music rack tray

[William Morton]

On 12, Sep 2006, , at 5:05, Brian Doepke wrote:

> Hello List,
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> There is a church piano, baby grand, that has very shallow grooves  
> in the tray of the music rack.  I imagine that the grooves are  
> supposed to help keep the music from sliding off.
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> These grooves are so shallow that they are almost useless.
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> Besides cutting new grooves in the wood, what other options do you  
> have so that the music rack can become more functional and music  
> can stay on the piano?
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> Thanks.
I had a similar problem with the music rack on a Rippen Grand.  The  
rack base was smooth,
varnished wood, with no grooves or any impediment, and I was  
constantly seeing music
slide off.

I went to a local plastics company and obtained a square rod (1/2" x  
1/2") of Lucite (transparant--
looks like glass), just shorter than the width of the rack.  While  
there I persuaded them to drill a
small hole in each end.  Took it home, attached it to the base of the  
rack, and problem solved.
It even looks like it belongs there!
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