Radiant Heat reply

[James Grebe]

Hi John,
Back in the 60's I tuned a piano in a home that was the first one in St.
Louis with radiant heat built into the floor.  Screwed up the pin block
tightness and caused many glue joints to fail.
James Grebe
R.P.T. of the P.T.G
pianoman@inlink.com
Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups and Practical Piano Peripherals in
St. Louis, MO
-----Original Message-----
From: John Ross <piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca>
To: PTG List <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Saturday, October 31, 1998 7:15 PM
Subject: Radiant Heat


>Hi List,
>I have a customer moving into a new house, with radiant underfloor
>heatig.
>She asked me, if  her Yamaha baby grand, would need any special
>attention.
>I said that, I didn't think the piano would suffer, as the body of the
>piano, would be far enough away. Also that the heat was well
>distributed.
>To be sure, she should have a Dampp-Chaser System installed.
>Has anyone on the List had any experience, with radiant underfloor heat
>and a piano?
>Regards,
>John M. Ross
>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.
>