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<DIV>Wim:</DIV>
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<DIV>We just had our main "D" refinished over semester break. It has a
fully padded cover and I've had the backs of the doors going into the piano
garage carpeted. The back of the garage is also carpeted. Still it
has several dings, and one nice scrape already. It bugs me, but I'm not
willing to stay there and guard the pianos 24/7. They're going to be used
and moved by students. I need to get a burn-in knife and learn how to use
it I guess. I've avoided doing any of the "pretty" work since I have zero
skills in that area. I hate to start using a Magic Marker at this
stage. I had done a lot of that before we got it refinished. </DIV>
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<DIV>We did put locks on our recital pianos at one time, but that was a hassle
and it didn't seem to help. In fact we had one visiting "artist" come in
and break the lock off. He hasn't been back!</DIV>
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<DIV>dave<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>*********** REPLY SEPARATOR
***********<BR><BR>On 3/6/02 at 6:01 PM Wimblees@aol.com wrote:</FONT></DIV>
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face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>The university got a new B 2 weeks ago, (a
gift from an Alumni), for the recital hall, and in just a couple of days,
someone has put some major scratches on the top. Although I was expecting the
piano to take some abuse, I was disappointed in how soon it got damaged. The
recital hall gets used about 4 periods a day for classes, and 4 hours a day
for rehearsals, recitals, lessons, etc. We are going to try to keep the room
locked, but most of the time it is open. <BR><BR>The chair doesn't want to
restrict the use of the piano. Although there is a light weight cover on it,
and I have ordered a heavy duty cover, some of the piano faculty want to keep
the piano under lock and key. <BR><BR>What are some of you doing to keep new
or newer pianos in good condition, not so much action wise, but appearance
wise? <BR><BR>Wim <BR>Univ. of Alabama</FONT><FONT size=2
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David M. Porritt
dporritt@mail.smu.edu
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
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