Good pianos for schools?

[Dean May]

I have a 10 year old Young Chang U116S in a school I take care of that has
held up extremely well, better than I've seen P22's hold up. And I like the
sound of the U116S much better than the P22. The P22 has always struck me as
a cheaply built bid piano. I don't know anything about the new YC's since
nobody sells them around here anymore. 

In addition to the Damp Chaser you should think about adding a bumper strip
to the piano. I've talked about it before a couple of times. Get a piece of
wood, 1x2 and make 1.5 inches longer than the piano is wide, round the
corners, stain it to match. Install it under the keybed so that 1/2" to 3/4"
sticks out. This will save the front of the piano from dings and scrapes of
pushing it through doorways.

Dean

Dean May             cell 812.239.3359 

PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 

Terre Haute IN  47802

 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Marcel Carey
Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2008 9:28 AM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: RE: Good pianos for schools?


Steve,

One suggestion that will make any piano better on the long run in the school
system:  DAMPP CHASERS !!!

I insist that they have it installed in every piano and I train a student or
a staff person to fill them up regularly (?spelling). Even if sometimes they
forget, it cures 80% of the pitch swings. Now if you could get the dealer to
stick the price of these in the sales, the pianos would last longer not to
mention your tunings.

For brands, P-22 are nice and so are T-121 (except for their cabinet that is
hard to open up).

Marcel Carey, RPT
Sherbrooke, QC
________________________________
> From: sandstromsw at hotmail.com
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Good pianos for schools?
> Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:11:03 -0500
> 
>   Does anyone have any recommendations for pianos that will hold up in a
school? The local public schools might be getting some new ones. In the past
15 years they have bought some Walter studios and some Boston studios. They
have not held up well in the very dry to very humid conditions in the school
buildings. Some of the schools have upgraded to geo-thermal systems. I don't
like these at all. It is just as dry in the winter as before but now you
have forced air drying things out more. I have always recommended the P22's
but have not worked on any of the Chinese made ones. I know no piano will do
very good under these conditions. The school district does a pretty good job
of taking care of the pianos. Music programs are still important in the
schools here. Price is always a concern. There are still some of the 40-50
year old Hamilton pianos that some teachers prefer over the newer stuff. Too
bad they don't make them like those. Any suggestions will help.
> 
>  Thanks,  Steve Sandstrom

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