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Agraffes (and capos): Preparation for Stringing

This class will deal with agraffe (and some capo) preparation for stringing using methods which are very applicable for the small shop. The class includes the conceptual underpinning for why these areas of the piano must be addressed when installing a new string system in the piano, as well as the practical handling of agraffes (and capos).

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Bio: Paul Revenko-Jones, RPT

Paul Revenko-Jones, RPT Paul grew up in the Washington, DC area, went to undergraduate school at Grinnell College in Iowa, and did his graduate work at the University of Chicago. He was a dedicated brass player and played semi-professionally in the Midwest while gaining an interest in piano technology. After his return from the Peace Corps in 1971, he opened the first Music of the Spheres Pianoworks shop in Washington, DC. After joining the Piano Technicians Guild in 1985, he achieved RPT designation in 1989, tuned for the Lyric Opera briefly in the 1990's, and now with his wife, Oksana, runs a full piano restoration shop on Chicago's near west side as well as servicing a substantial private tuning clientele and handling the 50-plus pianos at the Music Institute of Chicago. He and Oksana founded The Chicago School for Piano Technology in 2004. He has also been an editor of the Piano Technicians Journal from 2001-2005. His interests include writing, the martial arts (ranked black belt and an instructor in aikido), and sailing their 28' sailboat Pianoforte on Lake Michigan.