How about installing microwave generators in the ceilings and nuking those nasty germs. Of course other organisms (students for example) may suffer. Just a minor (un)intended consequence. But if that's not possible you could try the low tech route. I used to encourage students to respect the pianos and wash hands by putting out "educational" instructions to students at the beginning of the school year. Attached are a couple of my "publications". Enjoy. Use them if you wish. Richard West, Emeritus CAUT -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Piano Respect.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 72190 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut.php/attachments/20090924/25fc87a3/attachment-0001.pdf> -------------- next part -------------- On Sep 23, 2009, at 10:03 PM, Ron Nossaman wrote: > Stan Kroeker wrote: >> So, short of Nossaman's suggestion to hose down the students >> before entering their studios, keep on /educatin'/ but resist the >> temptation to introduce any more chemicals to our precious >> instruments than the ones found in our tool kits. > > Indelicately put as it may have been, the only realistic approach I > can see is to disinfect the incoming before the fact, rather than > try to purge the area after each has come and gone. > Ron N
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