We have locks on our two Steinway concert grands, but over the years the number of people who have keys I believe may outnumber those who don't. Consequently, those pianos get beat on more than I would like (yes, some of the students around here are real pounders). We would like to replace the whole locking mechanism (as opposed to re-keying the old locks), so I'm asking for recommendations. Jaras sells a fallboard lock through Schaff, and Pianotech sells one with the lock as part of the mechanism. Any experience/preference with these two? Are there other options to consider? We would obviously like to have multiple keys available, but some control of distribution/dupliction of those keys. Any ideas on how you work that would also be appreciated. Thanks Jeff Stickney, RPT University of Montana jpage@selway.umt.edu
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