I have had a similar experience at the University of Richmond. If your Physical Plant guys can give you a space that is GUAUANTEEEEED to not flucuate much beyond 40---50% RH. It will be a real blessing. Especially for the piano. If you tune it every 2 weeks or so after a while you should have an extreeeeemly solid instrument.. Ther harpischord is another matter. Just remember Murphy's Law and also rememmber that it would be a lot worse if there were no humidity control/ I hope this helps Tom ( tunerguy) Cobble
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