I think they're a little redder in person. The organ is a Dobson. They bought it when we got the new building. Jeff On Friday, October 10, 2003, at 04:12 PM, Wolfley, Eric (wolfleel) wrote: > Hey Jeff, > > I like the pink railings...nice looking organ. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Eric Wolfley > Head Piano Technician > Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music > University of Cincinnati > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Tanner [mailto:jtanner@mozart.music.sc.edu] > Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 2:28 PM > To: College and University Technicians > Subject: Re: humidity control in concert pianos > > > How do you hide the unsightly cords during performance, or expect > others who move the pianos to do it correctly? Or protect cords from > damage by those who aren't considering cords when the piano is pulled > out for use? It is unreasonable to expect me to be here 24-7 to move > the pianos. > > Our situation may or may not be unique, but our most used piano is > "stored" in concert position, so having cords draped across the stage > at all times would not be acceptable. Our "piano closets" did not turn > out to be useful for storing pianos for both climactic and logistical > reasons, so both pianos are kept onstage at all times, and the piano > closets have become storage for music stands, choral risers, > chalkboard, lecture podium, etc. > > You can see here how our pianos are stored, except that the piano is > uncovered for the picture: > http://www.music.sc.edu/Facilities/RecitalVR.html > (cut and paste to your browser - this new mail program is supposed to > automatically paste as a link but it's not doing it) > > You can click on the picture and drag it around to see the hall. (This > is cool. I didn't know until just now we had this.) Piano closets are > the double doors on each side of the stage. You can also see our wind > tunnel (HVAC return vent) to the right of the organ where someone > occasionally leaves a piano when their event requires a full stage > without piano. The 2nd piano is to the left of the organ. > Jeff > > > On Friday, October 10, 2003, at 11:25 AM, Don wrote: > >> Hi Jeff, >> >> I've changed the thread. >> >> That's very simple to arrange. Take a rechargeable emergency >> flashlight, >> replace the bulb with a buzzer and splice it into the power cord of >> the DC >> unit. When the unit is unplugged it will buzz for about 20 minutes. >> Trust >> me--they will plug it in! I'd really appreciate the DC people >> including >> this as an optional "add on". >> >> A refinement to this would be to use one of the many uninteruptible >> power >> supplies that are used on computers--I do think this is overkill--but >> I'd >> do it in a flash if I could purchase a unit where the "beep" could be >> turned off for concerts--there would then be no cords needed during a >> performance. >> >> The local University concert venue's here have DC units on the two >> pianos >> used for that purpose. >> >> >> At 10:55 AM 10/10/2003 -0400, you wrote: >>> If he's like us, there is no way to expect to keep one plugged in on >>> a >>> concert instrument. >>> Jeff >>> >>> On Friday, October 10, 2003, at 08:35 AM, Don wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Eric, >>>> >>>> Why no hope of a DC system with bottom cover? >>>> >>>> At 10:12 AM 10/10/2003 -0400, you wrote: >>>>> to dry out it reverts a devilish false beat capo noise monster. >>>> Unfortunately, most of the concerts are during the dry months and >>>> there is >>>> no hope of any climate control. >>>>> Eric Wolfley >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. >>>> >>>> mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca >>>> http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ >>>> >>>> 3004 Grant Rd. >>>> REGINA, SK >>>> S4S 5G7 >>>> 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >>> >>> >> >> Regards, >> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. >> >> mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca >> http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ >> >> 3004 Grant Rd. >> REGINA, SK >> S4S 5G7 >> 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner >> _______________________________________________ >> caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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