Piano Technicians Guild
Oklahoma Chapter Minutes
October 19, 2000



The meeting opened at approximately 8:39AM.

Minutes were read and accepted.

No treasurer’s report was given.

Valerie Crawford was voted into Oklahoma chapter membership, application pending via the PTG Home Office. Ben Davis, RPT, is her sponsor.

It was announced that Schaff Piano Supply has purchased American Piano Supply.

Show & Tell Time: Keith McGavern brought three items:
1) A Steinway grand hammer shank where the knuckles are felt only, no leather covering.
2) A Vose & Sons grand hammer shank and wippen where the shanks have no knuckles, and the repetition lever part of the wippen serves as the knuckle.

Bob Scheer, RPT, gave a excellent technical on adjustments in grand pianos involving such things as tightening plates bolts/screws, elimination of false beats, damper stop rails, dag modification, etc., from which many other ideas were discussed and tools were presented.

By the end of the meeting six? persons had been in attendance:
Gene Black, David Bonham, Valerie Crawford, Ben Davis, Keith McGavern, Bob Scheer,

Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,



Keith McGavern, RPT
Oklahoma Chapter Secretary