I work for a relatively small Music Dept and Performing Arts Center (at Dartmouth College) in rural New Hampshire. There is no humidity control in the building (so what else is new, right?) Recently a proposal was approved and funded to enlarge an existing teaching studio and also install climate control, and make that room home for our one S&S 'D', along with another 'B' and possibly a harpsichord. This is great news, because there has never been a suitable space to store the 'D' when not on stage-- no room to build a closet or box, and there never will be because of the building's architecture. Having a suitable home for the 'D' also makes it possible to go ahead with plans to replace the instrument, something unthinkable until there was adequate storage with climate control. I will also be installing a DC humidity control system in the new instrument. My questions have to do with cost and type of system being proposed for the enlarged room, which will be approx 18'x20'. I have no background in this stuff and would like some feedback from anybody out there who has gone through a similar installation. The equipment being recommended is a Nortec humidifier and a Mitzubishi air conditioner. Costs will be $7G for the equipment and about $7G for site work and wiring. As I said, the money has been approved, but just the same, that's a whole lot of clams. Any comments? Danny Dover, RPT Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
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