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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 9:00 AM, <<a href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</a>> wrote:<br>
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<div><strong><font face="Arial" size="3">A beeper instead of the flashing light.</font></strong></div>
<div>John M. Ross<br>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<br><a href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca" target="_blank">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</a></div>
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<div style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial"><b>From:</b> <a title="sandstromsw@hotmail.com" href="mailto:sandstromsw@hotmail.com" target="_blank">Steven Sandstrom</a> </div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="pianotech@ptg.org" href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" target="_blank">pianotech</a> </div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 19, 2008 9:39 AM</div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> good school pianos</div>
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<div> Thanks to all who responded to my question about good pianos for schools. I will mention to them the Sauter and Kawai UST-9 pianos that were recommended. I will also try to talk them into Dampp-Chaser systems, at least for the new pianos that don't get moved around everyday. I know most of these will not be taken care of but there are a few teachers that would maintain them. When I started taking care of the pianos at a small college again there were 14 pianos that had older Dampp-Chaser systems in them. Of those 14 only 2 were plugged in and both of those were never filled with water. Even in the piano faculty studio with 2 Steinway "B" pianos the water light was always blinking. Any suggestions on how to get people to maintain these would help too.</div>
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<div>Thanks, Steve Sandstrom</div></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote></div>
<div><br>I've installed the beepers, they just unplug the whole unit! Unless/until you can convince someone to become as dedicated as yourself about keeping it plugged in and watered it can become an excercise in frustration.</div>
<div>Mike<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.<br>- Bertrand Russell<br><br>Michael Magness<br>Magness Piano Service<br>608-786-4404<br>
<a href="http://www.IFixPianos.com">www.IFixPianos.com</a><br>email <a href="mailto:mike@ifixpianos.com">mike@ifixpianos.com</a> </div>