We need a Vice President

Hi Sacramento PTG Members,

We still do not have a Vice President for next year. Gene has done an excellent job and he deserves a break. Vice President is one of the most important position along with the President to keep the Chapter going. Dan Dannefelser would consider the position if our Chapter meets every other month instead of every month to allow him more time to plan for quality technicals. I personally think that this is a good idea.

(A) I would like to find out if anyone in the Chapter has any objections for us to meet every other month and (B) if anybody else is interested to be our Vice President. We need your input. Please feel free to email back to me and I will forward your comments to the Chapter Officers for further discussions.

Thank You

Mabel Chan

Needs work

An old friend of the chapter sent in this great picture. If you like this sort of thing, check out the WARPS (World Association for Ruined Piano Studies) website.

Storing up for the winter

This piano had mice living in it and one of them brought a pistachio inside.

Tuning for car repair

Hi Ted -
I need help finding a piano technician in the Sacramento area who might be willing to exchange skill for skill.

Here is the situation -
Good friends of mine, Johnny and Chelsea Burke, have a piano that desperately needs tuning - from what I understand it is not even playable. Chelsea's health over the past couple of years has been deteriorating and she has recently been diagnosed with fibromyalgia along with another serious condition that keeps her in too much pain to leave the house for any length of time. As a friend I asked if their was anything I could do and the only thing Johnny could think of, knowing I was a music major, was if I knew any piano tuners who might be willing to trade skill for skill. He thinks his wife would enjoy playing the piano if it was in tune (imagine that) and this would give her another option for activity while she is unable to leave the house. Johnny is an excellent mechanic and would be willing to trade work on a vehicle for work on their piano. They live in Rancho Cordova.

If there is anyone who would be interested please contact me at (916) 768-4044 or call Johnny directly at 916 631 7703, or email him at jandcburke@aol.com.

Thank you,
Amy Russell