Butts and Flanges; Newsletter of
The Cleveland Chapter of the PTG
Our Chapter's Annual Holiday Party is - January 8th 2005
(This is a RSVP so read the details below and respond.)

Our Regular Meeting is January 10th     2005   8pm. 
Mattlin-Hyde Piano Co. 5109 Mayfield Rd. Lyndhurst, OH

January Technical RESCALING: WHY BOTHER?
Jim Moon will share his considerable expertise regarding scale design and its importance to
 easier and more stabile tuning, voicing and other closely related topics.  To get you started
here is some reading from Jim Moon. Indeed, why should one bother to change a piano’s scale?
As far as this writer knows the better piano manufacturers did a remarkable job of designing
workable scales using the old empirical method. However, they lacked some of the tools
necessary to use some of the most helpful acoustical information that has long been available.
Want to know more? Continued at our next meeting.

The Chapter Holiday Party is January 8th, 2005.
  Festivities begin at 5pm
Bob Bergantino and Bob Russell have taken the lead on our Annual Winter Party. Once again we
meet at the Bergantino residence/party center in Willoughby Hills.

Due to weak response;

Reservations Deadline has been Extended to 

Wednesday Jan 5th

It really would help if you plan to come to  
Contact   Bob Russell at 440 449-5212         
Bob will coordinate which side dishes people want to bring.

Chapter will bring the honey baked ham and soft drinks.
Other refreshment are BYOB   for booze .         
            
Bob Bergantino is still looking for some tooner to whip his piano into shape.

Directions (beyond over the river and through the woods)

• From I-480: travel to I-271 (head North )
  From I-271:get off at Wilson Mills exit; go east for about 2.5 miles to River rd.
  Take River rd left (north) for about a mile to Rogers Rd. Turn right on
  Rogers rd and go about a mile to Mill Gate Dr. Turn left on Mill Gate and I am
  the 4th house on the left. 2960.

• From I 90 and West Cleveland: At I-90/I-271 split take Erie, PA split of I-90.
  Get off at SOM Center Rd (Rt. 91) and head South to Chardon Rd.
  (Rt. 6),Turn left at Chardon rd. (east) and proceed for about 3 miles to
  Worrell Rd (County Line Rd equivalent).  Turn right (south) and proceed for
  about 1 1/2 miles to Rogers Rd.  Turn right (west) and proceed about 1/4 mile
   to Mill Gate Drive.  Turn right (north) and proceed to the 4th house on
  the left side:2960 Mill Gate Dr. Willoughby Hills

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  In the Shop.
  Some unusual things have come in for work.  Don Bratton
                              

  I have not seen a knuckle this shape before.

  Imagine trying to level these keys or playing on them.

  Unknown as to the cause of this. Was not in a fire. Some strange cleaning solvents used?

  
  
  "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."