The conference Institute team has worked hard to secure exhibitors to fill the exhibit hall with pianos from the major piano manufacturers, piano parts and tool supply houses who will display their wares, the latest training aids like books and DVDs, and piano technology schools.
Of course, the PTG itself will have a booth where you can view and purchase PTG publications.
Exhibit Hall Grand Opening: Thursday, March 3, 7:00-9:00 pm
If you would like to secure a space in the exhibit hall, please contact Carl Lieberman at exhibit-2011@westpac-ptg.org.
Click here for a map of the exhibit hall. [PDF]
Allied Piano
www.alliedpiano.com
Allied Piano is a full-service piano firm specializing in the remanufacture, service, tuning, repair and refinishing of pianos. Ruth and Webb Phillips owners of Allied also work closely with piano technicians, finishers, and woodworkers, providing them with products and education for unparalleled results in their own work.
t : 215-491-3045
Barnes String Covers
pianostringcovers.com
Barnes String Covers, LLC was founded by piano technician Timothy Barnes to supply the industry with professionally manufactured grand piano string covers. We offer the finest 100% wool string covers available in North America and have hand selected the highest quality 100% woven wool to ensure that our covers will protect and preserve your pianos for generations to come. All our wool is thick enough to repel dust and moisture and yet thin enough to allow the beautiful sound of your piano to sing unhindered.
Every cover we make is hand cut from a custom pattern of your client’s piano. With over 14 colors and 20 stitch designs to choose from we make it possible for you to match the piano’s cover to the décor style of your client’s room. Every cover is supported by wooden battens enclosed in a wool sleeve to ensure that the cover never touches the strings. Each sleeve is permanently affixed to the underside of the cover at a strategic point to prevent the cover from touching the strings. This unique design allows the piano to be played while the cover remains in place. This design makes it easy to remove and replace the covers as needed.
Blackstone Valley Piano
www.pianoandorgankeys.com
Dedicated to advancing the art of keyboard restoration. Blackstone Valley Piano applies time honored traditional methods and tooling, combined with modern milling machines and CNC technology to restore vintage keyboards and fabricate new ones. Standard restoration supplies such as buttons, mortise inserts, key covers, and their adhesives are available to the trade and custom services, our specialty, are available upon request. CNC services from concept to fabrication, we have helped many in the trade design and produce jigs, fixtures, and cauls.
t : 508-278-9762
Brooks Ltd.
www.brooksltdonline.com
The Chicago School for Piano Technology
www.pianotechschool.com
Prepare yourself for a career in piano technology. The mission of The Chicago School for Piano Technology is to provide complete foundational skills for aspiring piano technicians who may then enter into the life-long task of mastering all of the technical aspects of the acoustic piano as a whole instrument.
t : 312-666-7440
Erwin's Piano Restoration
www.erwinspiano.com
Grand Piano Muffler
www.grandpianomuffler.com
A retrofit muffler rail kit for grand pianos can be custom fit to most any grand. Perfect for those who desire their player piano to play ultra soft. Engaged it creates a soothing and relaxing atmosphere, as well as reducing the sound of the piano filtering thru walls. The touch of the key is preserved even with the engagement of the muffler rail. Stop by my booth and hear for yourself the effectiveness of this Grand Piano Muffler.
t: 847-370-3754
Hailun USA
www.hailun-pianos.com
Hailun instruments are premium pianos manufactured in China. Renowned for their quality and sound, Hailun instruments have developed a strong following. Hailun’s engineers include leading piano authorities from Europe and the USA. Its engineering team consists of Frank Emerson, Peter Veletsky, Keith Bowman, Mike Carraher, Stephen Paulello and several outstanding Chinese engineers working to develop new models and improving the craftsmanship on existing models. Mr. Hailun Chen and his wife Faye, head of the factory, own the Hailun Piano Company.
Kawai America Corporation
www.kawaius.com
In 1927, Koichi Kawai began his quest as he and seven kindred colleagues formed the Kawai Musical Instrument Research Laboratory in Hamamatsu, Japan. Together, it was their dream to one day build the world's finest piano. Koichi Kawai died suddenly in October of 1955 at the age of 70. Succeeding him at the helm was 33-year-old Shigeru Kawai who would lead his family's company into the realm of modern manufacturing. Shigeru turned his attention toward making Kawai "the sound heard around the world." Ready and able to meet worldwide demand, Shigeru launched Kawai America in 1963. Today, Kawai Musical instruments enjoy recognition in every major market in the world.
Also see Shigeru Kawai
t : 800-421-2177
Moondog Manufacturing LLC - Piano Moving Equipment
Finally, a grand piano tilter that utilizes the existing lyre attachment points to enable one person to tilt a grand piano up or down from a skidboard. This tool is light weight -- only 19 pounds -- and small enough to carry in one hand. See a sneak preview at the Pacific Northwest Conference before the industry introduction at the PTG annual conference in Las Vegas.
t : 425-252-0757
National Bench Co.
