At 04:21 PM 8/6/99 -0400, you wrote: >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 always thought putting huge electromagnets next to the doors would be a good idea... Here at the Cincinnati Conservatory, a new policy has just been implemented which requires each student to provide his/her own stand (presumedly the collapsible type that they will carry around) for all needs except onstage performances. This includes all ensemble rehearsals, practice rooms....everything. I think it is a very wise solution considering the regard the average college student has for the property of others. I suggested that the school purchase a truckload of the things and sell them to students at slightly above cost for funding the stand replacement account. With 1,400 full and part-time students and approx. 1,000 performances a year both on and off campus, there will still be a certain amount of "migration", but it is sure to be less than before. Going on music stand "round-ups" numerous times a year was driving the operations staff nuts, especially when they ended up with half as many stands at the end of the year. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Eric Wolfley, RPT Head Piano Technician College Conservatory of Music University of Cincinnati http://ucccm56.ccm.uc.edu/pianowolf/index.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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