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Has anyone made a good design for easily positionable bumpers to line the sides of doorways with minimal clearance to protect pianos moving on and off a stage?  

It's often the case that I'm not there every single time a piano is being pushed through, and so it may be getting done by students setting up for an event or class, or faculty, or student work study stage managers and tech crew students in the middle of set changes during performances.  Even with piano covers, I forsee accidental dings occurring.

I'm looking to design something simple and fast to attach to the jambs, like something that velcros in place, or like a small foam roller that clips onto a bracket unobtrusively mounted, that people will want to use, and it will protect the instruments from accidental damage.

The doors open upon a hallway, and sometimes the pianos need to make a sharp turn while still halfway over the threshold, a more complicated maneuver that not everyone has done before solo.

This is at Humboldt State University.

All suggestions welcome.  Thank you.

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Adrian Carcione RPT
(805) 823-3231
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Original Message:
Sent: 1/6/2023 1:59:00 AM
From: Adrian Carcione
Subject: Easy positionable bumpers on stage doorways to protect pianos moving through

Has anyone made a good design for easily positionable bumpers to line the sides of doorways with minimal clearance to protect pianos moving on and off a stage?  

It's often the case that I'm not there every single time a piano is being pushed through, and so it may be getting done by students setting up for an event or class, or faculty, or student work study stage managers and tech crew students in the middle of set changes during performances.  Even with piano covers, I forsee accidental dings occurring.

I'm looking to design something simple and fast to attach to the jambs, like something that velcros in place, or like a small foam roller that clips onto a bracket unobtrusively mounted, that people will want to use, and it will protect the instruments from accidental damage.

The doors open upon a hallway, and sometimes the pianos need to make a sharp turn while still halfway over the threshold, a more complicated maneuver that not everyone has done before solo.

This is at Humboldt State University.

All suggestions welcome.  Thank you.

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Adrian Carcione RPT
(805) 823-3231
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Hi Adrian,

As you may recall, at CalArts we got Instrument Covers to add "pool-noodle bumpers in a sleeve" that are attached with Velcro to the perimeter of their regular quilted/padded covers for our performance pianos. That way, it is not a question hoping that non-tech piano pushers ADDING something protective to the doors (which, I hear tell, they may not always do!).

Congrats on you new position at Humboldt!

Alan

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Alan Eder, RPT
Herb Alpert School of Music
California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA
661.904.6483
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-06-2023 01:58
From: Adrian Carcione
Subject: Easy positionable bumpers on stage doorways to protect pianos moving through

Has anyone made a good design for easily positionable bumpers to line the sides of doorways with minimal clearance to protect pianos moving on and off a stage?

It's often the case that I'm not there every single time a piano is being pushed through, and so it may be getting done by students setting up for an event or class, or faculty, or student work study stage managers and tech crew students in the middle of set changes during performances.  Even with piano covers, I forsee accidental dings occurring.

I'm looking to design something simple and fast to attach to the jambs, like something that velcros in place, or like a small foam roller that clips onto a bracket unobtrusively mounted, that people will want to use, and it will protect the instruments from accidental damage.

The doors open upon a hallway, and sometimes the pianos need to make a sharp turn while still halfway over the threshold, a more complicated maneuver that not everyone has done before solo.

This is at Humboldt State University.

All suggestions welcome.  Thank you.

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Adrian Carcione RPT
(805) 823-3231
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Original Message:
Sent: 1/6/2023 6:46:00 AM
From: Alan Eder
Subject: RE: Easy positionable bumpers on stage doorways to protect pianos moving through

Hi Adrian,

As you may recall, at CalArts we got Instrument Covers to add "pool-noodle bumpers in a sleeve" that are attached with Velcro to the perimeter of their regular quilted/padded covers for our performance pianos. That way, it is not a question hoping that non-tech piano pushers ADDING something protective to the doors (which, I hear tell, they may not always do!).

Congrats on you new position at Humboldt!

Alan

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Alan Eder, RPT
Herb Alpert School of Music
California Institute of the Arts
Valencia, CA
661.904.6483
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-06-2023 01:58
From: Adrian Carcione
Subject: Easy positionable bumpers on stage doorways to protect pianos moving through

Has anyone made a good design for easily positionable bumpers to line the sides of doorways with minimal clearance to protect pianos moving on and off a stage?

It's often the case that I'm not there every single time a piano is being pushed through, and so it may be getting done by students setting up for an event or class, or faculty, or student work study stage managers and tech crew students in the middle of set changes during performances.  Even with piano covers, I forsee accidental dings occurring.

I'm looking to design something simple and fast to attach to the jambs, like something that velcros in place, or like a small foam roller that clips onto a bracket unobtrusively mounted, that people will want to use, and it will protect the instruments from accidental damage.

The doors open upon a hallway, and sometimes the pianos need to make a sharp turn while still halfway over the threshold, a more complicated maneuver that not everyone has done before solo.

This is at Humboldt State University.

All suggestions welcome.  Thank you.

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Adrian Carcione RPT
(805) 823-3231
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