Piano Covers

[Jon Ralinovsky]

Jeff,
Go with covers from Jill and Dennis Haley, 3468 Peck Ave. S.E., 
Salem, OR 97302.  Their numbers are 800/274-4543, 503/588-4001, fax 
503/362-6231.  They make nice heavy cotton quilted covers and they'll 
do any kind of custom work you want (grommets, etc.).

Respectfully,
Jon


>Good morning list,
>The macintosh covers on our concert grands are tearing all to pieces.
>They're also not protecting the pianos as well as I'd like, particularly
>since I installed caster brakes on the trucks.  So, I need to order new
>covers.
>
>Which ones do you suggest?  At another university where I used to work,
>they had what appeared to be an all cotton cover which had the grommets
>around the edges.  It was particularly heavy, but did a much better job of
>protecting the piano.  But I don't find this cover described in the
>catalogs unless it is the one in the Schaff (48A or B) and Jansen (J48B)
>catalogs described as "black heavy duty close-weaved duck, padded with
>cotton filling".  Schaff's "piano mover's cover" (49) is only for pianos up
>to 7'.
>
>I ordered the "black vinyl" (BLV) with the fleece lining from APSCO for an
>S&S B I service in a church, but I'm not sure that's what I want in this
>application.
>
>I remember the thread where it was discussed that heavy covers tend not to
>get replaced.  But the lids of our concert grands are being beaten to a
>frazzle against columns on our stage.
>
>Which cover do you recommend?
>Thanks,
>Jeff
>
>Jeff Tanner
>Piano Technician
>School of Music
>University of South Carolina
>Columbia, SC 29208
>(803)-777-4392 (phone)

Jon Ralinovsky
Piano Technician
Department of Music
Miami University
513/529-6548