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 Layout [PDF]
Exhibit Hall Opening
Thursday, March 7
Booth space: $299. Includes one complete conference registration per booth.
If you would like to secure a space in the exhibit hall, please fill out and mail in the Exhibitor Agreement [fillable pdf] with your check or credit card info. Once we get your information, it will be posted here on the WestPac website.
Questions? Contact Bruce Stevens at exhibits@westpac-ptg.org.
Allied Piano
www.alliedpiano.com
Allied Piano is a full-service piano company specializing in Furniture Restoration Products, Polyester and Lacquer Repair, and as a Dampp-Chaser Distributor. Finish Repair Training is offered on site and online. Visit AlliedPiano.com Today!
t : 215-491-3045
Benchworld
www.benchworld.com
Wholesaler of piano benches, bench cushion, caster cups and other music accessories.
Bridgman Piano Tools
www.bridgmanmusic.com/tools.php
Modifications of various commonly used tools in the piano tech trade.
t : 800-814-8863
Brooks Ltd.
www.brooksltdonline.com
Brooks LTD. is a wholesale distributor of piano products and supplies. Specializing in Encore Action parts by The Abel Hammer Company. Our goal is to collaborate with you, the piano technician, to create, service, and restore instruments to their finest. We are dedicated to providing consistent quality and innovation in our specialized products. We provide accurate, trustworthy service from well trained specialists who are here to support you.
We supply unique tools for piano technicians to improve their businesses. We also sell a molecular bonding agent, Tech Bond, which is an essential part of the technician's tool kit!
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
Inventronics, Inc.
www.accu-tuner.com
Inventronics was started by Al Sanderson in the seventies, first designing the Sight-O-Tuner, then in 1981 went into production of the Sanderson Accu-Tuner. Stop by to see the latest revision of the SOT and the updated line of Accu-Tuners.
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
Maker of light weight tuning hammers made with titanium, aluminum, and carbon fiber. Also offers specialty tools for string leveling.
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. Full Service Piano Parts Supplier. U.S. Distribution of Tokiwa Action Parts. Wire, Tuning Pins, Tools and Materials for Technicians and Rebuilder. Pacific "Gold Label" Hammers. Shop Services, including "Pre-hung" Hammers are available.
t : 818-700-2100
Period Piano Center
www.periodpianos.org
Period Piano Center promotes the historical piano and the gathering
of
historical piano information through its historical piano collection,
its
prototype online database - www.historicalpianosociety.org - and through
teaching and research.
Brookside Press publishes Acoustic & Digital Piano Buyer and The Piano Book by Larry Fine. Piano Buyer, the successor to The Piano Book, is a free, online, semiannual piano buying guide. For 25 years, The Piano Book and Piano Buyer 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 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 Bolduc has grown and developed over thirty years into an institution known world wide for its White Spruce Soundboards and Maple Pinblock superior quality components, as well as other products used in the manufacture and restoration of fine pianos. Pianos Bolduc also makes unique custom tools for piano technicians and rebuilders and offer online parts-catalogue, technical support and full-rebuilding service.
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 and www.touchrail.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
Ravenscroft Pianos
www.RavenscroftPianos.com
We specialize in custom piano design and building. Each piano is handcrafted with the very finest materials from around the world.
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. Now available for iOS (iPhone, iPod, iPad). Still available for Windows mobile devices and both Mac and Windows laptops.
t : 888-soft440
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.tparsons.com
Sierra Software Services and Tremaine Parsons RPT are celebrating 23 years of providing the legacy “Pscale” Piano String Scaling Software to the trade. We are also introducing a new Server (cloud) Version of Ptools Client Management. Sierra Software Services also provides low cost commercial web site hosting for Piano Technicians which include 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), and more.
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
Veritune, Inc.
www.veritune.com
Veritune provides advanced piano tuning software for Windows and mobile platforms, including Verituner for Netbooks, Verituner Pocket and our newest piano tuning app Verituner for iPhone.
t : 888-VERITUN
Vienna International DBA Hailun USA, Sauter
USA, Petrof USA
www.hailun-pianos.com
Vienna International is a wholesale piano company.
We specialize in
Hailun pianos, Sauter pianos and Petrof pianos.
t : 509-946-8078
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.
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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
Young Chang America
www.youngchang.com
The Young Chang pianos, manufactured in Korea, have been in international competition since 1967 and have won gold and silver medals for excellence in Germany, Switzerland, Spain and The Netherlands. Each component of the Young Chang is fastidiously matched and adjusted to perfection. The incredibly clear and full bodied tone is a tribute to this unusual dedication to excellence, as is its touch, durability, stability, and its mirror-like finish.
t : (310) 637-2000