Different question about heater bars

[Farrell]

And I supposeth all thisuth occurred in seven daysuth?

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

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Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: Re: Different question about heater bars


>
> In a message dated 10/19/2000 2:27:31 AM, Matt wrote:
>
> <<"Who are these techs who install heater bars without humidistats?  Don't
> they
> understand that they are committing gross negligence?">>
>
> and Terry said:
> <<And how long have humidistats been available?
>
> And how long has Dampp-Chaser made it well known that a humidistat is a
>
> necessary system component? I have just always figured that most of these
>
> installations were done before the humidistat need was well understood by
>
> most technicians.>>
>
> Verily I say unto thee that in the days of 19 cent a gallon gasoline and
12
> cent a loaf bread, that the piano was gazed upon and it was seen that the
> piano was good. Also verily it was seen that moisture was causing harm to
the
> piano and that was bad. Whilst also true that the piano was good and that
> excessive dryness was bad.
>
>  Unto these various evils as done to the piano a light was shown and the
> light drove away the darkness and moisture which exceeded the
manufacturers
> specified tolerances. evenso there were occasional 'charcolspots' and
> happenstance fires created within the piano when the light touched upon
the
> case too muchly, and that was bad.
>
>   Also verily it was seen that a mason jar full of water would solve the
> frizzy dryness problems, and it was good.
>
>   Into this vale of light and wet came a man who said "shorely there is a
> better way".....and it was so. First created he the stick of heat to
chaseth
> away the dammp and rid the piano, which was good, of the evils of moisture
> related stickiness. Calleth he this wonderous rod "Dammmp Chaser®", and it
> was good.
>
>  Lo and unto the thousands this rod of dry was installed ..nay the
hundreds
> of thousands. and it was good. Yea verily unto the years this rod of dry
was
> plugged in, and never removed, ever drying the wet and ever drying the dry
> and as happenstance ever goes also drying the abomination known as
"plastic
> elbows". and it was bad. "Elbows" did dry and brittle become, and it was
bad.
> Wood would shrink and loose unto the parts, and it was bad.
>
>  "Let us make a switch for the folk don't remember to turn it on and turn
it
> off for the plug do be pulled," and thus it was made so...Like unto a
brain
> that turned on the rod of dry when the wet became so, and verily also
turned
> it off when the dry became too high. "Humidistat"® This was called and it
was
> good.
>
>  And as verily in later time there came a cry "the piano is too dry"..."my
> rod of dry wonderous as it be is of no help when too dry is the problem
be".
> And a cry went out into the void which called for answer to this tale of
wo.
> "If", said they, the "humidistat"® can wonders work on the rod of dry why
not
> take it unto the jar of Mason and make the water work. And it was made so,
> and it was good.
>
>   Tho many rods of dry remain today without "humidistat"® from on high
they
> work as they should and blame should not fall on those who installed as
per
> manufacture specs at the time as understood. "Negilgence" is a cry not
> needfully founded on truth even if based on truth misunderstood.
>
>   And it came to pass that each and every tech must do what is best for
each
> and every piano and customer and let their conscience rest....knowing that
> for them they have done their best.  When all is said and done it is the
> piano and how it behaves they should tell the tech where, and where not,
to
> shave.
>
> 2nd book of Dampness  , verses 12-18
> Jim Bryant (FL)
>
>