A ‘Grand Day’ with Jim Busby, RPT

Sat. Nov. 16     8:30-5:00pm

2401 E Minnehaha Parkway
Minneapolis, MN 55417

Join us for a full day of classes and hands on opportunities to increase your technical skills. Keep your skills growing & keep your clientele growing.  Breakfast treats/coffee & lunch included. Sign up today and save!

Schedule:

8:30-9:00 Registration (breakfast treats and beverages)

9:00-10:30 Grand regulation made easy.

In this class Jim will help you cut your grand regulation time in half by:

Learning to ‘Triage’ into tree groups

Avoiding “Rabbit Holes”

Learning efficiency techniques

10:30-11 BREAK

11-12:30 Touch weight

What is the essence of piano Touch weight?  Why is it so complicated?   Is there anything that the average technician can do to quickly improve a standard piano’s touch weight without going through a complex protocol?  In this class Jim will show you a simple-to-understand protoc9ol that can dramatically change the feel or touch of the piano that will satisfy most client’s needs.  It can quickly bring most pianos to an acceptable standard.

12:30-3:30 Lunch & Hands on Skill Building

Jim will bring several stations from PTG’s “Playground” for participants to enjoy and fiddle with.  Yes, there is something to be learned at every station, but come see how sharp your skills are and take time to learn different approaches to things you think you already know well.

3:30-5:00-Tools, Tips & Giveaways!

Being known as a “Tool Guy”, Jim loves to share tools and tips that he uses in everyday work.  In this class you’ll see a few things you may have never seen before. Plus, giveaways!

Stay until the end to receive your free tools- $100+ in savings!

Early Bird savings through 11/02/24

PTG Member $35 ($55 after 11/02)

Non-PTG Member $75 ($95 after 11/02)

$250+ savings when compared to national or regional conference attendance prices!  

Questions? email: info@mnptg.org

Jim Busby, RPT

48 YEARS AS A PIANO TECHNICIAN 13 YEARS FULL-TIME AS A CONCERT TECHNICIAN FOR BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY

<26 YEARS PART-TIME SNOW COLLEGE

ATTENDED OVER 200 CLASSES ON PIANO TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTOR AT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL PTG CONFERENCES

DIRECTOR OF PTG REGIONAL CONVENTIONS

DIRECTOR OF MASTER PIANO TECHNICIAN’S NATIONAL CONVENTION

22 YEARS AS AN ADJUNCT COLLEGE MUSIC TEACHER

9 YEARS AS A FULL-TIME SECONDARY EDUCATION TEACHER

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