Damp Chaser in old upright

[Daniel Lindholm]

Thanks for your reply!

The system you mentioned in the end of your post, with cold humidified air
just made me want to ask you about it. Would you rather recommend a system
like that, than a complete dampchasersystem? I know there are systems like
that wich also have a dehumidifier in it. They are pretty expensive, right?

----- Original Message -----
From: "Clyde Hollinger" <cedel@supernet.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 1:51 PM
Subject: Re: Damp Chaser in old upright


>
> Daniel,
>
> I used to be skeptical about also.  Even now, sometimes I don't think it's
as
> effective in certain instances as I wish it were.  I forget now; are you a
piano
> technician?  The whole business about Dampp-Chasers will become clearer
once you
> see a system and how it works.
>
> I installed my first complete system with skepticism oozing out all my
pores.  I
> told the client exactly how I felt and promised to remove the system and
give
> all her money back if she wasn't satisfied.  She was so frustrated with
her
> piano's instability that she said go for it.  For what it's worth, her
husband
> is a lawyer.
>
> What I didn't understand is that as the system corrects the humidity in
the
> piano it can initially cause it to go out of tune, which is exactly what
> happened.  I tuned the piano again in two months free of charge.  She
later told
> me she was also skeptical at first but wouldn't do without it now, and
that I
> may certainly give her name to any interested persons as a reference.
>
> Now to respond to the paragraph below, I am not aware of any problems if
the
> installation is correct, except that I've been told having the water tank
too
> close to a grand piano soundboard can be a problem.
>
> In response to your second paragraph below, the room humidifier we have in
our
> home works completely on an evaporation principle.  The water is cold, no
steam
> whatsoever.
>
> Regards,
> Clyde