Bending Plastic

[Clyde Hollinger]

I had a similar problem installing a Dampp-Chaser system in a Kawai 502-M console.  One
strut of the plate was too wide to allow normal installation.  By using a short tank and
a block of wood cut to fit I was able to place the tank on the floorboard.

Clyde

Diane Hofstetter wrote:

> Ron,
>
>   I had a similiar problem with an old Steinway upright, but found that if I
> built a small riser and put it on the floor of the piano, I could lift the
> tank high enough to get it into a larger space.  Worked fine.
>
>   Hope it helps,
>   Diane
>
> >From: Ron Lindquist <ronli@newnorth.net>
> >Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
> >To: "pianotech@ptg.org" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Subject: Bending Plastic
> >Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2000 18:19:01 -0600
> >
> >RE;   Dampp-Chaser  water tank plastic.    Does any one know if one can
> >heat up the tank and reshape it?   Had left a message with DC a few days
> >ago but no reply.    Didn't have the extra $ to try it myself.   Have a old
> >S&S upright that I have to sguize  (sp) the tank about an inch or
> >so.    Like the system inside the piano rather than on the back  +++  gave
> >the client a price.--then found out  the regular tank doesn't fit.
> >
> >Any Plastic People???
> >
> >Tks.
> >
> >
> >
>
> Diane Hofstetter
> 245-M Mount Hermon Rd.
> Scotts Valley, CA 95066
> ph  831-438-6222
> fax 831-430-9741
> dianepianotuner@hotmail.com
>
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