Greetings listees, I have a customer who is going to build a piano closet off of their stage. I'd like to ask the opinion of the lists as to how to outfit a humidity control system in this closet. My thought was to daisy chain some systems together or perhaps two or more entire separate systems to keep the piano controlled ( I know, I know, control is an illusion) while it is in storage. Since this is a performance instrument I recommended controlling the box rather than the piano since some part of the Damp-Chaser system will inevitably be visible if mounted on the piano itself. My customer writes; The Apartment Complex for our Asian Musical Tenant will be: 4'-0'' High 6'-0'' Wide 11'-0'' Long which equals 264 Cubic Feet inside, (less a little bit for corner tangent framing) Hope this helps. It sounds like box, rather than piano mounting is better. The big question for me is ventilation. Electrical heater bars that run 24/7 inside a wooden box sounds like a hazard waiting to occur. Can someone more experienced than I (even Roger if you're reading these things) suggest a system of components that will adequately cover the need? The piano is in Northern Ohio and is normally subject to RH swings of roughly 15% to 85% or more. I'd also like to ask those who have done this what one can expect when pulling the piano out of the closet for a performance. Does it goes unstable right away or what? Thanks in advance for your input. Greg Newell mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
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