Austin Chapter of Piano Technicians Guild
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Austin PTG Chapter Meeting & News
Monday, April 7th at 7:00 PM
Steinway Piano Gallery of Austin
12980 Research Blvd, Austin, TX 78750
I hope the start of this years’ Spring finds each of you well and in good spirits.
I am pleased to invite you to our next Chapter meeting Monday April 7th at 7:00pm at Steinway Piano Gallery.
Austin PTG’s Jeff Farris will be presenting and has shared some information about his background and the focus of this meeting:
Hello, local PTG folks,
My name is Jeff Farris. I started working on pianos at Mollberg & Associates in a warehouse on St. Elmo Drive in South Austin in the summer of 1989. It was an eye-opening experience to say the least. After being there for several years, I worked at Strait Music where I focused more on tuning. Then in 2006, I was hired for a half-time position at UT, the one that David Brown had just vacated. For over 11 years (and probably 30 some odd restringing jobs) I left to be self-employed full time. I feel so blessed to be doing work that I love. Our meeting will cover lots of small tips that I have learned over the years. I’ll share some practical steps for the everyday technician, including certain techniques and tools. I’d also like to have some audience participation to share ideas from other techs. So come prepared to discuss the little things that help our work to be better, quicker, and less stressful.
See you there!
All are welcome, hope you can join us!
Save the dates:
May 5th Monday 7:00pm Steinway Piano Gallery: Charles Ball will be presenting on Pitch, Temperament, & Tuning (He promises no mathematical formulas will be involved)
Saturday June 7th 10:00am Watson Pianoworks (San Marcos) This is our annual visit to Jim Watson’s piano rebuilding, more details to come!
Nathan Cook
Austin Chapter President
To Join PTG
If you would like to learn more about the Piano Technicians Guild, or are interested in becoming a member, please visit www.ptg.org or contact the national home office at 913-432-9975.
For information about our Austin Chapter, or if you would like to attend a meeting or event as a guest, please contact Nathan Cook, Chapter President, at cookspiano@gmail.com .