Hi List, We are building a small hall and the architects have included a humidity-controlled storage room for the piano. While that might be handy for longer-term storage, wouldn't a piano be more stable during concerts if it were normally kept in the same ambient conditions under which they will be performed on? I don't have any personal experience with this, but I would imagine that taking a piano out of an "ideal" environment into one that has substantially more or less relative humidity (+/- 25% !) just hours before the concert would DEstabilize it. Anyone out there have experience with this? Alan Eder, R.P.T. -----Original Message----- From: solliday at ptd.net To: caut at ptg.org Sent: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 6:34 AM Subject: Re: [CAUT] Piano Garage for Temperature & Humidity Control I built one and installed several Dampp Chaser Systems which has worked very well for ten years. I had a room built in another location which was ten times as expensive and doesn't work as well. If you find a pre fab room I'd be pleasantly surprised. You can call me at 570.236.9949. Chris Solliday ----- Original Message ----- From: "Linda Holzer" <LRHolzer at ualr.edu> To: <caut at ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 14, 2006 11:33 PM Subject: [CAUT] Piano Garage for Temperature & Humidity Control > I'm writing to request information on makes and models of > climate-controlled rooms for pianos any of you recommend. I've heard > them referred to as a "piano garage" but I have never seen one. > > The recital hall at my university is going to undergo renovation. > > Previously, the Bosendorfer Imperial Grand and the Steinway "D" > pianos have simply been stored onstage on either side of the stage. > But the Fine Arts building is old, and the climate control is far > from ideal. We are looking into either purchasing a pre-built "piano > garage" to store the pianos, or building a room with temperature and > humidity controls to house them. > > Thanks for any information you're willing to share. > > Linda Holzer > > ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.
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