<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> Conrad, <p>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. <p>Don <br>  <blockquote TYPE=CITE> <pre>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</pre> </blockquote> </html>