Welcome to the Phoenix Chapter of the

Piano Technicians Guild

Stilwell pianos

1941 W. Guadalupe Rd. #118,

Join us to learn from Blake Wilson, a 4th generation piano technician, who will lead us in a technical presentation on the removal and installation of damper felts. This continues the work on the Mason & Hamlin A our chapter is rebuilding together. Hope to see you all there!

We are looking for chapter members interested in officer positions! Our election is coming in May, and we still need nominees for President and Vice President. If you have further questions, please reach out to a nominating committee member: Jim Sorensen, Chip Meyer, or Steven Gevirtz.
Note for new members:
- Officer positions are not exclusive to RPT’s! Other chapters have even reported that having newcomers serve can be a great opportunity! It is an excellent way to connect and ask experienced technicians for classes on exactly the topics that new technicians want to learn about most. Reach out if you are interested!
Position descriptions:
- A. President
  - Shall preside over all meetings of the membership.
  - Shall fill vacancies in office by appointment, with the exception of the President, in which case the Vice President shall automatically succeed to office and then appoint a new Vice President.
- B. Vice President
  - Shall be prepared to assume the duties of President should an absence, either temporary or permanent, arise.
  - Shall be the program chairperson, planning for all Chapter meeting programs.

Renner USA

7755 E Redfield Rd Suite 200,

Jon Aycock gave a presentation on the process he is using to replace the key bushings for our chapter rebuild Mason & Hamlin. This included discussion of the function of key bushings, desired tolerances, the spurlock caul system, selecting sizes of cauls and felt, and a demonstration of steaming out old key bushings with a handheld steamer, as well as gluing in the new bushings using “cold” Titebond hide glue from a bottle.

We are still looking for interested candidates for officer positions! If you’d like to help out in our chapter and learn what goes into planning meetings, please reach out to Jim Sorensen, Chip Meyer, Steven Gevirtz, or phxptgsec@gmail.com.