[CAUT] Presentation on Piano Care

[Andrew Anderson]

We have a full system on a Steinway D in our recital hall because they  
could not control the climate to the liking of the musicians in charge  
of it.  They love it and the stage hands are very religious about  
keeping it plugged in at all times.  I did put an undercover  
(underwear) on it to hide the tanks er ... ;-)

Andrew Anderson

On Aug 11, 2009, at 4:47 PM, Fortenberry, Kevin wrote:

> David,
>
> If you are not already planning on including at least a little bit  
> of info on Piano Humidity Control systems, this is a perfect  
> opportunity for some continuing ed (or introduction in many cases)  
> on what is available.  I understand that this could easily "sound  
> like" a Damp-chaser sales pitch, but it's all in the way you present  
> it. You would not even have to mention a company name, and you could  
> keep it very brief by saying something to the effect of: "This could  
> be a fairly time-consuming topic, but I would be remiss if I did not  
> at least acknowledge that they are readily available and CAN indeed  
> help tremendously in MANY instances".
> Although there are numerous places that these systems are not  
> possible to use (recital hall, etc) THERE ARE many places in which  
> at least partial systems, and as in many faculty studios, full  
> systems are amazingly helpful. There is still such a great lack of  
> knowledge on the topic-at least in my area. (I readily admit that I  
> am not considering the climate in your area-which may be a factor)
>
> Kevin Fortenberry, RPT
> Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
>
>
> Today's Topics:
>
>   1. Presentation on Piano Care (David Bates)
>   2. Re: Presentation on Piano Care (mcneiltom at aol.com)
>   3. Re: Presentation on Piano Care (Richard Murphy)
>
>
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 11:42:53 -0700 (PDT)
> From: David Bates <dbatesa440 at yahoo.com>
> To: caut at ptg.org
> Subject: [CAUT] Presentation on Piano Care
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> The music director of a church for which I service 26 pianos has  
> asked me to present a briefing for staff (security, maintenance and  
> housekeeping personnel) on their roles in caring for the pianos.  
> Piano covers, locks and moving immediately come to mind,? along with  
> closing windows and the appropriate monitoring of heat and A/C. I'd  
> greatly appreciate any input from CAUT techs as to other info I  
> should include. Has anyone done a similar presentation? I'd be  
> greatful to hear about it.
>
> Many thanks,
>
> Dave Bates, RPT
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> ____________________________________________________________________
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> David E. Bates
>
> Registered Piano Technician
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> The Piano Technician's Guild
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> "A good quality, well maintained piano is a lifetime investment."
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> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:53:51 +0000
> From: mcneiltom at aol.com
>
> Hi, David -
>
> Sounds like an opportunity to emphasize the piano tech's need for  
> quite!
>
> ~   Tom McNeil   ~
> Vermont Piano Restorations
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:18:27 -0500
> From: Richard Murphy <rmurphy at siue.edu>
> To: <caut at ptg.org>
> Subject: Re: [CAUT] Presentation on Piano Care
> Message-ID: <C6A5EAC3.F41A%rmurphy at siue.edu>
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> Hi Dave,
>    Make sure you cover what to clean the case with and what not to.   
> I had
> to restore the finish on a church piano after about ten years.  What  
> ever
> they used left the surface dull and rough.
> Richard
>