Butts and Flanges; Newsletter of
The Cleveland Chapter of the PTG  
 Meeting Monday May 10th 2004 will be another travel adventure as we go to Kent State University.

We are guests of  Blaine Vesely at KSU.  His piano shop located on campus in the Music and Speech Center. 
Get a good look around and a bite to eat (should be Pizza night) starting at 7pm.
Meeting and Tech begins at 8pm

Technical will be in two parts.  Part A  involves voicing relatively new pianos. Areas explored will range from 30-minute "quick prep" hammer work to pre-voicing techniques.  Victim will be a Yamaha C2 grand.  Part B will be repairs often found on harpsichords. For those not familiar with harpsichords, there will be two very different instruments: 1989 Martin French Double and an early 60's Challis with metal soundboard and bridge.

One other thing.  Do  bring your own favorite voicing tools. I have quite a few different tools, but I only have one brass level used for string leveling. It would be ideal to have 3 sets of tools, especially levels, so that people could break into three different classrooms and try using what they saw on a piano.          Blaine Vesely   

Ohio Turnpike to exit 187

  • Note (480 turns in to 14 at Streetsboro)

  • Take St. Rt. 14 to Streetsboro (Interstate map).

  • Take St. Rt. 43 south to Kent (5 miles).

  • Stay on St. Rt. 43 to St Rt. 59 (Haymaker Parkway).

  • Turn left onto St. Rt. 59.

  • Turn right onto Midway Drive.

  • At the stop sign turn left onto Theatre Drive.

  • The Music and Speech Center is the second building on the left.

 

 
Directions from south.

  • From I-76 take exit 33 , Hwy 43
  •  Go Right on 43 about 5-6 miles. Stay in right lane.
  •  Take right turn onto 59 which is Haymaker Parkway (Where the road goes 2 lanes to 5 lanes.) Follow instruction above for Haymaker


Parking

 Do not park in any area where signs indicate that an R4 parking permit is required at all times. Look for yellow signs that indicate R4 parking permits required from 7 to 4 pm, or choose a Commuter lot.  There should be plenty of parking spaces with school finished, so you do not have to park in the paid meter area, unless you want to support parking services.
  

The Music and Speech Building
 (is a very big building.)

  The School of Music is located in the wing of the building on the north side next to Hwy 59.  I will put signs on the doors showing people where to go.

 
Web site directions: If you are web savvy you can copy and paste the following for additional direction  information
Overall directions:
http://imagine.kent.edu/directions/kent/travel.asp		 North side of campus (where Music and Speech building is located):
http://imagine.kent.edu/directions/kent/north.asp
City Map:
http://imagine.kent.edu/directions/kent/city.asp		 Directions and pics of Music and Speech Building:
http://imagine.kent.edu/directions/kent/building.asp?dir=North&department=113&dept2=113

Chapter News : R emember ELECTIONS are this month

Nominations for officers for next year are:  President; Bob Russell, Vice President; Stu Freedman, Secretary Chester Robinson, and John Mancino, and for Treasure; Rod Summerlin.   Nominations will be open again at the next meeting for additional candidates. Election of Officers to follow.

Our June meeting has neither location or topic.  We need to decide what we are doing at this meeting

      Update on Lynn Gilmore       

Hi, Don,
     Lynn is getting stronger each day.  I believe I told you he came home again the 17th of April.  He went to church last Sunday, and we had brunch at a restaurant afterward.  He has been walking in the mall, and started rehab Monday.  He will have that M-W-F for 8 weeks.  They worked him pretty hard Monday, and some muscles are saying, "Ouch!" today, but that should get better.  He is hoping to be able to drive before too much longer.

    Please tell everyone that we appreciate so very much their prayers, phone calls, good wishes in cards and e-mails--most especially the prayers.  We know that they have been answered.  Please keep Lynn in your thoughts and prayers for a complete recovery.

Mary

Cleveland Chapter PTG  publication Editor  Don Bratton   [email protected]

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