Grand half stick

[Thomas D. Seay, III]

Hi Jeff,

We take a short piece of 2X4, glue keybed felt on the ends, and paint 
it black. You can make it as long as you need, and it is quick and 
cheap!

Tom

>List,
>Have any of you ever experimented with or devised a "half" stick for
>concert grand?  One of our pianists here plays with our wind ensemble,
>amidst complaints of the other players not being able to see the conductor
>above the lid on the long stick, but the piano can't be heard when the lid
>is on the short stick.  They've also tried lid removed, but that also
>yields unacceptable results.
>
>It would need to be some sort of device which would only be used in certain
>situations, so it couldn't be a permanently installed prop.  Long story
>short, neither does the piano they perform on belong to the school of
>music, so it would have to be easily installed/removed without risking
>damage to the instrument.
>
>Any ideas?
>Thanks,
>Jeff
>
>Jeff Tanner
>Piano Technician
>School of Music
>University of South Carolina
>Columbia, SC 29208
>(803)-777-4392 (phone)


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Tom Seay
Piano Tech Office
School of Music
The University of Texas at Austin
(512) 232-2072
mailto:t.seay@mail.utexas.edu