On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 9:00 AM, <jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca> wrote: > *A beeper instead of the flashing light.* > John M. Ross > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada > jrpiano at win.eastlink.ca > > ----- Original Message ----- > *From:* Steven Sandstrom <sandstromsw at hotmail.com> > *To:* pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> > *Sent:* Wednesday, March 19, 2008 9:39 AM > *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 > > I've installed the beepers, they just unplug the whole unit! Unless/until you can convince someone to become as dedicated as yourself about keeping it plugged in and watered it can become an excercise in frustration. Mike -- The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution. - Bertrand Russell Michael Magness Magness Piano Service 608-786-4404 www.IFixPianos.com email mike at ifixpianos.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20080319/62df5ff2/attachment.html
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