That's what I was afraid of. From what I've heard, humidity is a much greater problem than temp. variations. I'm thinking of running electricity to the storage area, running the dampp-chaser, and wrapping the back and the kickboard area with plastic to keep out mice and hold moisture/heat in, leaving the top closed, but unsealed. Good idea? At 06:07 PM 8/27/01 -0700, you wrote: > You can expect trouble any time you put a piano into "storage" in any >climate, but with this particular piano, you can guarantee it > Where I used to work, they charged people for storing their pianos in a >"climate controlled" environment. Well, it was air-conditioned anyway. I >took measurements that first year just to keep track of the pianos I was >working on. In the Summer., during what we call "monsoon season", humidity >would go up to about 65%. In the Winter it was about 19%. Not exactly >climate-controlled, but alot like peoples own homes at least. > In this case, you're taking a piano that has always had moisture in and >around it, and drying it out a whole bunch. After you get it out of this >kind of situation, even if it's alright, its still going to take a long time >to stabilize. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Ron Newman" <ronman@imt.net> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 7:38 AM >Subject: storage in dry climate > > > > Hello all, > > Can I expect problems when putting a Yamaha upright into storage in a dry > > and cold climate (10%-15% humidity) after it's had a dampp-chaser >installed > > for 8 years? Previous to that it was in a relatively damp climate.
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