Yeah, no kidding. They usually have the kids moving the pianos around. The walls are cement. Doors are 5" thick big heavy doors so all the damage is always on the piano itself. We're doing a complete remodeling job for the next 2 years so our Fine Arts Center will be completely closed down. One thing they are planning is to make the door opening larger. Instead of barely squeezing through like it is now. An extra 6' on both sides would be nice but, I'm probably only wishful thinking here... -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Conrad Hoffsommer Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 6:21 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Insulated Piano Cover On 4/14/09, Gerald Groot <tunerboy3 at comcast.net> wrote: > One nice thing about an insulated cover while they are heavier for sure, is > that if they bang (and they do) the piano into the wall or doorway while > moving it, less damage might occur from the added insulation surrounding the > piano. Less damage to the wall, doorway or piano? For the lil' darlin's around here, it seems the only benefit is to muffle the sound of splintering wood and falling plaster... Doorways keep getting wider: pianos keep getting narrower. -- Conrad Hoffsommer, RPT - Keyboard Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076 _____ avast! Antivirus <http://www.avast.com> : Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 090415-0, 04/15/2009 Tested on: 4/15/2009 3:59:44 PM avast! - copyright (c) 1988-2009 ALWIL Software.
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