The correct use of the short prop stick has always been to hang your coat on while the larger prop stick is suporting the lid and you are tuning the piano. :>) Paul Milkie ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Paul T Williams <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu> To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Ethics of prop sticks. Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:03:28 -0600 No. they asked for them. Paul From: wimblees at aol.com To: pianotech at ptg.org Date: 01/09/2010 08:54 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Ethics of prop sticks. 2x4 about 3" wrapped in black duct-tape. they keep disappearing which is a mystery... They are probably stolen by professors, who use them to get the attention of their students. The professors probably wish you put longer ones in the piano. Wim -----Original Message----- From: Paul T Williams <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu> To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Sat, Jan 9, 2010 11:11 am Subject: Re: [pianotech] Ethics of prop sticks. Similar to us at UNL. The flutists like a 2x4 about 3" wrapped in black duct-tape. they keep disappearing which is a mystery... Paul From: "Elwood Doss" <edoss at utm.edu> To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Date: 01/09/2010 02:36 PM Subject: Re: [pianotech] Ethics of prop sticks. 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 355 Clement Hall The University of Tennessee at Martin Martin, TN 38238 731/881-1852 FAX: 731/881-7415 HOME: 731/587-5700 -----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 ____________________________________________________________ Senior Assisted Living Put your loved ones in good hands with quality senior assisted living. Click now! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=PwUCydlXjO4WosseT5epXQAAJ1ButuDroy30iobj4ZCrBRnSAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASUQAAAAA= -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100111/f7eb8957/attachment.htm>
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