Vending machines in music buildings?

[David Ilvedson]

Wouldn't it be possible to cut a piece of masonite to fit the area directly
over the tuning pins/hammers/dampers and cover this with an absorbant
material.  This along with the no drinks in the practice rooms rules should
eliminate most of the problems?  

David I

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On 8/20/01 at 10:46 AM Ron Torrella wrote:

>John Minor wrote:
>
>> We have students petitioning to have VENDING machines installed in our
>> music building! It sounds insane to me, but I thought I'd check with
>other
>> techs to see if this is "usual".
>>
>> John Minor
>> University of Illinois
>
>We have them, here. I'm constantly reminding instrumentalists (pianist and
>others) that that can of pop will be very expensive if it spills. Lots of
>times, the student picks up the can and says, "It's empty!" I'm working on
>a
>panicked facial expression (color-drained) as a response.....
>
>It turns out that international sign language (you know, the soda pop cup
>with
>a straw stuck in it and bubbles rising from the cup -- all with a slashed
>circle super-imposed) is totally ineffective. Visual desensitization
occurs
>after they've stared at the sign for more than three days, I think.
Doesn't
>even occur to them that the sign days "no food or drink"!
>
>So far, <knock on wood> there have been no spill incidents.
>
>Ron Torrella
>University of Michigan
>
>
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