On this subject: I often come across homes with a floor vent near the piano, and I wondered if anyone has tried constructing covers and selling them to customers?
I was thinking that one could visit a flooring a store, cut a few pieces of different wood common wood types for common-size grates, glue some felt along the bottom, and have them available for a reasonable price. Or unreasonable, that's up to you...
It's impossible to match every flooring style on the market, but maybe one could have a few, of which one would blend in acceptably. Kind of like caster cups?
I've too often found that I will point out a fix, like a deflector, or maybe just put some books on the vent, and the customer nods but never gets around to it.
I don't know if most grates are of similar size, but the one I measured yesterday in a newish house with this idea in mind was 5.5x13.25".
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Scott Cole, RPT
rvpianotuner.com
Talent, OR
(541-601-9033
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-15-2021 07:44
From: Petrus Janssen
Subject: how to limit draft
hello James,
it's a 1973 piano and the tuning pins feel nicely tight. They are looking into having someone from the church make a deflector.
Peter
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Petrus Janssen
Peachtree City GA
678-416-8055
Original Message:
Sent: 01-15-2021 00:43
From: James Kelly
Subject: how to limit draft
How old is this piano and how tight are the tuning pins ? I would monitor the environment for at least 2 weeks using a data logger and then analyzing the graphs . If the logger is on the lid under the vent you may see changes quite frequently in 24 hours . There are plastic deflectors that can be used on small vents in homes but I am not sure what might be done to a large overhead vent. Is moving the piano to another spot possible ? Undercovers are useful but not sure how much they will help from an overhead draft. Many churches do a poor job when it comes to environmental issues often cutting back on the air conditioning and heat and then putting the hvac on turbo for weekend services. such deep cycling is bad for any instruments in the church including pianos, organs, guitars, sound equipment, keyboards, furniture, rugs
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James Kelly
Owner- Fur Elise Piano Service
Pawleys Island SC
843-325-4357
Original Message:
Sent: 01-14-2021 19:47
From: Petrus Janssen
Subject: how to limit draft
hello All,
i have a new church customer with a Baldwin L on a stage which has not held a tuning, so far. They have tried several tuners and today it was my turn.
upon inspection, i noticed air blowing from a large vent in the ceiling which came on pretty much every 20 minutes. The choir director, pianist and choir member all said they had noticed it.
I mentioned to them to investigate if the air from the vent could be re-directed away from the stage and that we could look into covers (under-cover, string cover, normal cover).
what are your findings about each of those covers in limiting the draft around the piano and help keeping it more stable?
Thank you,
Peter
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Petrus Janssen
Peachtree City GA
678-416-8055
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