Texas State Convention - 'Put the Hammer Down'

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Sat, 22 Sep 2001 15:45:32 -0500



 
 The Dallas / Ft.Worth area is gearing up for the Texas State Association
 seminar.  Designer and builder Del Fandrich's all day class "Piano Scale
 Making - Understanding How Pianos Work", starts at 8:30, the morning of
 October 11th. All other classes start on Thursday, the 12th. and run
 through Sunday the 14th.
 
 
 Need more information? Contact Leon Speir (e-mail) leonsp@swbell.net
 214-381-0212
 
 
 
 CLASSES AND TEACHERS
 
 "In Home and Shop Repairs" Webb Phillips
 
 "Action Geometry You Can Use" Nick Gravagne
 
 "Easy Servicing of Verticles"  Jack Wyatt
 
 "Steinway Parts-What, When, Where, How and Why"  Kent Webb
 
 "Replacing the Upright Pinblock"  Del Fandrich
 
 "What's So Hard About Verticle Dampers?"  Mary Smith
 
 "Hospital for Hopeless Pianos"  Gary Neie
 
 "Recipe for Magic"  Bob Marinelli & Chris Solliday
 
 "Verticle Piano Service and Troubleshooting"  Kent Webb
 
 Key bushing Replacment - Spurlock Method"  Laura Olsen
 
 "Hands on Hammer Filling"  Ray Chandler
 
 "Pitch Raising - Nice and Easy" Eugenia Carter
 
 "Working Your Plan" Chris Solliday
 
 "Dampers and Damper Systems - Making the Music Stop"  Del Eandrich
 
 "Field Voicing"  Richard and Jan Bittner
 
 "Faster, Easier Grand Damper Regulations"  Dave Kolzer
 
 
 PACE CLASSES (Professionals Advance through Continuing Education)
 
 Martin Wisenbaker - facilitator
 Basics of Tuning
 Preparing for the Written Exam
 Grand Regulation
 Vertical Regulation
 Flange Rebushing
 Key Rebushing
 Stringing Procedures
 Hammer Shank Replacment
 String Splicing
 Reshaping Hammers

 MINI TECH CLASSES (Lot's of them!)
 
 Theron Ice - facilitator (E-mail-TwoTuners@aol.com)
 These many and varied classes will run all day Saturday. These classes run
 45 minuets
 
 VINTAGE ACTION MODEL DISPLAY -JACK WYATT
 
 VINTAGE PIANO EXHIBIT (PTG Foundation Piano 300 exhibit)
 
 The Exhibit Hall will be buzzing with parts suppliers and Manufactures.
 Jack Wyatt - faciliator
 
 Pacific Piano Supply
 Pianotek Supply Company
 Webb Phillips & Associates
 Steinway & Sons
 Shimmel Piano Company
 Brook MaysCompany
 Baldwin Family Music
 Dallas Piano Warehouse
 Bill Powell Piano Rebuilders
 Cousins Moving Company
 Piano Technixcians Guild
 PTG Foundation
 Larry Fine 
 Norman Cantrell
 


 Leon Speir
 Leon Speir Piano Co.
 214-381-0212 Business/Fax
 214-898-5272 Pager
 leonsp@swbell.net E-Mail



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