<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: prepped piano HELP! (xlist)</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> On 3/11/03 2:32 PM, "Donald McKechnie" <dmckech@ithaca.edu> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE>Conrad, Several years ago Alan Eder came out with a very good video on proper ways to prepare a piano. I do not have any contact info handy other than his phone number in the PTG directory. I suggest getting a copy of this video if possible and showing it to the professor. Don   Friends, It's a monday in the trenches again... Came in to find a message from one of the piano profs.  He'd done some preparation to the NYC D and says he will be doing the same to the hamburger D before his Wednesday recital. I found: -key letter designations taped to the damper heads. not a problem with the tape he used. -nodes marked on strings (plain & wound) with MASKING TAPE! I do not like any tape at all on strings, and masking tape leaves a residue. Since little mushroom me is not likely to dissuade him from taping, what tape is the least offensive (for someone hell-bent on taping) to use???? Conrad Hoffsommer - Music Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 Vox-(563)-387-1204 // Fax (563)-387-1076 - People never grow up, they just learn how to act in public. -Bryan White </BLOCKQUOTE> Don & Conrad I thought that film had been available from the home office.  It was professionally filmed with stunning photography.     At the same session I showed a film that Todd Welbourne of UW-Madison piano faculty made showing what preparation we allowed on our pianos.  While it was not the quality of Allan’s film the points were well identified and the dos and don’ts were very specific.     We put the film on reserve at the music library and required anyone doing interior performance to view the film.  It has saved many hours of answering questions and describing each procedure of installation.     If you’re interested and the damage hasn’t already been done I would be happy to see what I can do to get information about UW protocol. Joel -- Joel A. Jones  RPT Assistant Director - TEAM 2 00 3 July 2 - 6 Dallas, TX http://www.ptg.org/conv.htm jajones2@facstaff.wisc.edu           </BODY> </HTML>