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Fast Beating Intervals
​A Few More Butts & Flanges
A.B. Chase Piano Co. History; Jim Maneri's A.B. Chase Upright
​COVID-19 Safety Protocols; Richard Lopez Obit
Roundtable​ More Tool Time With David Chadwick​
​Yamaha Grand Damper Regulation; Ben Wiant Obit
Voicing Tools & Techniques
​Changing Action Leverage w/ Parts Selection & Capstan Location
​Yamaha Hammer Return Spring Cord Replacement
​CA Glue Pinblock Treatment
​Tool Time With David Chadwick​
Out-Of-The-BoxYamaha Grand Quick Regulation
​Replacing Young Chang Grand Action Brackets
​Tim Barnes & Gazelle Network
​Vertical Hammer Spacing Jig
​Vertical Bass Bridge Repair
Vertical Action Troubleshooting
Post-Holiday Dinner; Brass Restoration Quick Tip
Review Of Yamaha Performance Piano Service Seminar
Unison Tuning; John Spangler Obit
AcryliKey II Ivory Repair
Grand Action Regulation Preparation
Tröndlin Forte Piano? ...Maybe Some Other Time; Thomas Harr Obit
​KTT Smart Move Grand Piano Mover; The Benjamin Wiant Piano
Piano Cleaning Roundtable
Yamaha Disklavier Enspire
PTG Convention & MRCO Reviews
Grand Damper Troubleshooting; Del Gittinger Memorial Library
Ben Wiant On Concert Preparation
​Ins & Outs Of Keybushing; Ivory Legislation Update
​Pre-Voicing The Piano; Baldwin Electric Harpsichord
Steinway S Receipt; New Member David Chadwick
Fun With Inharmonicity
Fortepiano Event w/ Robert Murphy, RPT
Council Report; Pictures From The Covention
Barenboim-Maene Concert Grand
Ray Chandler Of Yamaha; Don Carle Obit
Vertical Damper Regulation
Troubleshooting
Review Of "The Craft Of Piano Tuning"
Scolding Piano Tuner
Classic Pianos Of Columbus
Coup Restorations
Steinbuhler 7/8 Sized Action
Boston's Phantom Opera House
Dampp-Chaser Tips; Chapter Elections
Improving Action Leverage Through Moving Capstans
Maria Pollock, CERVP
Unisons, Octaves & The Kinetics Of Tuning
Post Holiday Dinner
Maintaining A Piano Service Business
Life & Times Of Paul Graves
Horowitz Steinway CD 503
Grand Action Regulation; Steinway Buyout
Broken Agraffe Removal & Replacement
Tunelab Tuning Software;  Ringling Museum Of Art
Life & Times Of A Piano Technician Part II
Post Holiday Dinner
Life & Times Of A Piano Technician Part I
J W Muller  Pipe Organ Company
Chapter Picnic;  Ben Wiant In The Blogosphere
Steinway A Restoration;  Chapter Elections
Restringing Demonstration
Unison Tuning
Octave Tuning & Hammer Technique
Gunther Piano;  Piano-Buying Stories Blog
Aural Temperament Tutorial Session;  Ben Wiant Interview
Restringing and Splicing Piano Wire; Defebaugh F-F Temperament
Delegate Report; Sales Tax;  Chapter Picnic
Delegate Agenda;  Chapter Elections
Wessell, Nickel & Gross Composite Action Parts
Reyburn CyberTuner & CyberHammer
Wapin Bridge Pin System
Pictures from Holiday Dinner
Hammer Shaping
Insurance for the Self-Employed
Picnic;  Update on the Stultz & Bauer
Report from the National Convention;  A Hammer-Hanging Jig
Chapter Election;  Stultz & Bauer
Square Pianos;  Feurich
Dampp-Chasers;  A Columbus Piano
Key Leveling Regulating Screws;  News from the Music Trades
The Checklist;  Earl Wild
String Replacement; Opinion on the Avant-Grand
Bryan Hartzler's Rebuild Projects
Observations on the RPT Tuning Exam
Reports from the Grand Rapids Convention
  Stanwood TouchWeight System;  Worlds Longest Piano?
Harpsichords;  Estonia
Richard Bittner on Friction;  Sostenuto Tips
Mike Masters on Diagnostics;  Pictures from Steinway Hall
Resolutions;  Inauguration Concert
Advice for the Holiday Season;  Inertia
Pitch Raising;  Book review by Tom T.
Petrof USA;  “German" String Loops
Picnic;  The Bowed Piano
Review of Convention Council
Congrats to Our Newest RPT
Chapter Election
The Auto-Tuning Guitar
A Few Hints about Aural Temperaments
The Analysis of Piano Noises
New Logo Guidelines;  Columbus Symphony
Duplex Scales;  The 1/16 Microtone Piano
Playel;  Gary Indiana
False Beats;  Diminishing Wood Supplies
Chapter Picnic;  The Fujan Lever
Discussion of By-Laws Changes;  Fallboard Repair;  String Sizes
Taxes;  Tom Tuner's Thoughts on a Miniature Piano
The Brett “Micrometer" Piano;  Adjusting Upright Key Rockers
Simplified Grand Actions;  Angelin Chang
Staib-Abendschien Grand Action;  The Key with 2 Capstans
Hospitality;  Cincinnati Music Hall
TheWeaver Piano;  Cincinnati Seminar
National Convention;  The Estey Consolette
Jansen Artist's Bench Repair;  Staib-Abendschien “Mastertouch" Action
Ben McKlveen;  A Peek Inside Kim's Tool Box
Marilyn Demonstrates Key Bushing;  More Tool Ideas from Tom Harr
Kim's Steinway Upright;  Tool Bending
Holiday Dinner;  Reminder about Logo Use
Wurlitzer Vertical Action Problems;  Freehand Cutting Tips
Flitz and Glitter;  Virgil's Experiences
Vertical Voicing;  1827 Chickering Grand
The Perzina Piano;  Notes from the Frugal Technician
Pictures from the Picnic;  Acrosonic Observations part 4
Report from the National Convention;  Acrosonic Observations part 3
The “Teflon Question";  Acrosonic Observations part 2
Pearl River Presentation;  Acrosonic Observations part 1
Conover Giraffe;  Greetings from The Univ. of Western Ontario
Voicing Tool Protectors;  “Piano Tuner or KGB Spy?"
Tips on Cleaning Actions and Keys;  The Ivers & Ponds Slotted Shank
Survey Responses
Kawai Presentation;  Lubricating Termination Points
Squeaky Pedals;  Restoration of Weber Upright
Mark Ritche on Mentoring;  Summer picnic
New Chapter Officers;  Ron Koval on Octaves and Electronic Tuners
Kawai Tidbits;  Cavalcade of News from the Arts Journal
Hammer Hanging
Chris Jones' Pitchlock;  Octave tuning
Franz Mohr part 2;  Proposed Change in By-Laws
Franz Mohr part 1
Key Leveling
Ivan Moravec;  Cliff Maurer Scholarhip
Oldest Steinway
Pittsburgh Convention;  Benedetti Michaelangelo
Stories and Opinions from Ben Wiant
Keybed Stability
Evaluating Piano Technology Schools
Mutes
Business Tips;  The QRS Self-Tuning System
Music and the Brain;  The “Stringer II" Tool
Cliff Maurer;  Group Photo
Quick Fix for Weightless Keys;  The “Virgil Smith" Syndrome
Do Musicians Have Bigger Brains?  Field Guide to Steinway Models
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