Hygrometer

[antares]

Hello Terry Farrell in gorgeous FLA.
Yes, the makers of Yamaha have three differently climatized pianos. I have
been there a couple of times and I've seen the halls with my own blue Dutch
eyes.
I surely understand that the climate in Minnesota can be harsh but it is
different from the tropics where there is a high humidity plus heat all year
round, age in age out.
On the other hand, with the introduction of the Dampp Chasers we as techies
can do a whole lot to prevent climatological damage - AND - fill our purses,
HEY! howsathat?




friendly greetings
from

Antares,

Amsterdam, Holland

"where music is, no harm can be"

visit my website at :  http://www.concertpianoservice.nl/


> From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
> Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2002 08:08:59 -0400
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Subject: Re: Hygrometer
> 
> This is the first I have heard that Yamaha makes pianos for three "climate
> halls". Is that a for-sure-fact? I can easily understand the desert climate
> and the tropical, but it seems hard to design a drying process that meets the
> requirements for Minnesota where you have 90% RH in the summer, and 2% in the
> winter. I guess you just aim for the half-way point?
> 
> Terry Farrell
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "antares" <antares@EURONET.NL>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2002 5:58 AM
> Subject: Re: Hygrometer
> 
> 
>> Ricardo!
>> 
>> That's why Yamaha has three "climate halls" "
>> one for desert climates - one for N-America and Europe - one for the tropics
>> and the so called "domestic market".
>> 
>> I think one could say that the Yamahas are the instruments you can trust
>> most when it comes to stability and technical precision.
>> 
>> Isn't that a good answer?
>> 
>> (;
>> 
>> friendly greetings
>> from
>> 
>> Antares,
>> 
>> Amsterdam, Holland
>> 
>> "where music is, no harm can be"
>> 
>> visit my website at :  http://www.concertpianoservice.nl/
>> 
>> 
>>> From: Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
>>> Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>>> Date: Sun, 01 Sep 2002 10:51:57 +0200
>>> To: pianotech@ptg.org
>>> Subject: Re: Hygrometer
>>> 
>>> Hi Dale... 
>>> 
>>> I think whats been said is that the shop climate is not
>>> controlled. I dont think anyone has said anything about
>>> climate control in the hot box. Perhaps a small detail
>>> really given the extremes in Humidity in New York, but
>>> still.. So.... anyone seen Steinways Hotbox ?
>>> 
>>> To take all this a step further.... I wonder how much
>>> difference it makes with such climate control, given the
>>> fact that from the first minute an instrument is place on
>>> the trucks to ship out, or at least from the first minute
>>> they are on the floor of some store... the climate is
>>> probably just as uncontrolled as most other places.
>>> 
>>> I mean ok... say NY Steinway installs state of the art
>>> building climate control systems, super seal their
>>> intruments and ship them off to some Jacksonville store
>>> where the Humidity is 90 % at 90 F. Seems to me you have
>>> just delayed the inevitable.... or what ?
>>> 
>>> RicB
>> 
> 
>