After market practice pads

[Geoff Sykes]

Even though it's just a drawing, I can tell that the mounting and
functionality of the piano mute in the Schaff catalog really beats the Quiet
Keys system. And it's less expensive. Thanks for the tip.
 
-- Geoff Sykes
-- Los Angeles
 
 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Dave Davis
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 10:19 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: After market practice pads


Schaff has a "Piano Mute" on pg. 26, No. 1843 in the new catalog. I saw one
installed recently and it worked well, though I didn't look close for
quality. 
 
Congrats on passing the exams!!
 
Dave Davis, RPT


----- Original Message ----
From: Geoff Sykes <thetuner at ivories52.com>
To: "Pianotech at Ptg. Org" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 10:06:35 PM
Subject: After market practice pads


I recently received a request to install an after market practice pad on a
new upright piano. The middle pedal is bass sustain. The manufacturer of the
piano, even though they market a piano where the middle pedal is bass
sustain and the practice pad is activated with a lever under the keybed,
does not sell the practice pad as an add on. The only third party practice
pad I was able to find was the Quiet Keys System. While it did accomplish
the task, both the customer and I felt that it was cheap in both design and
materials. In fact it showed serious signs of rust in only the first month.
And this is Southern California in the Summer. Does anyone know of a third
party practice pad system for uprights other than Quite Keys?
 
-- Geoff Sykes
-- Los Angeles


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