[pianotech] New shop lighting and accessories

[barbara at pitchperfectpianos.com]

Thank you, everyone for your responses and wonderful advice for how to light and construct my new shop. Right now, I only have a desk, some shelves and a pegboard with a few tools. My husband and his dad are going to install the wiring for the lights and electrical outlets some time within the next month. (That should be interesting <grin>).  

I'll definitely be drawing up a blueprint and will probably have some help with that as we hire a contractor to frame out the walls and put up the insulation and drywall to section out the basement.  The additional suggestions about the sound-proofing, rubberized floors, sockets on the ceilings, etc. were all great tidbits of advice I never would have thought of until it's too late.   

Thanks again to everyone for your input.  It's a blessing to have such great group of experienced technicians willing to selflessly share their knowledge to help another fellow colleague. 

Barbara Nobbe, RPT
Pitch Perfect
859-489-4793
barbara at pitchperfectpianos.com

-----Original Message-----
From: "joel a. jones" <jajones2 at wisc.edu>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:38:36 
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Subject: Re: [pianotech] New shop lighting and accessories

Barbara,

Check the fluorescent lighting so that you don't install the humming  
kind.  My electricians
put in plenty of fixtures, but when they were turned on I needed  
sunglasses, plus ear plugs.
They changed the fixtures or ballasts and somehow eliminated the  
humming.

Also the overhead pull down extension idea is a good one.  Put the   
extensions so they come
down beside the bench. Keep the end of the cord above head level.    
KLUNK.

Joel Jones, RPT
Madison, WI

On Oct 13, 2009, at 5:52 PM, Claude Harding wrote:

>
> Hi, Barbara,
>  I'm sure you will get plenty of input on this, but my opinion is  
> use high
> energy florescent fixtures, and plenty of them.  If you debate about  
> needing
> sunglasses when you turn them on, you've got it just about right.  
> Even then,
> you may need some extra lights over workbenches. I have plenty of  
> florescent
> lighting in my 32X48 shop, and I love being able to SEE when I'm  
> working on
> stuff.
>  My opinion; worth every penny it cost you.
> Congratulations on the RPT thing!!
>
> Claude Harding, RPT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org]  
> On Behalf
> Of barbara at pitchperfectpianos.com
> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 5:32 PM
> To: PTG
> Subject: [pianotech] New shop lighting and accessories
>
> Hello list,
>
> My family and I recently moved into a new house which we specifically
> purchased because of its full, unfinished walkout basement, of which a
> portion is dedicated to becoming my new shop. I'm very excited as  
> this will
> be my first shop and it's in such a skeletal shape that I can't wait  
> to fill
> it up with all new tools and widgets and doodads...oh, and pianos to  
> tinker
> with too!  In fact, I just purchased my first project, a Hamilton  
> studio,
> which I hope to restring the bass, put new hammers on, rebush the  
> keys,
> regulate and on and on...
>
> Anyway, I digress. My question is: What sort of lighting would be  
> best?
> Currently, there are a total of 4 bulbs in the entire basement and  
> it's
> really dark. We are going to have to wire for more electrical  
> outlets and
> lights. Should I stick with traditional bulbs or would fluorescent  
> lighting
> be better for the shop?  Or canister spot lights?
>
> Any advice would be appreciated. Thank you! :-D
>
>
> Barbara Nobbe, RPT
> Pitch Perfect
> 859-489-4793
> barbara at pitchperfectpianos.com
>
>





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