The lecture schedule is still being finalised and more details will be added as they come to us so please check back later for the latest info.
IT'S GRAND TO BE UPRIGHT
FRIDAY OCTOBER 6th
FRIDAY OCTOBER 6th
Time |
Samford Room |
Australian Piano Warehouse Room |
Schimmel Room |
Yamaha Room |
Kawai Room |
8.30 - 10am |
Registration Open |
Exhibitor Setup |
Room setup |
Room setup |
Room setup |
10.30 - 12pm |
APTTA Committee Meeting |
Exhibitor Setup |
Room setup |
Room setup |
Room setup |
1.00 - 2.30pm |
APTTA Examiners Meeting |
Exhibitor Setup |
Room setup |
Room setup |
Room setup |
3.00 - 4.30pm |
Registration Open |
APTTA General Meeting, AGM & Election of Officers |
Room setup |
Room setup |
Room setup |
7.00 - 9.00 pm - Welcoming Function - Hilton Hotel Poolside Terrace.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 7th
Time |
Samford Room |
Australian Piano Warehouse Room |
Schimmel Room |
Yamaha Room |
Kawai Room |
8.30 - 10am |
Registration Open |
David Stanwood. 'The Stanwood New Action Protocol for grand pianos.' SNAP. |
Luke Ehresman & Tomthy Barnes 'Grow with Gazelle' |
Terry Miller 'The Hidden Mechanisms' |
Jeff Ost 'Celluloid keytop replacement' |
10.30 - 12pm |
Registration Open |
Lothar Kiesche Schimmell Keynote Speaker |
No Lecture Keynote Speaker |
No Lecture Keynote Speaker |
No Lecture Keynote Speaker |
1.30 - 3.00pm |
Registration Open |
David Salmon 'Practical Accoustics' |
Nate Reyburn 'Tuning Your Way with AI mode' |
Julian Morgan-Smith Yamaha 'Hybrid piano servicing' |
Les Davies & Bradley Saul 'Hot tips for the old & rundown' |
3.30 - 5.00pm |
Registration Open |
Paul Tunzi 'How to approach historical keyboard repairs' |
Nate Reyburn 'Keyboard & action replacement' |
Terry Miller 'Making a workspace' |
Wim Blees 'Pitch raising myths & facts' |
SUNDAY OCTOBER 8th
Time |
Samford Room |
Australian Piano Warehouse Room |
Schimmel Room |
Yamaha Room |
Kawai Room |
8.30 - 10am |
Convention Office |
Yuji Nakamura 'Practical ways of correcting touch-weight problems' |
Timothy Barnes 'Running a profitable piano servicing business' |
Robert Langley Yamaha 'Working with Retailers' |
David Jenkin Kawai 'Fine, fast & fastidious grand regulation' |
10.30 - 12pm |
Convention Office |
Dr. Li Yeoh ‘Keys to Resilience’ 'The art & science of piano rebuilding' |
Lothar Kiesche 'Regulation checklist for Schimmel instruments Part 1' |
Terry Miller 'Exercising the workspace' |
David Jenkin Kawai 'Fine, fast & fastidious grand regulation' |
1.30 - 3.00pm |
Convention Office |
Dr. Li Yeoh ‘Keys to Resilience’ 'The art & science of piano rebuilding' |
Lothar Kiesche 'Regulation checklist for Schimmel instruments Part 2' |
Terry Miller 'Exercising the workspace' |
Kerry Cooper 'How 3D printing can help in your repair business' |
3.30 - 5.00pm |
Convention Office |
Paul Tunzi Keynote Speaker ‘First Fleet Piano’ |
No lecture Keynote Speaker |
No lecture Keynote Speaker |
No lecture Keynote speaker |
MONDAY OCTOBER 9th
Time |
Samford Room |
Australian Piano Warehouse Room |
Schimmel Room |
Yamaha Room |
Kawai Room |
8.30 - 10am |
Convention Office |
Michael Ryan 'Hammer head boring using measuring gauges & jigs' |
Nate Reyburn 'Tune Jitsu Ergonomic Tuning' |
Timothy Barnes 'Pricing Piano Services' (A complement to the Profitable Business Class) |
Wytze Hoekstra 'A new Approach to Key & Hammer Weighting' |
10.30 - 12pm |
Convention Office |
Michael Ryan 'Hammer head boring using measuring gauges & jigs' |
Kerry Cooper 'How 3D printing can help in your repair business' |
Timothy Barnes 'Creating Estmates that Sell' |
Les Davies & Bradley Saul 'Hot tips for the old & rundown' |
APW Exhibition Hall. Monday 9th.
10.00 - 10.30 - Morning Tea
Lunch 12 - 1.30
10.00 - 10.30 - Morning Tea
Lunch 12 - 1.30