Tight upright DC installations

[Jay Mercier]

I just recently installed a DC on both a U1 and a 45" Steinway, both within 
the piano.  The U1 install wasn't all that tight except for the dehumidifier 
rod - it comes very close to rubbing against the middle pedal's vertical 
rod.
The steinway's system was hung up above the trapwork and the owner was quite 
pleased that I didn't have to drill through the soundboard and charge extra 
for a more expensive unit.  However, I bet not all Steinway consoles allow 
enough room.

Jay Mercier


>From: J Patrick Draine <draine@mediaone.net>
>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>Subject: Tight upright DC installations
>Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 09:42:23 -0500
>
>Dear List:
>I am interested in the list's wisdom regarding DC installations in
>Yamaha U1s and Steinway uprights.
>Yamaha U1: the kick board is rather tight, with insufficient space at
>the top for the fill tube. What do you do? File away some material
>with a rasp file or a drum sander? Recommendations from those who do
>a lot of these would be appreciated.
>Steinway uprights: The system for the tight kick board cavity (large
>pedal levers etc.) calls for a hole being drilled through the
>soundboard for the electric plug wires (and maybe fill tubes?). It's
>my customers with nearly new, highly unstable St. uprights who need
>them, but they're also the ones who would freak out if I took a drill
>to their soundboard (nightmare visions of potential lawsuits), have
>"Steinway friends" who "inform" them that DamppChasers will ruin
>their precious status symbols, etc. What do you do? I suggested
>drilling through the trap work board at a DC class at a PTG seminar,
>and the rep indicated "yeah that could work too".
>
>TIA,
>Patrick Draine

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