This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Dampp Chasers are a must for any hope of stable tunings in these = situations. The problem is getting someone responsible for caring for it = (even after the custodians unplug it to vacuum and forget to plug it in = again). I measured relative humidity in a situation like that and during = the course of 2 days it fluctuated from 25-72% and the temp from 64-78 = deg. Rusty strings are another problem. Someone else may some input = here. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Leslie W Bartlett <lesbart@juno.com> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Thursday, October 28, 1999 2:15 PM Subject: damp chaser >Do any of you have experience with Damp Chasers in choral rehearsal = rooms >that are terribly small, without particularly good ventilation? I was >visiting a small local college to attend a Chorale rehearsal, and noted >the Steinway D was in horrible shape, with strings very rusted, and >tuning a mess. > >My guess is that radical shifts in humidity on a daily basis may = account >for a fair amount of this. I'd like to hear if experienced folks = think >that Damp Chaser might be the solution to the trouble, and if, perhaps, >more than the average number of heating rods might be necessary because >of the very quickly changing conditions. > >Thanks for any thoughts >les bartlett >houston >___________________________________________________________________ >Get the Internet just the way you want it. >Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! >Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/48/bf/41/25/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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