heater bar question

[Farrell]

And pray tell, what procedure did you use to calibrate your toes, and what
was the accuracy of your instrumentation?

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

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Brekne" <rbrekne@broadpark.no>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 4:17 PM
Subject: Re: heater bar question


> I use my Big left toe. It always begins to itch horibly when the humidity
is
> below 40 %, and if it gets up over 50 % then it turns red. Over 60 % and
it
> begins to swell up. So each time need to I inspect a DampChaser system in
this
> regard I always take off my left shoe and sock and stick my foot into the
> trapwork cavity in uprights, or up on one of the beams in grands for about
15
> minutes. I of course endeavor to have washed my feet and put on fresh
socks each
> day. I feel its important to present a pleasing smell when removing ones
foot
> attire. The last thing I need is for a customer to get the impression that
I
> dont keep my feet clean. They might think I was weird or something.
>
> My view... :)
>
> Farrell wrote:
>
> > > ....the piano's pitch
> > > will drop as the humidity inside the piano drops to around 42%.
> >
> > Have you or anyone else ever measured the relative humidity fluctuations
> > within a vertical piano equipped with a Dampp-Chaser system? How do you
know
> > it goes to 42%?
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> > Piano Tuning & Service
> > Tampa, Florida
> > mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
> >
>
> --
> Richard Brekne
> RPT, N.P.T.F.
> Bergen, Norway
> mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
>
>