Piano Location

[Farrell]

One other thought regarding placement of pianos "against" an outside wall.
Educate the home/piano owner about the advantages of keeping the piano at
least four inches away from the wall (4"-6" being optimal) - I see so many
that are less than one inch away from the wall. Good air circulation with
such a space will minimize any potential ill effects associated with the
outside wall thing, and besides that, they will actually be able to hear the
piano!

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

----- Original Message -----
From: <RptBob1@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2000 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: Piano Location


> Hi:
> When you say new home, do you mean recently built?  If so, the outside
walls
> of most new contruction are insulated-probably with an  E rating of  12 to
> 19.  That gives plenty of insulation value  so that the piano can placed
on
> an outside wall.  Keeping it away from windows and direct sunlight is
still
> important and should be observed.
> If the house is an older one ( 40 years or older), then try to determine
if
> the outside walls have any  insulation at all.  It could have been added
by
> owners after the original owners sold the house.
> On older homes, sometimes just touching the outside walls in winter can
> reveal the degree of insulation .  If the walls feel clammy and cold to
the
> touch, there may very well be no  insulation present.
> The above comments are from experience in the Northeastern Ohio region
where
> we "suffer" through a rather long and cold winter season.  Present weather
is
> the exception (70 degrees I am told).
>
> Bob Bergantino,RPT
> Willoughby Hills, Ohio