[CAUT] pin drop

[Paul T Williams]

Excellent :>)



From:
"Elwood Doss" <edoss at utm.edu>
To:
<caut at ptg.org>
Date:
10/28/2009 09:28 AM
Subject:
Re: [CAUT] pin drop



I’ll do it!
Joy!
Elwood
 
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Paul 
T Williams
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:08 AM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] pin drop
 
Pics? 



From: 
"Elwood Doss" <edoss at utm.edu> 
To: 
<caut at ptg.org> 
Date: 
10/28/2009 08:53 AM 
Subject: 
Re: [CAUT] pin drop
 




Me and my work-study students installed “stretchers” near the bottom of 
the legs on our benches and we’ve never had to replace a bench since.  I 
got the idea from a replacement bench we purchased from one of the piano 
supply houses and, after looking at it, decided we could do the same 
thing.  I used an exotic, dense wood for the narrow strips and, since the 
benches were black, covering screw holes and painting them were not a 
problem.  The first year I was here we replaced 3 benches and I repaired a 
couple of others.  After adding the stretchers I’ve not touched a bench. 
That was 7 years ago.  Saved the Department several thousand dollars! 
Joy! 
Elwood 
  
Rev. Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT 
Piano Technician/Technical Director 
Department of Music 
The University of Tennessee at Martin 
Martin, TN 38238 
731/881-1852 
Fax:  731/881-7415 
  
From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Paul 
T Williams
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 8:43 AM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] pin drop 
  
Yes!  And they're not perfect ;>) 

Actually, I'm wondering why, in 3.5 years I never had much problem with 
bench repairs, and then wham!  Benches are breaking right and left!  Some 
broken by students, some by professors.  Hmmmm... 

Paul 

From: 
"Dempsey Jr., Paul E" <dempsey at marshall.edu> 
To: 
"caut at ptg.org" <caut at ptg.org> 
Date: 
10/28/2009 08:36 AM 
Subject: 
[CAUT] pin drop

 
 





Hmmm, CAUT is real quiet the last few days.
Is everyone busy out checking their becket placement?

Paul E. Dempsey, RPT
Piano Technician Sr.
Marshall University
Huntington, WV
304-696-5418
304-617-1149




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