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October 2025
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Piano Technicians Guild Home Office • Kansas City

  • Intensive three-day skills-based course
  • Small group instruction and individual feedback
  • One piano per registrant
  • Space is limited. Only 10 slots available.
  • Open to PTG members and non-members

$1,899 PTG members/$2,199 Non-Members

Price also includes:
•  Thursday, Friday & Saturday lunch, Saturday evening wrap-up & dinner
•  Transportation between Hotel Lotus-Merriam and PTG Home Office
•  Discounted room rate at Hotel Lotus-Merriam
•  Fully-illustrated Grand Regulation Workbook
•  Grand Regulation in 37 Steps DVD Set

An intensive three-day skills-based course, Grand Action Regulation in 37 Steps will help you polish your skills in grand regulation and ensure that your clients' grand pianos are performing at full potential. Based on curriculum from Yamaha's "The Little Red Schoolhouse," participants will benefit from personal pianos, small group instruction and individual feedback. You will learn how to increase action control, even movement, maximize the dynamic range and achieve the fastest speed of repetition available. The course includes detailed demonstration and explanation of the 37 steps method of regulating a grand piano alternating with guided practice on each step. Successful participants will complete a final regulation skills assessment at the end of class.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lodging
You'll enjoy your stay at our preferred hotel, the newly-remodeled Hotel Lotus-Merriam, 9009 W Shawnee Mission Pkwy, Merriam, KS, 66202. Features include free wireless internet, hot Quickstart breakfast, free parking, in-room coffee service, microwave, refrigerator, flat panel LCD TV, 24 hour business center, 24 hour fitness center, and more. Classes are scheduled all day Thursday - Saturday. PTG provides transportation between the Hotel Lotus and the PTG Home Office each day. We have a special discounted rate with the Hotel Lotus. You'll receive reservation information to access the special PTG rate with your class confirmation.

Travel
 By air
The nearest airport is Kansas City International (MCI), about 30 minutes from the PTG Home Office.
Airport Guide

Ground transportation to and from Kansas City International airport
https://flykc.com/getting-to-and-from#ground-transportation

The PTG Home Office is located in Kansas City, Kansas conveniently close to interstates I-635, I-35 and I-70. The Hotel Lotus-Merriam is located at 9009 W Shawnee Mission Pkwy, Merriam, KS, 66202, about three miles from the PTG Home Office.

Registration

Please contact Kathy Maxwell at 913-432-9975 or kathy@ptg.org to be added to our waiting list for future class dates..
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