This month's meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 15 at 5 p.m. (note that this is not our usual time or day of the week) at:

Faust Harrison Pianos
482 Walt Whitman Rd
Melville, NY 11747
631-351-9000

Jeff Bauer, the store manager, will be giving an overview of their pianos and sales incentives.

This month's technical class will be presented by Larry LeMasters
Topics:

1. Technique for swelling up elongated balance rail holes with instant pin tightening fluid on keys that are back-chucking.
2. Method for lubricating balance rail pins which virtually eliminates the need for easing balance rail holes.
3. A refined method of resurfacing hammer felts which incorporates both a Dremel tool and strips of various grits of sandpaper attached to strips of gorilla tape for durability.
4. The use of sanding blocks to establish level striking points on all hammers section by section.
5. A method for reaming tight center-pin bushings which have either verdigris or just tight bushings that are causing sluggish hammer shanks, jacks, whippens, damper levers etc.

Refreshments and snacks will be served.

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