Steve, I didnt respond earlier but I wonder. Is the problem unsuitable instruments for your environment or an environment unsuitable for your instruments. Ive tuned a few Walter pianos and they seem to be rock solid once the break in period is over. I certainly wouldnt think of replacing them for any MDF based box. My 2 cents. Greg Newell Greg's Piano Forté www.gregspianoforte.com 216-226-3791 (office) 216-470-8634 (mobile) From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Steven Sandstrom Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 8:39 AM To: pianotech Subject: good school pianos Thanks to all who responded to my question about good pianos for schools. I will mention to them the Sauter and Kawai UST-9 pianos that were recommended. I will also try to talk them into Dampp-Chaser systems, at least for the new pianos that don't get moved around everyday. I know most of these will not be taken care of but there are a few teachers that would maintain them. When I started taking care of the pianos at a small college again there were 14 pianos that had older Dampp-Chaser systems in them. Of those 14 only 2 were plugged in and both of those were never filled with water. Even in the piano faculty studio with 2 Steinway "B" pianos the water light was always blinking. Any suggestions on how to get people to maintain these would help too. Thanks, Steve Sandstrom -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080319/fc62485c/attachment.html
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