Humidity and new parts

[Farrell]

Hi Karin. You might try talking with Wally Brooks. He was real helpful to me
by selecting an unusually light set of Abel hammers for a special need I had
a while back. Maybe he is aware of variations in his repetitions. He deals
with the German and Japanese parts. Maybe he can get a hold of parts
manufactured for the Japanese market - if indeed they are seasoned/bushed to
different specs.

I'm curious though, is the piano in an air-conditioned environment? I'm just
outside of Tampa and find that air-conditioned homes in the summer usually
run around 70% to 75% relative humidity (RH). During the long dry periods of
the winter/spring, indoor RH will often be in the 35% range. During the few
rainy spells during the winter, RH will shoot up to 70%s, sometimes even
higher if folks are opening windows. So, you are right about the 70%
humidity. But is this any more than NY or most other places in the US
(except for AZ, NM, etc.) in the summer? I am not sure why an
air-conditioned home/whatever in the Keys is any more harsh an environment
for a piano action. What about a Dampp-Chaser? And PLEASE tell me this piano
is not in an UN-air-conditioned environment!!!

Terry Farrell
Piano Tuning & Service
Tampa, Florida
mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com

----- Original Message -----
From: <Karintunes@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 10:19 PM
Subject: Humidity and new parts


> I'm replacing the repetitions in a S&S model C which has (from a 70's
> rebuild) teflon bushings and hard, noisy pads in the reps.
>
> My problem is... the piano is used to the local 70+ humidity.
> If I dehumidify it, I'm afraid the other friction points and block will
get
> loose.  I need new parts that can take some humidity without swelling.  I
was
> planning to get S&S factory parts at the owner's request, but I don't know
if
> they will tighten up.
> I hope someone can suggest an alternate high-quality brand that can take
the
> wet.  Renner didn't work out in another piano here.  Japanese?
>
> Karin Schmitt
> Florida Keys
>