Memo from The President
According to Wikipedia, “a New Year's resolution is a commitment that an individual makes to a project or the reforming of a habit, often a lifestyle change that is generally interpreted as advantageous. The name comes from the fact that these commitments normally go into effect on New Year's Day.”
I suppose you could make the resolution at anytime but for some reason, it’s popular to start at 1/1 or January 1st. For myself, I’ve made a resolution to keep a better eye on my finances. I used to be very diligent with my money but somehow got out of the habit after my daughter was born. It seemed enough to be mama, chief cook & bottle washer, great wife? (anybody reading this?), piano tuner without having to be financial wizard, too. However, we’ve all learned the hard way that we need to be responsible for our own future, financial or otherwise. We’ve also learned that the experts also can make mistakes. Oh well.
I’m putting aside a little money for the PNW Conference and for the convention in Las Vegas in June. I’ve already bought my $100.00 round-trip ticket to Seattle so that I won’t change my mind even after my car needs $4,000.00 worth of work.
BTW, Wikipedia also states the success rate as follows – “Recent research shows that while 52% of participants in a resolution study were confident of success with their goals, only 12% actually achieved their goals. Men achieved their goal 22% more often when they engaged in goal setting, a system where small measurable goals are used (lose a pound a week, instead of saying "lose weight"), while women succeeded 10% more when they made their goals public and got support from their friends.”
So, I’m counting on you, my friends, to give me your support.
Happy New Year!
Kayoko Forrest
President
Los Angeles Chapter
The Piano Technicians Guild
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March 4 - 7, 2010
PNWC 2010
Hyatt Regency
Bellevue, WA
pnwcptg.org
June 26 - 30, 2010
PTG Convention & Technical Institute
Bally's Resort & Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada
ptg.org/conv/2010/
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Third Monday of every month. |
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Monday, February 15, 2010 |
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In February we have the rare privilege of being able to visit The Colburn School in Downtown Los Angeles. Kevin Stock, Director of Piano Technology, will be giving us a tour of his working studio, a background of his piano service, an introduction to the Dean of the school, and a tour of the facility. He may even have a student perform for us in one of the theaters. There will be a lot to cover here so we are estimating a meeting of between two and three hours. Members of all Southern California PTG chapters are invited to attend. And don’t let going Downtown scare you away from this one. February 15th is President’s Day, and the LA Philharmonic is dark that day so Downtown should be fairly quiet.
The Colburn School is located directly East of The Walt Disney Concert Hall and is actually very easy to get to from all directions. Parking is available in several convenient locations around the school, the closest being The Walt Disney Music Hall public parking directly across the street. Parking rates in the area vary but most work out to be $3.50 for every 15 minutes with a maximum of $20. Driving directions to The Colburn School may be found at:
www.colburnschool.edu/misc/directions.html
After you arrive, please come to the main lobby on the ground level just off of Grand Ave.
Please join us.
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3:00 PM |
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The Colburn School
200 South Grand Ave
Los Angeles, Ca. 90012
Tel: 213-621-2200
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310-829-4644
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634 F3 |
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| Last Meeting : |
January 18, 2010 |
Keyboard Concepts, Los Angeles |
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In January we met at Keyboard Concepts, Los Angeles. Our guest speaker was Bruce Clark, Senior Design Engineer at Mason and Hamlin. He presented a short history of the company that included his very important role over the years, the acquisition by PianoDisc and the Burgett brothers and the introduction of the Wessell, Nickel & Gross action parts into their product line. We are very grateful to owner Dennis Hagerty, store manager Adam Chester and Pamela Smith for staying late and for providing sandwiches and beverages.
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