[CAUT] Locking piano cover

[Aaron Bousel]

Thanks, Don. That gives me a better idea of how it works, which is helpful.

Aaron

At 07:37 PM 10/26/2010, you wrote:
>It’s hard to say if there will be damage.  Like 
>anything, a small amount of care will prevent 
>any damage.  The cable is plastic coated.
>
>It’s easy to unlock and lock, but not as easy as 
>a simple fallboard lock.  If I remember 
>correctly, you undo the lock at the tail leg, 
>then go to the keyboard end and pull the cable 
>forward and lay it on top of the piano. Then remove the cover and fold it up.
>
>Then again – how many students or faculty 
>actually fold a piano cover carefully?  Right - 
>so no matter what, there can be some damage from carelessness.
>
>Don Mannino
>
>From: caut-bounces at ptg.org 
>[mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Aaron Bousel
>Sent: Tuesday, October 26, 2010 2:30 PM
>To: caut at ptg.org
>Subject: Re: [CAUT] Locking piano cover
>
>Thanks for this info. Two more questions:
>Except for when I'm servicing the piano this 
>cover will be removed and replaced by faculty 
>and possibly students. Is it easy enough to do?
>
>Also, what is the chance of damaging the case 
>when removing/replacing the cover?
>
>thanks,
>Aaron
>
>At 05:09 PM 10/21/2010, you wrote:
>
>Instrument Covers by Jill, (google that) made us 
>a heavy padded cover for a Baldwin D Grand with 
>a vinyl coated steel cable.  The cable runs 
>through two grommets in the hem below the keybed 
>and runs straight back to the tail leg.  The 
>tail end of the cover has a heavy padded tongue 
>that protects the tail leg.  And the two ends of 
>the cable are looped and covered with a heat 
>shrink plastic.    A padlock at the tail leg 
>secures the whole thing.  (They even included the padlock).
>
>It wasn't cheap ($600.00) but the school had 
>just spent $40K on a rebuild, so they really wanted to protect it.
>
>Gordon Large, RPT
>(Colby College, Waterville, ME)
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Aaron Bousel <abousel at comcast.net>
>To: caut at ptg.org
>Sent: Thu, Oct 21, 2010 4:52 pm
>Subject: [CAUT] Locking piano cover
>
>I've been asked about getting a piano cover that 
>can be locked. Does anyone have any experience 
>with this? I'm not talking about a fallboard 
>lock. This is for a S&S B that is sometimes used 
>for "low level" recitals and lives in a room that is typically not locked.
>
>thanks,
>Aaron
>
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>Registered Piano Technician, Piano Technicians Guild
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