Disklavier

Wanda,

If you dont have a surge protector protecting your piano, >RUN<, 
dont walk, to your nearest best buy, comp usa, or whatever youve got 
and buy a good one.

You have a $10,000+ piano. Its worth the 50-100 bucks to protect it 
from dirty electricity.

go to:

http://www.howstuffworks.com/surge-protector.htm

and read the whole article.

-Colin

--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, wandamusic@... wrote:
>
> Hi to all the helpful members on this list!
>  
> I only recently got my disklavier, and am wondering about a need 
to plug  
> piano into "surge suppressors". As the electrical components seem 
to me that  
> they are likely to be damaged by a lightening strike, it occurred 
to me this  
> would be necessary as a protection.
>  
> Any comments? Does anyone  know for sure?
>  
> ALSO when they delivered my piano, they plugged the box part in, 
moved the  
> piano too close to the wall to get that plug out OR to plug in a 
speaker 
> system.  I am thinking of either adding an outlet next to the 
piano and abandoning 
> the  one behind it (which will involve getting strong helpers to 
move the 
> piano) or  moving out one end (helpers still needed!) and putting 
a power strip 
> back  there.
>  
> I'd love any advice. I do not want to lose this investment with a 
power  
> surge!
>  
> ALSO - are there any other forums discussing this instrument? Or 
any sites  
> where owners trade files?  
> 
> Blessings,
> Wanda
> 
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