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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></BODY></HTML>