Kent asks: << >I have a couple questions about maintaining concert pianos on stages at >universities. > > 1) Do you have a policy about the touch-up of finish damage? Does anyone touch-up as needed? Or > perhaps annually? Never?< At Vanderbilt, the 5 year old piano is still nice,the 28 year old D is beat up fairly severely. We have touch up done about 10-15 years into the use, and a refinish about every three decades. I think I lightly oiled the case of the new one when it was delivered, and it hasn't shown the fingerprints as badly as one of those dry matte finishes do. > 2) Do you have a policy on removing lids?< Oh yes, I do. However, the students and faculty don't, so our pianos are sometimes sitting there topless without me having a clue. I am not being paid to enforce rules, just to repair the damage. >There is also a history of damage being > done while removing and replacing grand piano lids. >> The greatest harm I ever saw was done when only the middle hinge pin was in. The first time the lid was opened and put on the long stick, it pivoted on the pin, breaking the prop stick, smashing the music desk and scratching everything in the path as it twisted and ripped the pin and screws out of the rim. Great fun, lots of shouting etc. Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html <BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>Start the year off right. Easy ways to stay in shape.<BR> http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489</HTML>
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