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<DIV><SPAN class=600365021-31102001><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial =
size=2>re:
bumpers</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=600365021-31102001><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial =
size=2>I'm
intent on having firm rubber hose of a diam. larger than the =
lid-overhang sewn
into the covers, 5 or 6 inches below the
lid. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=600365021-31102001><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial =
size=2>This
should solve the moving-through-doorways problem without adding trim to =
the lid,
or adding bumpers to all the doorways.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>The firm rubber
hose will contact first, prevent the lid from touching anything. =
Obviously, the
cover must be kept in place.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=600365021-31102001><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial =
size=2>I've
also been curious about the idea of a "rehearsal" cover, and =
am
anxious to check the link someone has posted regarding a
"leave-in-place" cover.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=600365021-31102001><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial =
size=2>Finally, consider the (routed underneath the key-bed) =
finger-grip
recesses we discussed awhile ago to provide stage-hands (literally) =
something
other than the cover to tug on.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=600365021-31102001><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial =
size=2>Mark
Cramer,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=600365021-31102001><FONT color=#0000ff face=Arial =
size=2></FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=600365021-31102001><FONT =
color=#0000ff
face=Arial size=2>Brandon University</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><SPAN =
class=600365021-31102001><FONT
color=#0000ff face=Arial size=2> </FONT></SPAN>-----Original
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> <A
href="mailto:owner-caut@ptg.org">owner-caut@ptg.org</A>
[mailto:owner-caut@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of</B> <A
href="mailto:Wimblees@aol.com">Wimblees@aol.com</A><BR><B>Sent:</B> =
Wednesday,
October 31, 2001 8:43 AM<BR><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:caut@ptg.org">caut@ptg.org</A><BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: =
Piano
Covers<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>Jeff <BR><BR>The =
Schaff
48 A or B are moving pad material. The grommet holes are intended =
for when
you move the piano on its side. My experience with smaller ones are =
that
they are so bulky, that people have a tendency not to put them on.
<BR><BR>If the piano is being moved often, as in many concert =
settings,
perhaps we need to make special precautions, or do something out of =
the
ordinary. I've never done this, but have thought about it, but has =
any one
ever considered putting some sort of rubber "rope" around =
the edge
of the lid, to protect it from the bumps against the doors? I'm =
thinking of
that stuff you put around doors to keep the weather out. (weather
stripping). If that is nailed to the edge of the lid, it could =
save it
from getting dinged. If it is black, it would blend in with the =
piano, and I
doubt anyone would see it on the stage. <BR><BR>I guess it is a =
trade off.
Do you want to see black weather stripping on the edge of the lid, =
or large
white spots, where chunks of wood have been chiseled out? Any =
thoughts on
this. <BR><BR>Wim </FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>