Recently, I changed from the reusable cloth bag to a paper one. I got tired of the huge volcanic eruption of dust that spewed every time I emptied the bag. Also, the cloth bag gets gradually clogged, and diminishes the suction. Bagless would be better, except that it also exposes the dust when you empty it. Not good, especially if you happened to vacuum up some rodent droppings. Yuck!
Another consideration is the noise. My wife's Oreck came with a portable canister vac that would wake the dead. I never took it with me on jobs. I recently purchased an Electrolux Oxygen canister vacuum for her. Literally, it is so quiet you can't hear it, just the rushing air sound coming from the nozzle. I would use this, except it's a little bulky and tad bit heavy, not exactly the portability you need for our work.
Paul McCloud
San Diego
Gary,
I think Paul answered your question. Just as long as the vac is easily portable and has a crevice tool attachment. Some tuners want a disposable bag so they don't breath in all the mouse droppings and dust. My Sanyo vacuum weighs 7 pounds and I can carry it with three fingers. It has the crank type filter empty system and never needs a bag. I just hold my breath when I dump it out every month. Like Paul's Hoover, it is also about 30 years old and I have two identical ones as back ups but they don't have the retractable cord like the the one I use for piano cleaning. I do clean and polish the vacuum case every year so it doesn't look like it has been laying in the landfill. I remember buying the two back up Sanyo vac's at the same time and paying about $17 each for them at the going out of business sale of Woolworth's stores.
I always clean, dust with a microfiber rag and use the under string wand on grands, a old thick make up brush for between the pins and they vacuum, before I begin tuning. I have never charged for doing the cleaning, except once when it took me an hour to clean the filthiest Steinway grand I have ever serviced.
Bob Highfield
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What is the best vacuum to use for cleaning dust out of customer's pianos?
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Gary Howell
Melbourne FL
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Gary,
I think Paul answered your question. Just as long as the vac is easily portable and has a crevice tool attachment. Some tuners want a disposable bag so they don't breath in all the mouse droppings and dust. My Sanyo vacuum weighs 7 pounds and I can carry it with three fingers. It has the crank type filter empty system and never needs a bag. I just hold my breath when I dump it out every month. Like Paul's Hoover, it is also about 30 years old and I have two identical ones as back ups but they don't have the retractable cord like the the one I use for piano cleaning. I do clean and polish the vacuum case every year so it doesn't look like it has been laying in the landfill. I remember buying the two back up Sanyo vac's at the same time and paying about $17 each for them at the going out of business sale of Woolworth's stores.
I always clean, dust with a microfiber rag and use the under string wand on grands, a old thick make up brush for between the pins and they vacuum, before I begin tuning. I have never charged for doing the cleaning, except once when it took me an hour to clean the filthiest Steinway grand I have ever serviced.
Bob Highfield