Piano Covers

[Jeff Tanner]

Newton,
UGA had some aluminum boxes made, and used them with the heavy covers.  The
box slides over the keyboard end and covers the entire widest portion of
the piano, but does not extend to the tail.  An iron flat bar slides
through and a padlock keeps the piano locked and protected.

Since they built the new facility, I don't think they use the aluminum
boxes anymore, but they were a deterrent when in the older facilities where
everybody had access to the rooms.

Most folks use these lightweight covers, they just yank and pull when
removing them.  I've already added "seamster" to my job description.

Booo!
Jeff

>How about a wooden box designed to fit over the entire piano, down past
>the keybed, that is nicely padded inside and tri folds.  The front
>section fold toward the back leg, the back section folds over that
>toward the keybed and the whole thing lifted off the piano to be stored
>until after the recital.
>
>Or better yet, one made of concrete that has to be lifted off the piano
>by an overhead wench, preferably a pretty one. :)
>
>The problem I had was that we had wonderful covrers but no one would put
>them back on after they practiced and eventually were abandoned as being
>impractical.
>
>The only solution is to lock the thing in a closet and let NO ONE play
>with it except you and I.
>
>We could start now teaching the next generation of kids to have a high
>respect for other's property.  Yeah, right!
>
>Have a wonderful fright night.
>
>		Newton