[CAUT] Undercover (install notes)

[Barbara Richmond]

Hi Mark,

OK, I'd like to hear the "rest of the story."  How much of a change did the 
undercover make? (in cents if possible, please).  I don't doubt that it made 
a difference, I just want to know how much.

Thanks,

Barbara Richmond, RPT


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Cramer" <Cramer at BrandonU.ca>
To: "CAUT" <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2005 11:12 AM
Subject: [CAUT] Undercover (install notes)


> Thanks to everyone who dropped by the Dampp-Chaser booth in KC to see our
> install demonstration.
>
> Roger asked for feedback regarding the "heat and bond method," so here's
> some of my own, from an install completed this just twenty minutes ago:
>
>
>
> KG-3c / Church Piano / G6PS-50 system plus 2-25w bars / still swings 25
> cents @B2 seasonally!
>
> Arrived in the sanctuary at 11:15, finished and submitted my bill at 
> 11:50.
>
> Thirty-five minutes to fit and trim the undercover... perhaps sooner, if 
> the
> caretaker had taken my hint(s).
>
> Pre-stapled the bonding-tape around the rim for convenience. (feeling a 
> bit
> shaking today, too much coffee!)
>
> Made sure to use the Heat n Bond product marked "SUPER" or "SUPER WEIGHT."
>
> Started fitting/ironing at the corner of the bass rim and belly rail, to
> take advantage of two straight sides.
>
> Saved loads of time, as only the treble and tail sides required trimming.
>
> Second pass all the way around with the warm iron, just to be sure.
>
> Done!
>
> Notes for next time:
>
> 1.) Bring fleuro-trouble light, makes it easier to see where the bonding 
> is
> and where to trim.
>
> 2.) A dull knife isn't a knife!
>
> 3.) Send the caretaker on a long errand while I'm working! ;>)
>
> best regards to all,
>
> Mark Cramer,
> Brandon University
>
>
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