National Bench Co. was founded by Greg and Jon Mickelsen in 1993 for the purpose of providing piano dealers and piano technicians with unfinished piano benches for resale. Customers have the option of having a finishing company match the bench to their piano, or as many people have discovered, finish the bench themselves.
Our bench features an extremely strong corner bracket, solid construction with a variety of woods to choose from including oak, mahogany and poplar (excellent for painting or staining). All benches are shipped disassembled with easy to follow assembly instructions. An online slide show is available to assist customer assembly. A toll free telephone number is available for any additional help or assembly questions. National Bench Co. offers a free link from their web site to dealers, allowing customers to locate a nearby source for our bench. We also offer to drop ship directly to a dealer’s customer. Drop shipping will save the dealer time and money.
t : 800-696-2047
North Bennett Street School
www.nbss.org
NBSS’s mission is to preserve and advance craft traditions, to promote excellence in crafts, and to train students for careers in traditional trades that use hand skills in concert with developed technology. Like all programs of study taught at North Bennet Street School, piano technology is learned hands-on. With two benchrooms and twenty individual practice rooms, all outfitted with a variety of pianos, students have the opportunity to gain the skills and techniques to become successful piano technicians.
t : 617-227-0155
The Original Lightweight Tuning Hammer
www.faulkpiano.com
Pacific Piano Supply
www.pacificpiano.com
Randy, Rob and Mike are your friendly and knowledgeable resource for all your piano needs in the Southern California area. Featuring Tokiwa action parts and Imadegawa hammers, Pacific Piano Supply is now the exclusive dealer for all upright and compact action retrofit parts in the US.
t : 818-700-2100
Period Pianos
www.periodpianos.org
Petrof USA
Petrof is a family owned and operated company established in 1864 in Hradec Králové in the Czech Republic and is currently run by a 5th generation family member Zuzana Ceralová Petrofová (Susan Petrof). Today, the Petrof factory is still located in Hradec Králové in the Czech Republic and produces around 4000 hand made high end European pianos annually. Petrof just recently introduced a highly innovative complete line of grand pianos with new patented technology. Petrof also has the patented Magnetic Accelerated Action (MAA). Come and see the exciting new Petrofs.
t: 404-680-6872
Piano Buyer Marketing LLC
www.pianobuyer.com
For over twenty years, The Piano Book and the Annual Supplement have been the standard consumer references in the piano business. Technicians find the books useful when advising customers on the purchase of a piano and when appraising pianos.
Piano Empire
www.pianoempire.com
Piano Forte Supply
www.pianofortesupply.com
As a small "boutique" supplier, Piano Forte Supply has been making a name for itself for high quality European tools, felts and materials not available elsewhere in North America. Jurgen Goering makes use of his many contacts in Europe to find and import items such as hand made damper scissors and pliers, "Crescendo" felts, bushing cloth etc. In 2009 Crescendo Publications was started with the launch of the voicing manual "The Voice of the PIano" by André Oorebeek.
t : 888-770-2440
Piano Technicians Guild
www.ptg.org
The PTG booth will have a wide variety of products for you including apparel, books and guides, brochures and technical bulletins, business aids, CD-ROMs & Journal resources, PACE lesson plans, reminder cards and RPT exam preparation.
t : 913-432-9975
Pianos André Bolduc
www.pianobolduc.com
Founded in 1978 as a piano restoration business, Pianos André Bolduc has grown and developed over thirty years into an institution known world wide for its soundboards and pinblocks, superior quality components, as well as other products used in the manufacture and restoration of fine pianos. The Bolduc's regularly provide training seminars for piano technicians in North America and Europe, teaching soundboard and pinblock replacement to professionals.
t : 418-397-5057
Pianotek Supply Company
www.pianoteksupply.com
Setting the standard for a new generation, Pianotek offers a complete line of piano parts, tools, and supplies featuring such brands as Delignit pin blocks, Diamond tuning pins, Damp-Chaser, Protek and much more. Pianotek Supply Co. is very proud to announce a partnership with Kluge Klaviaturen, the oldest and most prestigious keyboard maker in the world.
t : 800-347-3854
Pitchlock, Inc.
www.pitchlock.com
Randy Potter School of Piano Technology
www.pianotuning.com
Training students for the 21st Century. Offering a complete correspondence home-study (open university) course for beginning and intermediate students in piano tuning, repairing, regulating, voicing, apprentice training and business practices, the Potter course is the preeminent home study course for aspiring piano technicians.
t : 541-382-5411
Renner USA
www.rennerusa.com
Louis Renner is world renown as the preeminent manufacturer of quality piano action parts since 1882, and continues to produce complete piano actions for the world's finest pianos. Renner makes the world's finest piano parts, tools and supplies featuring the famous Renner Blue hammer.
