[CAUT] seasonal SB failure

[Greg Newell]

I try to make sure that they remember to plug it 
in when it's set on stage. The stage crew really 
doesn't like to deal with plugging and 
un-plugging it when the stage changes during the 
performance but they've, so far, been pretty good about it.

Greg Newell



At 06:32 AM 3/3/2006, you wrote:
>It does seem strange that our highest 
>performance, most expensive instruments 
>generally don't have the same full-time humidity 
>control that we suggest for in-home clients!
>
>For your instruments that are stored in climate 
>control, what's your tuning protocol?  Do you 
>bring them out hours before the concert and let 
>them adapt to on-stage conditions before tuning, 
>or is there little effect for the first eight hours or so?
>
>For the instruments with systems installed, do 
>you keep them plugged in onstage?  Same issue 
>about the time it takes to change when 
>unplugged.  Does keeping the system plugged in 
>help combat baking under stage lights?  The 
>undercover looks even nicer from the audience 
>than before the system was installed, to me...
>
>--Cy--
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Solliday" <solliday@ptd.net>
>To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org>
>Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 12:48 AM
>Subject: Re: [CAUT] seasonal SB failure
>
>
>>I'd just like to interject that the pianos with Piano Life Saver Systems
>>installed seem to sound better all the time and the ones suffering through
>>the seasons without help have all the variance everyone is describing. I
>>mostly can compare Steinways and Yamahas and a few Bosendorfers but they all
>>tell me the same thing. In two situations in two different schools there is
>>an interesting twist. The Steinway D's are stored in climate control but
>>brought out and used for concerts only in the uncontrolled halls. One has a
>>Hamburg C as a companion with a System installed and one has a NY B and a
>>Yamaha C-3 with systems installed. These are generally considered the
>>rehearsal or accompaniment instruments but I am sure the tone and the
>>stability are better and I have seen/heard this over many years. I also have
>>to do more tamping down of bridge pins and strings on the uncontrolled
>>pianos. I can't prove nuthin' mind ya but I'm jus sayin'
>>Chris Solliday
>
>
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