Piano Technicians Guild
Oklahoma Chapter Minutes
April 19, 2001



Meeting started at 8:43AM and was held at Robert Overhulser’s Classic Piano Restoration shop.

Invocation was given by Norman Cantrell. A special musical tape was played by Bob Scheer in remembrance of the Oklahoma City bombing. President Davis gave a personal message to those in attendance

Minutes were read and accepted.

Delegate selection was given to Norman Cantrell with two days per diem totaling $290.00.

Don Bonds and Robert Overhulser were voted into Oklahoma Chapter membership. A welcome aboard was given.

Valerie Crawford shared with the group her experiences at the Central West Regional Seminar held in St. Louis, MO.

Peter Krauss asked for a quick review concerning last month’s technical on dealing with loose tuning pins.

The technical was presented by Bob Scheer on Chronic Pedal Problems. This technical turned out to cover all aspects of situations that can occur on vertical and grand pianos. The amount of input was complete and thorough due to participation from all in attendance.

By the end of the meeting nine persons had been in attendance:
David Bonham, Valerie Crawford, Ben Davis, Keith McGavern, Bob Scheer, Norman Cantrell, Robert Overhulser, Peter Krauss, Don Bonds.

Meeting adjourned.

Respectfully submitted,



Keith McGavern, RPT
Oklahoma Chapter Secretary