The 1st Ever
Global Online Piano Industry Convention
Thu-Sat, Dec 10-12
Stay Sharp in 2020 and Beyond.
Join the first ever 3-day Online Piano Industry Convention with leading Piano Industry Pros throughout the world.
Join World Class Instructors
Steve Brady
TOPIC: DAMPERS FROM THE GROUND UP
RPT & Author of Under the Lid: The Art & Craft of the Concert Piano Technician. He’s an award-winning Piano Technician and respected PTG veteran. Along with securing a place in the PTG Hall of Fame, he was awarded the PTG’s “Golden Hammer Award,” one of the profession’s highest honors, for his contributions in the piano industry. He resides in Seattle, Washington.
David Andersen
TOPIC: TUNING THE PURE 12THS TEMPERAMENT
David Andersen, owner of David Andersen pianos in Los Angeles has been a professional musician, recording artist, and piano technician/consultant for nearly four decades.He's a popular and active instructor with Piano Technicians Masterclasses and has been an industry leader for many years.
Debbie Cyr
TOPIC: GRAND REBUILDING TEAR DOWN
30 Year Veteran, PTG "Member of Note," and "Examiner of the Year," North Bennet Street Alumna and Current Instructor, Debbie is an esteemed educator within the piano industry. She's also a respected rebuilder who's studied with Yamaha and Steinway and published articles that serve the community of piano industry pros. Don't miss this rare appearance.
Sally Phillips
TOPIC: TIPS AND DETAILS FOR CONCERT LEVEL SERVICE
Sally has tuned and prepared pianos for recordings and concerts in such venues as Town Hall in NYC, Alice Tully Hall, the Kennedy Center, and for the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Concert Orchestra, and the Vienna Philharmonic. She's a 1976 graduate of North Bennet Street School. She has published articles for Piano Buyer, The American Organist, and the PTG Journal. Sally lives in Columbus, GA dealing in Steinway and other fine pianos as Piano Perfect, LLC.
Alex Kerstan
TOPIC: VOICING & CONCERT PREP
Betriebsleiter/Klavierbaumeister (Operations Manager/ Piano Builder) at Steingraeber & Söhne. Steingraeber has been producing pianos and grand pianos in the festival city of Bayreuth, Germany since 1852. Around 35 employees of the family company currently create top quality by hand every day. Steingraeber pianos are played by major artists and in the most renowned concert halls and music academies around the world.
Arlan Harris
TOPIC: TIPS AND TRICKS FOR INCREASING SPEED AND INCOME
Arlan is a piano restorer and a concert piano technician. After working in the Famous Steinway Hall Basement in the 80’s, where many of the world's most demanding artists arrived almost on a daily basis and working as an action specialist as well as tuner/technician, Arlan honed his skills learning from his superiors, colleagues, and top-level pianists.
He is the president of Arlan Harris Pianos and Services and Arlan Harris Production.
David Stanwood
TOPIC: CORE CONCEPTS OF TOUCH AND TONE
David draws from a lifetime of experience in diversified fields like machine tool making, felt making, photography, sailing and classical piano. While a student at NBSS an unanswered question, "if the action doesn't feel right what can I do to change it?" led him down a lifelong path of
researching and developing methods for improving the feel of piano actions. Since then he remains a pioneer in his field of "Piano Touchweight Technology."
William Monroe
TOPIC: SELLING EXTENDED SERVICE WORK TO OUR CLIENTS
In 1999, while a graduate student in wildlife ecology, Bill made a career shift to piano technology and never looked back. Bill is an RPT and PTG member, providing high-end, full-service piano care, but has a particular passion for rebuilding. He's trained with Yamaha and Steinway, published numerous articles in the PTG Journal, and currently serves as one of its editors. Bill is the owner/operator of A440-William R. Monroe Piano Services, Inc. in Belleville, WI.
Isaac Sadigursky
TOPIC: TOOL TACTICS
Isaac has established his business by serving both large accounts and individual customers. Based in LA, he is broadly experienced, serving institutions, musicians, venues, recording studios and private homes. He is a well known piano industry veteran who's committed to helping his fellow tech. He is also known throughout the piano community for his musical ear resulting from his years of classical music conservatory training.
Join these 9 world-class instructors
from the comfort of your home
Tentative Schedule:
(All Time Pacific Time US)
Thu Dec 10
8:00 AM PT
Alex Kerstan, Steingraeber & Sohne
Voicing and Concert Prep
11:00 AM PT
Isaac Sadigursky, Tool Tactics
2:00 PM PT
Arlan Harris, Tips and Tricks for Increasing Speed and Income
Fri Dec 11
8:00 AM PT
Debbie Cyr, North Bennet Street, Grand Rebuilding Tear Down
11:00 AM PT
David Stanwood, Core Concepts of Touch and Tone
2:00 PM PT
David Andersen, 12ths Temperament
Sat Dec 12
8:00 AM PT
Sally Phillips, Tips and Details for Concert Level Service
11:00 AM PT
Steve Brady, Dampers
2:00 PM PT
Bill Monroe, Selling Extended Service Work To Our Clients
The Benefits
Traditional "in-person" conferences have many perks. But cutting edge piano technicians are experiencing the undiscovered advantages of online educational resources. In online lectures everyone has a front seat, there's no need to take notes, and a unique new set of benefits arise. The virtual convention of the future opens many new doors.
No Airfare
You don't have to travel to different states or countries just to attend this convention. Save hundreds or thousands on airfare.
Global Access
You can join the conference from any part of the world and from the comfort of your home. You can access sought after instructors that don't have time to travel to teach.
No Hotels
No sitting idle in a cold hotel rooms. You can actually get your favorite drink and join us from your living room! Save hundreds or thousands on lodging.
Anytime Access to the Recordings
Get lifetime access to the event recordings. Don't pay more than once to learn the same thing.
Givaways
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Online sessions are a great way for techs of any competency level to learn and grow. World class technicians are beamed directly into my home, from where they transport me back into their workshop, their alchemy laboratory, where they show me how they do their magic.
These sessions are one hour a week and time well spent. We get to see and hear some of the best if not the best. Its a great example of giving back to others and spreading knowledge to all levels. Outstanding !!!!
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