Pianotech

  • 1.  Convention - who is going?

    Posted 03-02-2023 07:02

    I plan on going to my first convention after 20 plus years of being a member of PTG.  Is anyone else going?  I am fairly excited about it.  Arlington is about 9 hours from here, so I am thinking about renting a comfortable vehicle and driving up there the Tuesday before.  Maybe do the tourist thing for a couple of days after the convention and come home the following Tuesday. 



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    PATRICK GREENE
    OWNER
    Knoxville TN
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  • 2.  RE: Convention - who is going?

    Posted 03-02-2023 07:33

    Booked my room just now at the Hyatt.  Rate is $159 a day with PTG discount. Looks like regular rates are around $179 to $199.  Hopefully some of this can be written off on taxes.  :-)



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    PATRICK GREENE
    OWNER
    Knoxville TN
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  • 3.  RE: Convention - who is going?

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 03-02-2023 08:06
    Patrick

    The entire trip, including going there and coming back, all the meals, hotel room, registration, are all deductible on your schedule C. 

    My wife and I are going. We're "perennials". I've only missed one convention since 1978, my first year in the PTG. 



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  • 4.  RE: Convention - who is going?

    Posted 03-03-2023 11:11

    That's pretty amazing.  It will be nice to see folks that have helped me with action issues over the years.



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    PATRICK GREENE
    OWNER
    Knoxville TN
    (865) 384-6582
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  • 5.  RE: Convention - who is going?

    Registered Piano Technician
    Posted 03-03-2023 08:38

    I'm hoping to be there!



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    Tim Foster
    New Oxford PA
    (470) 231-6074
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  • 6.  RE: Convention - who is going?

    Posted 03-03-2023 19:59

    Hi Patrick-

    I can't encourage you enough!

    David



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    David C. Brown RPT
    Garland TX
    tunermandb88.com
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  • 7.  RE: Convention - who is going?

    Posted 03-03-2023 22:08
    Rick Butler has kindly encouraged me to think about coming.

    Around 20 years ago I came to USA at the invitation of the Latrobe
    family and we were able to do a tour of the President's House, Decatur
    House and the Capitol. The Capitol has interior spaces which are
    extraordinary architecture and well worth trying to see.

    Can one bring a guest? If anyone's interested, the tuning that I do
    enables an artist who understands the sound to enable the instrument
    to find calm. That calm is always disturbed by the beating of equal
    temperament and the instrument is denied the dimension. I'd be happy
    to tune an instrument and if an artist who works with my tuning
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oYEStjnncQ could come from Italy,
    perhaps tuning in USA might encourage better musicianship in the
    future.

    Best wishes

    David P

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