DC Systems on Concert pianos

[Jeff Tanner]

Sure, I see what you're saying.  But with the installations I've done 
there hasn't seemed to be any way to position the tank without having a 
problems with the rod contacting a rib somewhere.  So I've resorted to 
cutting the rod to fit perfectly between the beams using bolt cutters, 
and I fit the hangers so that the hanger rods are far enough below the 
top of the beams that the moisture baffle doesn't contact a rib.  With 
the new plastic hangers this is much easier to do than with the old 
metal ones (which kept falling off, sliding around etc.).  The new 
plastic hangers make any installation much faster,  I think.
Jeff
On Tuesday, October 14, 2003, at 08:49 PM, fssturm@unm.edu wrote:

> Jeff,
>    For a similar reason, I have bent the rods with 4 90 degree bends, 
> to lower the
> middle.  (I hope that's easy enough to imagine. If not, say so and 
> I'll try to be
> more descriptive). I think that's easier than what you are describing. 
> Just put a
> rod in a vise and push with your hand. It's pretty soft metal. Of 
> course,
> sometimes there isn't even enough clearance for the rods themselves 
> between
> beams and ribs.
> Regards,
> Fred Sturm
> University of New Mexico
>