D/C covers

[Don]

Hi Mark,

I like the idea of a *skirt* around the piano. I have had no luck with full
length floor covers and DC systems. Whether it is because the cover comes
*off* when you play or for other reasons--it simply doesn't do the job the
way the back covers on uprights work.

At 01:57 PM 08/18/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>My hunch (all of these pianos are in instituitons) is that air flow is the
>culprit.  One instrument that swung wildly, even after several revisions of
>the D-C system, has settled down to within 4cts (documented over two years)
>since the hall owners agreed to add a near "floor-length" hem to the
>existing cover.
>
>I never did determine the source of(ventilation) problems, and at plus or
>minus 4 cents, don't feel I need to.
>
>I'm thinking more along the lines Ken does, in that rather than trying to
>"eliminate" the free-flow of air (and resident moisture), I'd just like to
>"slow it down" to a rate the D-C can easily deal with.
>
>The direction I'm heading with grands, is the D-C systems plus a near
>floor-length full-piano cover to reduce draft. I want to test opinion here
>(BU)about the concept of rehearsal covers (does such an animal exist?) where
>the cover has a deliberate and convenient "half-open" position, allowing use
>of the piano without entirely removing the cover.
>
>Any thoughts?
>
>Mark Cramer,
>
>Brandon University
>
Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

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