[pianotech] Ethics of prop sticks.

[Elwood Doss]

At UTM we use a 3 1/2" square block of wood covered in felt.  Our vocal
majors like to use it.  Works well for us.
Joy!
Elwood

Elwood Doss, Jr., M.Mus.Ed., RPT
Piano Technician/Technical Director
Department of Music
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The University of Tennessee at Martin
Martin, TN  38238
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Nossaman [mailto:rnossaman at cox.net] 
Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 11:06 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Ethics of prop sticks.

George F Emerson wrote:
> I once designed a stick with a stop .... or should I call it a prop
with 
> a stop   Either way sound goofy enough for my granddaughter to have
come 
> up with it.  I have to confess that I did it "all by myself," which my

> granddaughter is also fond of saying.  Anyway, the stop prevented the 
> stick (prop) from coming outward further than its cup. 

I've seen various prop designs like this. The Knabe I 
mentioned, for instance. I think it's a good idea. Mechanical 
stops always work better than education, and are usually 
harder (but not impossible) to bypass.
Ron N