Welcome to the Phoenix Chapter of the
Piano Technicians Guild
Next Meeting – September 9, 2025
Business Agenda – Delegate Report and Chapter Rebuild Project
- Our chapter delegate will provide a report from the 2025 convention, annual council, and regional meetings.
- We will also discuss and make plans for the chapter’s new grand piano rebuild project to get started soon!
Technical Presentation –
Power Bridge Notching with Jason Nackard
- Join us to learn from Jason Nackard, who is coming down from Flagstaff and will be demonstrating his power bridge notching tool!
Previous Meeting – June 2025
Business Minutes
- Meeting called to order at 7:15pm.
- Jon Aycock presented a summary of the Annual Council Agenda, highlighting the nominees for Officers and Regional VP’s, and the bylaws proposals that will be voted on. Additionally, he summarized some of the key topics from the Agenda and asked for comments. These included the issue of continuing or ceasing the physical printing of the PTG Journal due to the expenses, PTG health and growth overall, Chapter Health, the issues with the PTG website, and the newly elected Executive Director of the PTG.
- A vote was held to determine how the delegate should cast his vote for the Regional VP.
- Result: Delegate will vote for Lisa Weller to remain in office.
- An additional vote was held to determine how the delegate should cast his vote for the Secretary-Treasurer of the PTG, since it was the only office with two candidates.
- Result: Jon was given permission to make the decision on behalf of the chapter, after hearing any information about the candidates presented and discussed during the Annual Council.
- A vote was held to determine how the delegate should cast his vote for the Regional VP.
- At 7:58pm, Wendell Smock presented his final treasurer report after 24 years of service as the chapter treasurer. The ledger and bank report agreed completely since the last report.
- He and Michael Stilwell also addressed that it is possibly time for the chapter to consider raising its dues.
- A piano rebuilding project for the chapter was suggested, to benefit the education and community of the member, and support the chapter financially.
- Majority of all present agreed to pursue the piano rebuild project!
- The chapter will break for July and August, and meet again in September.
Technical Presentation
Complete Voicing by Jason Allen
- Jason presented a detailed overview of the complete voicing process, beginning with filing, tuning, seating and spacing strings, mating hammers to strings, and voicing with a hart single needle tool.
- He also had a great tip about liquid dispensing bottles available from a local art supply store for dispensing voicing solutions.
Gallery – Past Chapter Meetings
