pianos in the sun

[Farrell]

No. You don't want the poly to peel off, because then the water will leak out when you water the flowers.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Isaac OLEG" <oleg-i@wanadoo.fr>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 6:07 PM
Subject: RE: pianos in the sun


> They just can wait for the poly to strip, on some brands that does not
> ake long.
> 
> Now that looks very special. After that no reason to care about it.
> 
> 
> Isaac OLEG
> 
> 
> > -----Message d'origine-----
> > De : pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
> > [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]De la
> > part de Ron Nossaman
> > Envoye : lundi 25 novembre 2002 23:46
> > A : Pianotech
> > Objet : Re: pianos in the sun
> >
> >
> >
> > >The other day while making my rounds I found two pianos
> > that were placed
> > >in the sun. After the usual discussion with the clients
> > about having the
> > >piano in a location with the least change in temperature
> > and humidity -
> > >the owners responded that the pianos where put in the only
> > place they fit
> > >- yada yada yada. In both cases the windows were designed
> > for passive
> > >solar heating - so drapes etc. are not an option that they
> > want to take.
> > >One solution for an upright piano would be an opaque
> > screen of Asian
> > >design or of decorative wood to shade the piano. Perhaps
> > not an ideal
> > >plan, but one that would go a long way to protect the
> > piano. The grand
> > >piano presents too much surface to be shaded by a screen.
> > Here a piano
> > >cover seemed the best protection. What options are there
> > of cover material
> > >or quilting to protect a piano from the sun? Who are the
> > makers that I
> > >should contact?
> > >
> > >Best regards
> > >
> > >Jim McCormac, RPT
> >
> > I don't know how susceptible the owners are to expensive
> > tacky decorating
> > schemes, but it seems to me that about 5,000-10,000 small
> > mirror tiles and
> > a mile or so of double sided foam tape would do the trick
> > without wasting
> > sunlight. Insulated and reflective is about the only thing
> > I can imagine
> > even coming close to saving the pianos. How about a Mylar
> > film (space
> > blanket like Terry suggested) or mirror tiles on a screen
> > that would
> > scatter the light into the room and around the piano
> > instead of just
> > blocking it? I suppose that doesn't get direct sunlight on
> > the trombe wall
> > though. Maybe having the piano chromed.
> >
> > If they won't keep the sun off of them, they had just as
> > well fill the
> > pianos with gravel or water and incorporate them into the system.
> >
> > Ron N
> >
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