Barbara, I had the same situation with a Steinway "D" for a concert hall. The problem with the plug-unplug system is that the stage hands don't always tuck the cord up out of sight which leaves an unsightly cord for God and everybody to see during performance. I remember a few years ago attending a solo piano concert with the DC system cord hanging down from the piano and a person sitting next to me made mention how distracting is was during the concert. I might recommend this solution. Install a recessed male receptacle out of sight between the beams. This install also enables an easy connect/disconnect of the system using a conventional extension cord. The stage hands loved it and they were more apt to reinstall the power after the concert. Roger Gable P.S. A recessed male receptacle can be view in the Grainger catalogue. Part # 3D189 ----- Original Message ----- From: Barbara Richmond To: pianotech Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2011 8:28 PM Subject: [pianotech] To unplug or not to unplug 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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20110124/6a067d93/attachment.htm>
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