[CAUT] [pianotech] Dampp chasers

[Chris Solliday]

Paul, 
What is so difficult about having a student worker, perhaps with other duties as well, being trained and responsible for making sure the systems are plugged in and filling them when necessary. I have three college situations where this works well. I've even trained some to keep the fill level up so that they don't have to wait for the lights, just make their rounds. I think you could even train someone to replace pads if you wanted to, although I must admit I haven't gone that far.
Chris Solliday
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Paul T Williams 
  To: pianotech at ptg.org 
  Cc: CAUTlist 
  Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 1:36 PM
  Subject: Re: [CAUT] [pianotech] Dampp chasers


  Hi Rick, 

  I'm including this question to our fellow CAUT members for their input. 

  I only have 5 fully equipped pianos in our piano faculty pianos... (out of 110).  Richard West used to have many more here, but since there was only one of him, (and only one of me now) he found that he spent far too much time watering the pianos. BTW the pianos still haven't grown :>).   He did install just DC de-humidifier bars with humidistats on most of the pianos for the nasty humid summers, though.  This does help a great deal, if I have time to check them weekly to make sure they're plugged in. In these days, all students have plug-in contraptions, so they unplug the buggers and I have to check practice rooms out every other day, just to check this out.   

  Unless I gain as assistant to regularly check water levels, change pads, etc, I don't foresee doing any further installations. 

  Always, best to you 

  Paul 



        From:  Qshooterq at aol.com  
        To:  pianotech at ptg.org  
        Date:  05/01/2010 12:20 PM  
        Subject:  Re: [pianotech] Dampp chasers 


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  If you are asking us all, then mine is about 1%. But is this question relevant without knowing the local atmosphere?   --- Tom Gorley


  In a message dated 5/1/10 6:06:13 AM, richarducci at comcast.net writes:



  What % of pianos in your files have dc systems?
  Thanks,
  Rick Ucci/ Ucci Piano 



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