good school pianos

[Michael Magness]

On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 9:00 AM, <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca> wrote:

>  *A beeper instead of the flashing light.*
> John M. Ross
> Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
> jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Steven Sandstrom <sandstromsw at hotmail.com>
> *To:* pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 19, 2008 9:39 AM
> *Subject:* good school pianos
>
>   Thanks to all who responded to my question about good pianos for
> schools. I will mention to them the Sauter and Kawai UST-9 pianos that were
> recommended. I will also try to talk them into Dampp-Chaser systems, at
> least for the new pianos that don't get moved around everyday. I know most
> of these will not be taken care of but there are a few teachers that would
> maintain them. When I started taking care of the pianos at a small college
> again there were 14 pianos that had older Dampp-Chaser systems in them. Of
> those 14 only 2 were plugged in and both of those were never filled with
> water. Even in the piano faculty studio with 2 Steinway "B" pianos the water
> light was always blinking. Any suggestions on how to get people to maintain
> these would help too.
>
> Thanks, Steve Sandstrom
>
>
I've installed the beepers, they just unplug the whole unit! Unless/until
you can convince someone to become as dedicated as yourself about keeping it
plugged in and watered it can become an excercise in frustration.
Mike

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Michael Magness
Magness Piano Service
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www.IFixPianos.com
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