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In April we met at Pierre’s Fine Pianos for a joint chapter meeting. Our guest speaker was Jude Reveley, RPT, founder of Absolute Piano Restoration, LLC, which is a full service rebuilding facility in Lowell, Massachusetts. He presented a program that covered function and some repairs of the pedal system, from the pedals themselves, through the trapwork and finally up to the dampers. Many good tools and tips were presented. Our thanks to Jude for taking time out from his family visit to spend the evening with us.
Our thanks to Pierre Julia for inviting us into his store for this meeting.
And finally, thanks to Lisa Weller, and the South Bay chapter, for providing food, beverages and dessert for all those who attended.
In May we will be meeting at the new Steinway Piano Gallery in “Old Town” Pasadena. The guest speaker will be Terence Walsh, Parts Department Manager and Concert Technician for the Steinway & Sons Concert Department. He will be providing an overview on preparing a new Steinway model D concert grand to Factory “Selection Room Standards”. Terence also will give a “hands on” tutorial on voicing as well as update everyone on recent revisions to the model D.
Gavin English, Manager of the Steinway Gallery, has always treated us well in the snacks department and he wants to make sure there’s enough to go around for this very special meeting. PLEASE RSVP to: 626-744-7774
Parking for the new Steinway Gallery can be found in several nearby paid lots. Next door there is Chase Bank and Paseo Mall. Half a block south of Colorado, on Raymond and behind Old Town Music, there is a public lot called Schoolhouse Parking.
Please note that this is another joint chapter meeting, and in order to accommodate both Mr. Walsh and multiple chapters the meeting will be held on the last Thursday in May.
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