[pianotech] To unplug or not to unplug

[Mike Spalding]

Barb,

No problem for the 2 or 3 hours of rehearsal.  It's the "plug it back 
in" part that will be critical.  If they can remember to do that they'll 
be fine.

Mike

PS  Help them avoid ripping the cord off the DC.   Coil the cord and 
clip it to the beams/rim such that only a couple feet hang down, not 
enough to reach the floor and get caught under the stage truck wheels.  
Maybe the extension cord hanging out of the wall outlet will remind them 
to plug it back in??

On 1/23/2011 10:28 PM, Barbara Richmond wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> I will be installing a full DC system with undercover on a Yamaha C-6 
> that lives in a large parish hall. The piano is stored on near the 
> wall on one side of the room.  Every week it is rolled out mid-room 
> for a chorus rehearsal.  It seems like it would be OK to unplug the 
> system, move the piano and use it for rehearsal, and then roll it back 
> and plug it back in. Or, I thought about using some sort of 
> retractable extension cord, but am concerned about how well that would 
> really work--then there is the concern about the chorus members 
> tripping over the cord.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Barbara Richmond, RPT
> near Peoria, Illinois