t : 480-575-1700
Reyburn CyberTuner
www.reyburn.com
The Reyburn CyberTuner is the most advanced visual tuning device software on the inner planets. Available in a Windows, Mac or Windows based PDA platform, RCT helps you tune faster and better, with more stability.
t : 888-soft440
Ronsen Piano Hammers
www.ronsen-hammer.com
Ronsen Piano Hammer Company has been serving the piano industry since 1958 and specializes in manufacturing the best quality, custom manufactured, high resiliency, American style replacement sets of piano hammers for piano technicians and rebuilders.
t : 845-657-2395
Roseland Piano Co.
www.roselandpiano.com
Samick Music Corporation
www.smcmusic.com
Established in 1958, Samick Musical Instruments Co. Ltd. has over 50 years of experience manufacturing high quality musical instruments. The craftsmanship developed over the years has made Samick one of the largest and most knowledgeable producers of musical instruments in the world today. Samick's pianos are sold under the Samick name and under a variety of brand names, including Kohler & Campbell, Pramberger, Seiler and Knabe. With a manufacturing capability of more than a half million guitars per year in factories located in Korea,Indonesia, China and the United States, Samick also ranks as the world's leading stringed instrument producer. The company sells its guitars under its own brand names, including Samick, Abilene, Silvertone, JTR Series and the Greg Bennett Signature series.
From high quality, feature-rich entry level instruments, to world class acoustic and digital pianos, Samick Music will always deliver the quality you deserve and expect.
t : 615-206-0077
Schaff Piano Supply Co.
www.schaffpiano.com
Schaff Piano Supply is the House Dedicated to Service for virtually all your piano tech needs, tools and supplies. Schaff also features total duplication services including bridge, bass string, hammer and pin block duplication.
t : 800-747-4266
Shigeru Kawai Piano Co.
www.shigerukawai.com
The SHIGERU piano is the living legacy of Shigeru Kawai, chairman of Global Kawai Group. First introduced in 2000 this piano has a wonderfully rich and full-bodied tone. The difference between the SHIGERU and other pianos is the degree of personal attention and detail at every level of assembly given to each instrument by our Master Piano Artisans (MPAs) who are experts in every facet of piano craftsmanship. This initial application of concert-level voicing, regulation and tuning will be Kawai's gift to those who possess this unique instrument.
t : 310-631-1771
Sierra Software Services
www.23s.com
Sierra Software Services and Tremaine Parsons RPT are celebrating their 21st year of providing the legacy "Pscale" Piano Scaling Software to the trade. Sierra Software Services also provides commercial web site hosting for Piano Technicians which includes the following free enhancements: Online Jansen, GRK, and String Cover Catalogs, a free 21 page starter web site which is now owner editable (stop by for a demo). Sierra Software Services has also recently introduced low tenor Bass String Retrofit Kits to replace under tensioned low tenor plain wire notes on select small grand pianos.
Steinway & Sons
www.steinway.com
Since 1853 Steinway pianos have set an uncompromising standard for sound, touch, beauty and investment value. Steinway remains the choice of 9 out of 10 concert artists, and it is the preferred piano of countless musicians, professional and amateur, throughout the world.
TPR Tools LLC
www.thepianorebuilders.com
TPR Tools LLC is an outgrowth of The Piano Rebuilders, the Boston-based rebuilding consortium, and features the latest Regulation Station jigs by Christopher Brown, RPT. These tools bring accurate references from the piano to the bench for ergonomic, well-lit, and effective assembly and regulation of grand actions. The increased precision and simplified process reduce headaches while increasing efficiency. And the action will fit as expected when returned to the piano! With the Squaring Platform, for instance, hammers can be hung (on their vertically traveled shanks), squared, and spaced at strike, all in one fluid process. Please come by the booth to meet Chris and the tools in person.
t : 978-486-0610
The University of Western Ontario, School
of Piano Technology
www.pianotech.uwo.ca
Discover challenging work, independence, strong market demand for your services, and an excellent earning potential. Qualified piano technicians fulfill a vital role in a wide variety of cultural industries around the world, and are an integral member of any musical community. Join a select group of highly skilled craftspeople.
t : 519-661-3497
Veritune, Inc.
www.veritune.com
The Veritune 100 stand alone and Verituner Pocket tuning devices feature completely automatic hands-off tuning, quick and accurate pitch raises, historical temperaments, adjustable stretch and auto note which follows you to any octave. Upgradeable through the internet.
t : 888-VERITUN
Wessell, Nickel, and Gross
www.wessellnickelandgross.com
There is a quiet revolution going on. It is the Composite Parts Revolution led by Wessell, Nickel and Gross. WNG parts are geometrically designed to give the action improved performance and the piano more power, sustain and overall volume – if and when it is needed.
Yamaha Corporation of America
www.yamaha.com
Japan's finest and oldest manufacturer of quality pianos and other musical instruments, featuring Yamaha Pianos, Yamaha Disklavier Pianos, Yamaha Midi Pianos, and Yamaha Clavinovas.
t: 714-522-9417