Pianotech

Customer has a really nice Yamaha C7 piano in her living room, in not the best location. But, like with most pianos, they tell us where they're going to live. So, this one is not going to be moved. Lots or possible reasons for the instability this piano exhibits but on my last visit I noticed that the AC/Heater vent on the wall at floor lever, about four feet behind the bench while seated and playing, blows right across my feet and up under the piano. I'm thinking that a bottom cover, as opposed to a string cover, would be the best solution for this. Today's question: Who makes bottom covers? I mean besides Dampp-Chaser. Or... would it just simpler to invest in a couple yards of wool felt and staple it in myself?

Customer has a really nice Yamaha C7 piano in her living room, in not the best location. But, like with most pianos, they tell us where they're going to live. So, this one is not going to be moved. Lots or possible reasons for the instability this piano exhibits but on my last visit I noticed that the AC/Heater vent on the wall at floor lever, about four feet behind the bench while seated and playing, blows right across my feet and up under the piano. I'm thinking that a bottom cover, as opposed to a string cover, would be the best solution for this. Today's question: Who makes bottom covers? I mean besides Dampp-Chaser. Or... would it just simpler to invest in a couple yards of wool felt and staple it in myself?

Try a heating vent deflector. Inexpensive ones are clear plastic that magnetically attach to the existing vent. Mounted on the floor edge of the vent, it would direct the air flow straight up the wall, or straight out into the room-not to the side.

It's basically a 1/4 of a circle the width (sometimes adjustable) of the long side of the vent. Also available are replacement vents in which you can direct the air flow to where you want it to go. There are wood looking ones if one needed to match wall paneling.

$6.00 at Home Depot. A lot cheaper than an undercover.... !

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Customer has a really nice Yamaha C7 piano in her living room, in not the best location. But, like with most pianos, they tell us where they're going to live. So, this one is not going to be moved. Lots or possible reasons for the instability this piano exhibits but on my last visit I noticed that the AC/Heater vent on the wall at floor lever, about four feet behind the bench while seated and playing, blows right across my feet and up under the piano. I'm thinking that a bottom cover, as opposed to a string cover, would be the best solution for this. Today's question: Who makes bottom covers? I mean besides Dampp-Chaser. Or... would it just simpler to invest in a couple yards of wool felt and staple it in myself?

Customer has a really nice Yamaha C7 piano in her living room, in not the best location. But, like with most pianos, they tell us where they're going to live. So, this one is not going to be moved. Lots or possible reasons for the instability this piano exhibits but on my last visit I noticed that the AC/Heater vent on the wall at floor lever, about four feet behind the bench while seated and playing, blows right across my feet and up under the piano. I'm thinking that a bottom cover, as opposed to a string cover, would be the best solution for this. Today's question: Who makes bottom covers? I mean besides Dampp-Chaser. Or... would it just simpler to invest in a couple yards of wool felt and staple it in myself?