POMONA VALLEY CHAPTER
May Meeting:
Date: Mon. 5/11/2026
Time: 6:30 pm - Board
7:00 pm - Business
7:30 pm - Program
Location:
Shull Piano
610 Amigos Dr., B1
Redlands 92373
909-796-4226
(Or via
Zoom)
In April we welcomed longtime chapter member Ron Kneale, just "retired" from the
trade, who gave us a fantastic presentation on high quality keytop replacement
service. Ron has adapted many of the best tools and jigs for his work and is
full of wisdom and knowledge. We were entirely blown away by the great variety
of skills and tooling Ron has adapted to get very high quality results. Ron has
done this work for the trade, including the major manufacturers like Yamaha and
Steinway, but he hung up his keytop replacement hat 4 years ago, and we were
lucky and honored that he presented to us in April. Actually it was a 2 for 1,
as it went much later than a normal meeting, but we were all fascinated and
fully awake! Ron said he'd be willing to train someone in his approach, but only
if they'd take on the work to the trade, as he did.
On May 11 Bruce
Stevens does a "swan song" for Pomona Valley, prior to his move to Texas. You
heard it right, and you don't want to miss Bruce's tidbits of wisdom! He will
give his popular Jansen bench restoration class.
In our business meeting
we discussed the PTG Convention delegates; Bill Shull, our chapter president,
will attend as a delegate, and Eric Mrozek will also attend and serve as
alternate delegate.
Members, please attend the chapter meeting this
month. You won't want to miss Bruce's presentation, and you are needed for our
regular chapter business! See you soon!
For the Zoom Meeting links please click to email
Bill Shull