Electronic Reproducing Pianos - Bill Brandom from Yamaha International: Yamaha Disklavier (all day class);
Kirk Burgett from PianoDisc-Mason & Hamlin: Servicing the PianoDisc and Intro to Midi;
Tuning - Jim Coleman Sr.: Beginning Tuning by Ear and Advanced Tuning by Ear; David and Al Sanderson from Sanderson Piano: Using the Accutuner; Mitch Kiel, Carl Lieberman, and Dean Reyburn from Reyburn Cybertuner: Using the Cybertuner, Beginning, and Advanced;
Voicing - Walter Brooks from Brooks Ltd.: String and Hammer Voicing (3-period class); John Patton from Steinway & Sons: Voicing the Steinway Hammer;
Action Regulating, Service - Kent Webb from Baldwin Piano Company: Servicing the Upright; Jack Wyatt: Turbocharching the Upright Action; Don Mannino from Kawai America: Grand Action Regulating - Letting the Action Speak for Itself;
Action Rebuilding and Design - David Stanwood and Bob Marinelli from Pianotek Supply Co.: Touchweight by Individual Parts (all day class); Renner All-Stars from Renner USA: Renner All Stars, a half-day hands-on action class, with Rick Baldassin, Norm Neblett, and Bill Spurlock; Richard Davenport: What If?" (with modifiable grand action model); Bill Spurlock from Spurlock Specialty Tools: Hanging Upright Hammers; Nick Gravagne: Knuckles, A Comprehensive Look; Brian De Tar: Grand Damper Installation, Tricks and Troubleshooting; Brett Dearing and Dale Fox: Damper Tray Design, Correcting Geometry Problems when Rebuilding; Norm Neblett: Trapwork;
Soundboards, Bridges, Shop - Dale Erwin: Soundboards: When do you Replace?; Nick Gravagne: Setting Down Bearing; Allan Vincent from Geneva International Corp.: Process and Tools Needed to Prepare For Rebuilding; David and Judy Hughes: Installing Bridge Caps, Bridge Repair; Carl Meyer: Making Your Own Tools for the Shop;
Piano History - Bjarne Dahl: Pianos made before 1840 - with instruments on hand; Michael Kimbell: Papers, Correspondence, from early days of Piano Mfg.;
Business - Judi Edwards from Dampp-Chaser Corporation: Selling your Business; Randy Potter from Randy Potter School of Piano Technology: Taxes - The Latest Scoop; Andy Rudoff: Web Page Design, or Database Use for the Piano Business; Des Wilson: Running Your Office, Forms, Style w. Customers;
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