music rack tray

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Just an idea, Rout out a U in the rack so that a 1/4" dowel can be glued in the U.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: William Morton 
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 10:34 AM
  Subject: Re: music rack tray




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


    Hello List,



    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.



    These grooves are so shallow that they are almost useless.



    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?



    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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