DC Systems on Concert pianos; was: Steinway 45 upright

[Otto Keyes]

It can still be done.  The carts I made were pretty small.

Otto

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Tanner" <jtanner@mozart.sc.edu>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: DC Systems on Concert pianos; was: Steinway 45 upright


> I've thought about that idea, but the truck would get in the way of 
> rolling the cart under the piano.
> Jeff
> 
> On Friday, October 10, 2003, at 11:42 AM, Otto Keyes wrote:
> 
> > At Banff I rigged up some damp chaser systems on small carts which 
> > could be
> > rolled under the concert grands.  Perhaps not as effective as an 
> > "in-piano"
> > system, but with a long skirt on the cover (could be attached with 
> > velcro
> > strips) it provided some control.  These were easy to cobble together 
> > (1x4
> > frame on casters), and I think it would be worth a shot.  When not on 
> > stage,
> > the pianos went in their "box" backstage & the carts went in with them.
> > Don't know if those are still in use since the new music building went 
> > in a
> > few years back, but they were reasonably effective at the time.
> >
> > Otto
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Wolfley, Eric (wolfleel)" <WOLFLEEL@UCMAIL.UC.EDU>
> > To: "'College and University Technicians'" <caut@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 8:07 AM
> > Subject: RE: Steinway 45 upright
> >
> >
> >> This piano gets trucked around a fair amount and lives on a large 
> >> union
> >> stage where people shove things around and ask questions later. Also, 
> >> its
> > in
> >> a 3,000 seat hall (Cincinnati Music Hall) and I wouldn't want to 
> >> cover up
> >> anything. They record every concert for broadcast and I'd be paranoid 
> >> of
> >> potential rattles. Do a lot of people out there use DC units onstage?
> >>
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >> Eric Wolfley
> >> Head Piano Technician
> >> Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
> >> University of Cincinnati
> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Don [mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca]
> >> Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 4:36 AM
> >> To: College and University Technicians
> >> Subject: RE: Steinway 45 upright
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Eric,
> >>
> >> Why no hope of a DC system with bottom cover?
> >>
> >> At 10:12 AM 10/10/2003 -0400, you wrote:
> >>>  to dry out it reverts a devilish false beat capo noise monster.
> >> Unfortunately, most of the concerts are during the dry months and 
> >> there is
> >> no hope of any climate control.
> >>> Eric Wolfley
> >>
> >> Regards,
> >> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
> >>
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