[CAUT] Humidity control

[Ed Sutton]

Paul,
Does your school have a chapter of Synphonia (sp?) or other music fraternities? Organizations like this may be willing to volunteer to help the music department. 
In a school in Louisiana where I once worked, the football team (yes, football team) had an on-campus volunteer program!

Ed S.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Chris Solliday 
  To: caut at ptg.org 
  Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 9:01 AM
  Subject: Re: [CAUT] Humidity control


  Paul,
  In churches and smaller situations like public schools the custodians are often tapped to expand their job descriptions to include climate control system maintenance. I have successfullly trained them. Another possible avenue.
  Isn't it obvious to everyone that the pianos with complete systems are more stable and a joy to play? If not I would be tempted to make it so. The rest would follow from there.
  Best of luck to you in a tough situation.
  Chris Solliday
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Paul T Williams 
    To: caut at ptg.org 
    Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 5:02 PM
    Subject: Re: [CAUT] Humidity control


    Educating is a fine tool, unless you're talking to the tool maker!  Fortunately, we only have 5 units with full systems on them, so I'll have to trudge on, sadly.  I can't even get the piano faculty to water them themselves.. (to be expected as they are, undoubtedly and in their minds, the best musicians in the land and can't lower themselves to work that can be done by "the help"...) 

    paul 



          From:  "Chris Solliday" <csolliday at rcn.com>  
          To:  <caut at ptg.org>  
          Date:  05/03/2010 11:44 AM  
          Subject:  Re: [CAUT] Humidity control 


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    I too use this carrot or is it the stick? Well anyway when "climate control
    system service," at my regular hourly rate, appears on my invoice the worker
    is usually asked to do a better job. I'm not sure this would work for Paul's
    current enslavement. I think the only way out for him is educating the
    director.
    Chris Solliday
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: "James Schmitt" <pianotenor at comcast.net>
    To: "PTG Caut" <caut at ptg.org>
    Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 10:57 AM
    Subject: [CAUT] Humidity control


    > I am finding a good motivator in keeping Dampp chasers serviced is
    > having the little talk up front before I install systems about the
    > fact that I will be charging the school for maintenance.  When, not
    > if, the school wants to stop paying for that service there is already
    > a track record in place for the chair to be willing to follow up on
    > having someone else do that work.  If the DC is making a difference it
    > will be evident when the system is not serviced.
    > James Schmitt,RPT
    > University of Portland



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