[CAUT] Humidity control

[Paul T Williams]

We have 2 or three fraternities.  When I first started, one of them 
borrowed all my cleaning stuff and went around and cleaned all the 
practice room pianos!  That was 4 years ago and I haven't seen them since! 
 

Good thought, though.  Maybe with some faculty or director encouragement, 
they might do some more.  All the DC's however are in piano faculty 
studios, so I'd have to let them in, and schedule timing between them and 
the faculty, etc......I'm better off just watering them myself since we 
only have 5 systems.  I won't add anymore.

P



From:
"Ed  Sutton" <ed440 at mindspring.com>
To:
<caut at ptg.org>
Date:
05/04/2010 08:13 AM
Subject:
Re: [CAUT] Humidity control



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




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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