Victor Belanger wrote: > I have a problem that maybe someone out there "been there and done that". I > am trying to find a way to anchor music stands in practice rooms. At first > I thought to attach it to one of the legs of the piano but thought better > after. I also thought of using a couple of wooden blocks and anchor those > to the cement floor, then proceed with chain and safety stuff. If any of > you has experience with this, I would appreciate any information. > I thank you in advance. I've witnessed one attempt that doesn't seem to be completely successful, but at least it makes the would-be stand mover think twice before taking it. (It was the brainchild of one of our students.) Using a rather difficult to remove type of paint (don't ask me!), he stenciled all of the new stands as follows: "Stolen from the U of M School of Music." Front and back. Haven't found one in a local church yet. But they have migrated to non-S.O.M. facilities. (The ones they use on stage, for performance, tend to be locked away and only say "property of...") Another idea I've heard discussed was offering music stand - specifically to be used in the practice rooms or in the dorm/apartment where they live - for check out at the beginning of the year. The stand is marked with a serial number and, at the end of the year, if the student fails to produce the stand, the student is billed the cost of replacing the stand (including shipping). This way, the school doesn't have to bear the cost of replacing music stands every year. Ron Torrella, RPT
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