South Bay Chapter
October Meeting - special date and location:
Date: Mon. 10/20/2025
Time: 9:00 am-5:00 pm
Location: Yamaha Corp of
America
6600 Orangethorpe Ave.
Buena
Park, CA 90620
Our October meeting will be the Yamaha Open House for Piano Technicians on Monday, October 20. (Open house will be offered again March 16, 2026) The event runs from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm; so please plan to attend all day. We look forward to seeing all combined SoCal chapter members in attendance!
So, what's it all about? Join the launch of the new schoolhouse, which is shaping up to be the piano technology event of the year: Opening address by Yamaha Corp. of America president Tom Sumner, former YCA Piano Service Manager, Bill Brandom, and PTG President, David Stoneman. Sakurako Tsunematsu, Yamaha Corporation of Japan, Piano Technical Academy Instructor will present the Key Seminar; Piano temperament and the Yamaha piano tuning methodology taught in the PTA training facility, located onsite the piano factory in Kakegawa, Shizouka, Japan. The morning session will conclude with a tour of the new campus and lunch provided by Yamaha.
In the afternoon attendees will break into smaller groups for concurring
track classes taught by YCA staff:
1. What's coming in Disklavier Silent
Hybrid? Announcing newly planned Lifetime Value products for Disklavier & Silent
pianos
2. Initial prep for all pianos: A side-by-side evaluation of a
standard unmaintained - condition piano against a properly "prepped" instrument,
providing the roadmap of key steps to address to improve any piano's
performance.
3. Guru's advanced acoustic piano tuning class: Keeping in the
tradition of the YCJ liaison tuning lecture, Guru shares all the best aural
tuning tips and tricks we've collected.
We'll wrap up at the end of the day
informational session about how to get more involved with the schoolhouse at
Yamaha.
Please note: Yamaha Corp of America campus
is closed to the public and RSVP is required to attend the event.
If you still need to RSVP for the event, start by completing the LRSH
survey, and be sure to include your complete information. Click to sign up:
https://yamahaus.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5cDofuCG59ehuPY?Q_CHL=qr