Butts and Flanges; Newsletter of
The Cleveland Chapter of the PTG
Note the
Change
of;
Date
,
Location
,
Time. We are meeting
March 15th
Sumwalt's Music 10050 Royalton Rd North Royalton OH
7:00 PM
for a "get to know and grab a bite to eat"
The Technical will start at 8pm
An
Opportunity
has come our way for our meeting this month. Scott Jones would like to
meet with us to see first hand his Pitchlock
TM
system. This is the same system that was feature on the front page of the Piano
Technician's JOURNAL February issue. So I would ask that
you re-read the article on page 24. We will have the opportunity to see and hear
the system at work and have all your question answered. D Bratton
" PitchLock couplers significantly extend unison
tuning longevity by connecting pairs of string frequencies. The product is
inexpensive- the opportunity for technicians is enormous! "
Scott Jones
Scott Jones began his career as a piano technician in 1984, after
receiving a BM degree in music composition from the University of North Carolina,
Chapel Hill. From 1989 to 2001, he was employed by the piano manufacturer Steinway
& Sons, New York, where he held positions as concert technician, technical
instructor and product development researcher. . Scott is president of PitchLock
Inc. He has authored 4 U.S. patents and is currently awaiting a 5th. Scott and his
family now live in State College, Pennsylvania.
Find more information at www.pitchlock.com
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The technical with Stu Freedman previously
announced will be moved to April.
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Minutes
from the meeting; PIANO TECHNICIANS GUILD
Cleveland Chapter #441 February 9th, 2004
MEETING called to order at 8:10 p.m.
ATTENDANCE 11 members
TREASURERS
REPORT A detailed treasurer's report for the calendar year 2003
was distributed to the membership at the meeting.
COMMITTEES Technical- March technical will be at Stu Freedman's piano shop. This
will be a hands on session working on various piano
repairs.
OLD BUSINESS Don Bratton reported on the Columbus trip to Graves
Piano. The featured speaker Franz Mohr formerly
of
Steinway related his experiences of working with concert
artists. He emphasized the importance of tuning
stability
and
diplomacy when dealing with artists.
MEETING adjourned at 8:35 p.m.
Submitted
by Secretary Chester Robinson
"All expressions of opinion and all statements of
supposed fact are published on the authority of the author as listed,
and are not to be regarded as expressing the view of this chapter or the Piano
Technicians Guild Inc. unless such
statements or opinions have been adopted by the chapter or the Piano Technicians Guild
Inc."