<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:st1="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)">  <title>Light fixtures</title> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PersonName"/> <o:SmartTagType namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"/>  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space;-khtml-line-break: after-white-space'> <div class=Section1> David,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Was it on a heavy use piano? <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thanks<o:p></o:p> Jim Busby BYU<o:p></o:p> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Porritt, David Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 11:27 AM To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">College and University Technicians</st1:PersonName> Subject: Re: [CAUT] durability (was funding)<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> For the past 2 years I’ve been hanging only Ronsen Wurzen felt hammers and I’ve been surprised and pleased at the longevity.  At the end of a year they didn’t even appear grooved.  Pulling the action and looking closer you could see string marks but not what you’d call grooves.  That felt is just so dense that it holds up.  The next 3 or 4 years will tell the story but so far so very-good.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> dave<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> David M. Porritt<o:p></o:p> <a href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</a><o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1> </div> From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Tanner Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 11:42 AM To: <st1:PersonName w:st="on">College and University Technicians</st1:PersonName> Subject: Re: [CAUT] durability (was funding)<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div> On Oct 2, 2006, at 6:10 PM, Rick Florence wrote:<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p>  I think our Piano<o:p></o:p> faculty are close to what your Chair does - hammers last about 4 years.  Our<o:p></o:p> performance major practice rooms make it 2-3 years.  We've tried a number of<o:p></o:p> different hammers, but the results are not much difference.  We are in the<o:p></o:p> middle of hanging a set of the new Abel Hammers (Bio felt?).  We'll see how<o:p></o:p> they do.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <div> I want to know when you guys have time to change hammers every 2, 3, 4 years....<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Our concert instruments are serviced twice a week and touched up before each<o:p></o:p> performance.  I suspect our program may a little busier than yours, however,<o:p></o:p> which necessitates the extra service.  Last year we had over 600 events.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <div> ...and get all these tunings done in 40 hours a week.<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Back to work...<o:p></o:p> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> duh...?<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Rick<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> We're having a rebuilding meeting with the dean and piano faculty in the morning.  We've had virtually no budget funding beyond my salary, and I'm taking every bit of this thread to the meeting with me.<o:p></o:p> <div> Jeff<o:p></o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <div> <div> Jeff Tanner, RPT<o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">South Carolina</st1:PlaceName></st1:place><o:p></o:p> </div> <div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>