John Schienke, owner of J. D. Grandt Piano Supply, located in Richmond Hill, ON is the presenter for our 2nd X-Country seminar of 2021. The main lecture will deal with piano scale design-particularly hybrid scaling and the importance of restringing using this technology. A review of obtaining measurements for the best possible bass string set…
(COMPLETED) Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 8 PM EDT (Toronto time) … an online ZOOM event. Wayne Ferguson is a renowned concert technician who is also gifted with the ability to share his knowledge with fellow technicians. We keenly anticipate his hour lecture on several topics. There will be a Q & A afterwards as…
Jump to French content… | Aller au contenu français… Download as pdf REGISTRATION N/A Hello Fellow Piano Technicians: As business starts to slowly open up across Canada, I hope that you will still be careful. Our Sun Newspaper recently quoted our chief medical officer stating that, “Things Are Not Over Yet”. So please be careful…
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Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 1:30 PM Mountain Daylight Time (COMPLETED) This session will feature Michael Lipnicki from Calgary presenting “Performing Professional Estimates and Appraisals”. Michael has many years of piano experience including service as an international concert technician and we are looking forward to his insights on this relevant topic. Following Michael’s presentation, time…
COMPLETED, REGISTRATION FOR THIS EVENT IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. On April 25 we are launching our first Internet-based technical for our members. For this first event there is no admission charge for: 1) Members of CAPT/ACAP who are current with their annual fees. You can find out more about membership in CAPT/ACAP and renew 2020…
ARCHIVE – completed Edmonton, AB Saturday, January 25, 2020 This all day event is sponsored by the Canadian Association of Piano Technicians. Hosted at Giovanni Music and School of Music 10528 Mayfield Rd Edmonton T5P 4X4; Starts at 10 A.M. Instructors: Ron Giesbrecht (Cambridge, Ontario; semi-retired); and Calvin Wong (technician at University of Alberta,…
Vancouver, BC (ARCHIVED) Saturday, November 16, 2019 at 10 AM Pacific Time This all day event is sponsored by the Canadian Association of Piano Technicians and hosted by Daniel Mykiwka Location: Verhnjak Pianos – Unit 13, 15531 24 Ave. Surrey, BC Presenters: Bob Bjerke “My Two Cents Worth on Tuning, Pitch Correction and the ETD” Rod…
Canadian Association of Piano Technicians NEWSLETTER October 2019 Vol 1 Issue 1 Association Canadien des Accordeurs de Piano From the desk of Daniel Mykiwka (Interim President) WELCOME ALL! We are pleased to be able to offer our first newsletter. Over the past year, we wanted to take the time to discover NEW ways to enhance…
(completed) EDMONTON August 26th, 2017; National CAPT/ACAP conference takes to the road!!! Say “Happy 150th birthday Canada” plus dissolve some of the distance obstacle of our vast nation—that’s why we’re bringing a taste of our 2017 convention right to your doorstep! You are invited to join us in Edmonton for a mini-convention event featuring highlights from the…