within a thirty-mile radius are the renowned spa town of
Bath, and two of England's finest cathedrals - Wells and Gloucester.
With geological marvels such as the Cheddar Gorge and Wookey Hole
also close at hand, Bristol is the perfect place to start a tour of
the south-western corner of England and the southern part of Wales.
It is hoped that delegates will be able to extend their visit to
explore some of England's secret places.
For more tourist information contact: www.about-bristol.co.uk
The Convention will take place from Friday 11th May to
Sunday 13th May 2001, and we hope you will be able to attend.
Confirmed details:
Friday morning and
afternoon:
Invitation to play Golf.
Friday afternoon:
Visit to the Woodchester Factory
Friday evening:
IAPBT Directors' meeting.
Saturday morning:
Technical classes begin.
9.30 to 11.00:
Master Piano Maker Mr Jan
Enzenauer: "The dynamic sequence of piano actions." By means of a
high velocity camera you can observe the astonishing flexing of the
parts in a piano action under conditions of heavy playing.
11.30 to 1pm: Presentation by Jaques
Samuel Pianos and Fazioli.
Saturday Afternoon at 2.30pm PTA Annual General
Meeting, followed by team and the IAPBT AGM.
Alternative: Partners' outing to Bath
Sunday morning
9.30 to 11.00am: Mr Ulrich Gerhartz, Steinway &
Sons: "The construction and development of the Steinway piano."
11.30 to 12.30pm: Mr Glenn Deller, Piano Technical
Manager, Yamaha-Kemble: "The Yamaha Silent Piano. How it works and
how to maintain optimum regulation."
Alternative: Partner's trip to Clifton and the
Suspension Bridge Sunday at 13·00 for 13·30: Convention Lunch.
Costs:
All members of any association pay the Convention fee of £45.
All others pay the Convention fee of £55.
Specially negotiated rate for dinner, bed and breakfast
per person per day: £50 if sharing a double room, £60 for a single
room. Deposit required: £20 per person.
Important: the PTA will only book accomodation for the two
nights of Friday and Saturday - it is not possible to book for one
night only. Additional nights must be booked direct to the hotel at
the normal higher price.
For further news and an application form, you can contact
the PTA Secretary:
Mrs V Addis, 10 Reculver Rd, HERNE BAY, Kent CT6 6LD, or
visit our website at www.pianotuner.org.uk, which will be updated as
more details are confirmed.
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