Hygrometer

[Richard Brekne]

Erwinspiano@AOL.COM wrote:

> In a message dated 9/1/2002 2:12:44 AM Pacific Daylight
> Time, Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no writes:
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>> Subj:Re: Hygrometer
>> Date:9/1/2002 2:12:44 AM Pacific Daylight Time
>> From:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no
>> Reply-to:pianotech@ptg.org
>> To:pianotech@ptg.org
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>>      Hi Rick
>
>         Sorry Maybe I should have clarified . If the belly
> guy grabs 6 soundboards out of the hot box on a muggy
> summer morning pulls it out into the uncontrolled belly
> room and doesn't get around to ribbing the last couple
> till lunch time I'm guessin that there is going to be a
> tremendous difference in the amount of crowning from the
> first board to the last. I've observed this phenomena in a
> variety of Stwys, Mason ans Hamlin and others Some have
> lots of ridging or cracks.These actually sound better than
> others that come to my shop with "a perfect board" meaning
> no cracks but also no cro! wn and no eveidence that it
> ever had any but, cosmetically perfect. These sound wooden
> with short sustain in the "money notes". They also need
> replacing.
>    My point was that the belly room should be climate
> controlled and I have no idea if it has been changed. When
> a board is pressed up with to high a an emc in the
> compression crowned method the board can reverse crown
> later as witnessed by Terry F. in one of his recent posts.
>
>   My building isn't climate controlled either I just rib
> quickly as soon as the board comes outta da box but. In
> Calif. we rarely have a hot muggy day like the east and
> midwest. I have many summer days where the R.H. is 30% all
> day. Great belly weather!Eat your heart out!
> >>>>>>Dale
>

Thanks Dale. Would be nice if someone had some recent info
on the Steinway factory in New York in this regard. But from
what you say I think we oughta just start trying to talk
them into leaving New York and move to Burbank...:)

I can see it now.... Steinway & Sons, Hamburg - Burbank

Nah... maybe it be better if they just installed climate
control in their factory.... and in the show room for that
matter.

I think that they take a half skeptic position to Damp
Chasers because they are of the opinion that a room climate
control system is better. Something doesnt quite add up in
all this eh ?

Cheers

RicB

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
UiB, Bergen, Norway
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