Work in progress.
Last Update September 26, 2016
| THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2016 | ||||
| TIME | Classroom 1 | Classroom 2 | Classroom 3 | |
| 8:30-10:00 | Conference Registration | |||
| 9:30-10:30 | Coffee and Pastries | |||
| 10:00 | Welcome, Announcements, and Group Photo! | |||
| 10:30-12:00 | Class Period 1 | Action Regulation from the Pianist's Perspective | Vertical Hammer Shaping | Marketing, Advertising, and the Social Revolution |
| Exam Period 1 | Steven Hopp | Norm Cantrell | Tim Barnes | |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch (Exhibit Hall opens) | |||
| 1:30-3:00 | Class Period 2 | Action Regulation from the Pianist's Perspective | Vertical Regulation for the "Vertically-Challenged" | Hands-on Restringing: Stable and Uniform |
| Exam Period 2 | Steven Hopp | David Reed | Mike Tocquigny | |
| 3:00-3:30 | Afternoon Break | |||
| 3:30-5:00 | Class Period 3 | Bed the Key Frame | Vertical Regulation for the "Vertically-Challenged" | Hands-on Restringing: Stable and Uniform |
| Elizabeth Ward and Dale Probst | David Reed | Mike Tocquigny | ||
| 5:30-6:30 | Regional Business Meeting - All Come! | |||
| EVENING ACTIVITIES | ||||
| 6:30-8:00 | Cocktails and Welcome Banquet | |||
| 8:00-9:00 | Live jazz by "Just Jazz" | |||
| 9:00-11:00 | War Stories and Acoustic Jam Session by the water! | |||
| FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2016 | ||||
| TIME | Classroom 1 | Classroom 2 | Classroom 3 | |
| 7:00-8:30 | Full Breakfast (Exhibit Hall opens at 8:30) | |||
| 8:30-10:00 | Class Period 1 | Action Centers - Bushing and Pinning for Profit, Good Regulation, & Better Tone | Don't Botch the Notch | Traveling and Squaring Grand Shanks and Hammers |
| Exam Period 1 | David Brown | Jim Watson | Fred Sturm | |
| 10:00-10:30 | Morning break | |||
| 10:30-12:00 | Class Period 2 | Vertical Hammer Shaping | Don't Botch the Notch | Traveling and Squaring Grand Shanks and Hammers |
| Norm Cantrell | Jim Watson | Fred Sturm | ||
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch | |||
| 1:30-3:00 | Class Period 3 | Grand Piano Teardown | Sound Board Repair | Polyester Touch up - Hands on! |
| Exam Period 2 | Jamie Marks | Gary Bruce | Mike Ello | |
| 3:00-3:30 | Afternoon Break | |||
| 3:30-5:00 | Class Period 4 | Grand Piano Teardown | Sound Board Repair | Polyester Touch up - Hands on! |
| Jamie Marks | Gary Bruce | Mike Ello | ||
| EVENING ACTIVITIES | ||||
| 6:00+ | Night in Granbury Town Square! | |||
| SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2016 | ||||
| TIME | Classroom 1 | Classroom 2 | Classroom 3 | |
| 7:00-8:30 | Full Breakfast (Exhibit Hall opens at 8:30) | |||
| 8:30-10:00 | Class Period 1 | Bed the Key Frame | Introduction to High Efficiency Regulation: Setting Let-off timing and After-touch | Tuning Stability -- A Relational Look at the Tuner and the Piano |
| Elizabeth Ward and Dale Probst | Dan Reed | Jim Geiger | ||
| 10:00-10:30 | Morning break (Exhibit Hall closes at noon) | |||
| 10:30-12:00 | Class Period 2 | Action Centers - Bushing and Pinning for Profit, Good Regulation, & Better Tone | Introduction to High Efficiency Regulation: Setting Let-off timing and After-touch | The Gazelle Network - Building a Stronger Business |
| David Brown | Dan Reed | Tim Barnes | ||
| 12:00-1:30 | Closing Luncheon (Stay for Raffle Prizes!) | |||