A regular meeting of the Long Island Nassau Chapter, PTG was held on January 12, 2010, at Frank and Camille’s Keyboard Center located at 371 Old Country Road in Carle Place, NY. Six chapter members and two guests attended.

President Michael Slavin called the meeting to order at 7:06 PM.

The minutes of the November 10, 2009, meeting as published in the November 2009, newsletter, were accepted by general consent.

The treasurer’s report was accepted as read.

President Slavin announced that Frank & Camilles will be hosting a technical presentation by Paul Rea on Tuesday, February 16, 2010. Paul Rea is the national service manager and technician for Petrof USA. As a consequence of this, it was agreed by general consent that the chapter would meet then instead of February 9.

Curtis Schaeffer, a student of Lee Dobrins, has applied for membership in our chapter.

The business meeting ended at 7:13 PM.

Paul Keogler presented the technical discussion for the evening. The title for the presentation was: “What You Have to Sell”. Topics covered included: first contact with the customer and finding out the customer’s expectations; knowing your skill set and being able to sell the job or referring the job to some one better qualified to do the work; the benefits of improving your skill set and knowing what kind of living you want to earn. Knowledge gained in piano technology can be applied to other fields.

The meeting adjourned at 8:00 PM

Respectfully submitted,
Allan N. Schumacker, RPT