2nd question

[Don]

Hi,

In regards to your second question. I was for several years the tuner for
an open air music festival. The piano(s) required many tunings per day. My
job became easier after I hit upon the idea of have 2 500 watt halogen work
lights shining on the piano over night. This helped immensley! I am a firm
believer in damppchaser, but in this case I think the halogen lights are
the way to go

>2.  I have been tuning for a local concert promoter (Sebastopol Celtic
>Festival, and misc. folky events). He puts on the Kate Wolf Memorial Music
>festival in Sebastopol outdoors at a little family owned vinyard...He is
>thinking of having an artist who is a pianist, but I'm not sure about the
>tuning stability.  Last year at the festival, one day was foggy and cold
>(temps in the 60s) & the next day was sunny and in the upper 80's.  Also
>the stage is out in the open in a field with no indoor storage for the
>piano.  The festival is in june which is always unpredictable around here
>in Northern Calfornia about 10 miles in from the coast (Bodega Bay).  Is
>this a disaster?  I told him that there will be major stability problems.
>Would a dampp-chaser system (mostly just the dehumidifying part as the
>humidity rarely drops below 60% around here) help if maybe the bottom the
>the piano was covered and the lid closed?
>any suggestions?
>
>Thanks,
>Chris Olson
>Complete Piano Services
>Associate Member, PTG    (<--for a limited time only)
>
>
>Chris Olson
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