Los Angeles Chapter
September Meeting:
Date: Mon.,
9/21/2026
Time: 6:30 pm - Snacks
7:00 pm - Meeting
Location: Faust Harrison Pianos
109 S. Robertson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90048
As the excitement from the national convention slowly melts away in the late summer heat, the LA Chapter gathered together with friends and colleagues from across Southern California to share a meal and few laughs at the Vandersmith's beautiful home. It was a lovely evening; and we offer our sincerest gratitude to them, as always.
Looking to the future, we are happy to welcome back Ryan Ellison, RPT as our September presenter. Our meeting will be held at Faust Harrison Pianos in Beverly Hills on Monday September 21.
Ryan’s program is entitled, "Aftertouch Revisited." He writes:
Taken from
LaRoy Edwards, RPT’s brilliant second magnum opus, “Aftertouch: The Secret of
Ultimate Piano Performance,” a rarer or more concise written explanation of this
aftertouch test in English does not exist. But, in Japanese, the term "HATARAKI"
is used - meaning work or function.
In my 2025 PTG Annual Convention class,
“Aftertouch: Test of the Technician,”I returned with Japanese-influenced
technical direction and re-defined their test for our English-speaking technical
community as "detecting the total movement of the JACK by touch."
Please join
me on September 21st for a reduced version of the original seminar. We will look
back on LaRoy's video collected from the last available VHS tape, and I will
update Yamaha 2025 regulation specifications.
I look forward to seeing you there!