Piano Covers

[Fred Sturm]

Last spring I ordered the APSCO #545005P quilted cover for our new D.
Cost $135.24. I was VERY impressed with the quality - quite comparable
to a delux cover from Jill at another venue I service, and much better
than the quilted cover I had ordered from APSCO maybe ten years ago. The
outer material seems like a black ripstop nylon. QUilting in squares
like Jill's. THickness comparable, inner material a probably cotton
flannel.
	BTW, I installed bumpers on the doorjambs between hall and storage
space - 1 x 4 lumber, about ten inches long, mounted just below lid
level (I didn't have to measure, just put them below the black gouges in
the jamb), covered with fairly thick carpet mounted with staple (staple
gun, then hammered flush). They've worked quite well.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico

Jeff Tanner wrote:
> 
> Good morning list,
> The macintosh covers on our concert grands are tearing all to pieces.
> They're also not protecting the pianos as well as I'd like, particularly
> since I installed caster brakes on the trucks.  So, I need to order new
> covers.
> 
> Which ones do you suggest?  At another university where I used to work,
> they had what appeared to be an all cotton cover which had the grommets
> around the edges.  It was particularly heavy, but did a much better job of
> protecting the piano.  But I don't find this cover described in the
> catalogs unless it is the one in the Schaff (48A or B) and Jansen (J48B)
> catalogs described as "black heavy duty close-weaved duck, padded with
> cotton filling".  Schaff's "piano mover's cover" (49) is only for pianos up
> to 7'.
> 
> I ordered the "black vinyl" (BLV) with the fleece lining from APSCO for an
> S&S B I service in a church, but I'm not sure that's what I want in this
> application.
> 
> I remember the thread where it was discussed that heavy covers tend not to
> get replaced.  But the lids of our concert grands are being beaten to a
> frazzle against columns on our stage.
> 
> Which cover do you recommend?
> Thanks,
> Jeff
> 
> Jeff Tanner
> Piano Technician
> School of Music
> University of South Carolina
> Columbia, SC 29208
> (803)-777-4392 (phone)