HVAC

[Mary C. Smith]

Ron is the first person in this discussion who has used my line...about
changes in RH providing some job security, that is. Here in Austin, we don't
get the extreme dryness in the winter that all y'all (that's the plural of
y'all) get up North, but we do have swings of RH at the School of Music of
about 40% (that is, 80% in the summer, 40% in the winter). Where are the
Dampp-Chasers? I've only installed a few down here (not at the school), but
they have helped immensely. I have friends up North who swear by them. If RH
were a bigger problem here than it is, I might make a bigger fuss about
them. As it is, I try to avoid critical tunings in January, and for the
rest, I simply plan to re-tune when I can. Piano work is a lot like women's
work (to use an unfortunate analogy) - I feel like it's NEVER done!!!


>Here in Chicago, our building was constructed in the 70's.  Surprisingly 
>enough, there is a steam-injection system for the band and orchestra areas.  
>When I came here (19 yrs. ago!), I got the building people to hook it up and 
>try and bring the humidity up.  Worked fine for a few hours untill the water 
>started running down the interior walls....  So, it's around 14 percent RH 
>today, and the SF10's hammer flanges have loosened up again, but there's 
>rehearsals in there, and the violin bridges are popping, the cellos are 
>splitting...
>Job security, I guess!
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>Ron Koval
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