Los Angeles Chapter

April Meeting: (3rd Monday)
Date: Monday, April 19, 2021
Time: 5:00 pm PST
Location: Via Zoom
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9015278420
Meeting ID: 901 527 8420
Guest Speaker: Mark Cerisano, RPT from Toronto

Mark Cerisano will speak about stability from the point of view of non-speaking length (NSL) tension analysis. NSL tension analysis allows him to describe what is happening 100% of the time when a stability technique works. And when it doesn't work, it allows him to figure out what to do about it to get it to work. It also allows one to get and test a stable tuning without using hard blows. Finally, he is able to quickly make small changes in pitch while still producing a stable tuning.

Mark Cerisano is a Registered Piano Technician who has devoted his life to improving aural piano tuning techniques. He has taken his mechanical engineering background and used it to test a lot of assumptions we have as aural piano tuners; assumptions that sometimes lead us down a rabbit hole. He has used his education background to develop explanations of concepts that make understanding how to tune a piano aurally simple to understand. He has written five books and had four articles published in the Journal.

March's meeting featured Nowell Gatica, Chief Concert Technician at Steinway Hall, Dallas. Nowell discussed and unpacked the core traits of an effective concert technician: competency, confidence, humility, and flexibility. In addition to having the technical skills, tools, and parts, we talked about the importance of the concert tech's flexibility, people skills, and time management. Some of the big take aways were the emphasis on integrity and being calm, collected, and confident, thus putting the performer at ease. The presentation was recorded, so if you missed it, you can view it at this link:
https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/Uz3FoHe20dxiYPmD5TWFTv2spCYUK0FrwNTqxRpf0Y8cKNax5bCpDkIwtR1fZIVw.XG9cMf1oqYtWVd-q
Access Passcode: 5!=%=yWg

Now, for some chapter business. Our bylaws need to be updated and revised. Revisions will be sent out in a separate e-mail for your consideration.

The time has come for us to vote in a brand new executive board. We will hold the vote in May.
Our outstanding candidates are as follows:

Scott Reitz for President
Eric Rautenberg and Cary Winsor for Co-Vice President
Tim Michaels for Secretary/Treasurer
Brad Fant Member-at-Large

If anyone wishes to put their name in the running, please contact Kayoko Forrest at lunatuner@aol.com

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