South Central Regional Conference
Piano Technicians Guild

SCRC Daily Class Schedule

Wednesday, March 5
All-Day Classes $95 - Lunch Included
Part Time Guadalupe Lavaca
Part 1 8:30 - 10:00 Pen and Paper Action Design
- Zack Hardy from WNG
Upright Hammer Hanging All Day Hands-On Workshop
- Josi Davis
Part 2 10:30 - 12:00 Pen and Paper Action Design
- Zack Hardy from WNG
Upright Hammer Hanging All Day Hands-On Workshop
- Josi Davis
Part 3 1:30 - 3:00 Pen and Paper Action Design
- Zack Hardy from WNG
Upright Hammer Hanging All Day Hands-On Workshop
- Josi Davis
Part 4 3:30 - 5:00 Pen and Paper Action Design
- Zack Hardy from WNG
Upright Hammer Hanging All Day Hands-On Workshop
- Josi Davis

Class Schedule Subject to Change

Thursday, March 6
Period Time Guadalupe Sabine Lavaca
Period 1 8:30 - 10:00 Repair and Preventative Maintenance for the Piano Technician
- Nick Littersky
Tune a Spinet Like a Concert Grand
- Wim Blees
All About Knuckles
- Zack Hardy
Period 2 10:30 - 12:00 Grand Hammer Hanging
- Josi Davis
Installation of the Grand Pre-Crowned Soundboard
- Christian Bolduc
Introduction to the Piano Life Saver
- Kenny Brown
Period 3 1:30 - 3:00 Caster Disaster
- Jim Geiger
CyberTuner; tuning with the new AI Mode
- Reyburn
Recapping the Vertical Bass Bridge w/o Removing the Plate
- Christian Bolduc
Period 4 3:30 - 5:00 Grow With Gazelle
- Timothy Barnes
Partial Hearing: Your Greatest Asset
- Jack Stebbins
Grand Action Reconditioning
- Norman Cantrell
Period Time Baylor University Nearby
Period 5 5:30 - 7:00 Baylor Piano Facility Tour and Presentation
- Johnathan Patterson
Friday, March 7
Period Time Guadalupe Sabine Lavaca
Period 6 8:30 - 10:00 Jim Watson's Amazing and Informative Pinblock Replacement Class Pt.1
- Jim Watson
A Revised Approach to Piano Technology Pedagogy
- Corbin Sturch
Grand Action Geometry for the Terrified
- Reyburn
Period 7 10:30 - 12:00 Jim Watson's Amazing and Informative Pinblock Replacement Class Pt.2
- Jim Watson
Piano Life Saver System Troubleshooting and Service for Older Models
- Kenny Brown
Two min-technicals
1. I Don't Own A Spoon Bender.
2. Why Do Strings Break?
- Wim Blees
Period 8 1:30 - 3:00 Polyester Finish Repair
- Mike Ello
Grand Action Prep pt1: Keys and Condition
- Fred Sturm
Pricing Your Services
- Timothy Barnes
Period 9 3:30 - 5:00 Business Savvy
- Melanie Brooks
Grand Action Prep pt2: Voicing and Its Basis
- Fred Sturm
Title TBA
- Johnathan Patterson
Saturday, March 8
Period Time Guadalupe Lavaca
Period 10 8:30 - 10:00 Title TBA
- Darren Roos
Prioritize II
- Kevin Fortenberry
Period 11 10:30 - 12:00 Judge Not That Ye Be Not Judged
- Gary Bruce
Vertical Hammer Shaping
- Norman Cantrell

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