New DC question was RE: How weather affects pianos

[Don]

Hi Alan,

Thats' why DC systems now have back/bottom covers. The humidity level will
tend to be equal on both sides of the board at least in an upright. It
improves the grand system by a factor of 3 to 5 times in my experience.

At 10:24 AM 2/19/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>Seems like the DC sets up an environment where the RH on one side of the
>board can be substantially different than on the other side. Wonder if this
>has any short or long-term consequences or does the wood absorb (or release)
>moisture evenly, regardless?
>
>Inquiring minds want to know.*
>
>Alan Barnard
>Salem, MO
>
>*Never kill a silent comedian: A mime is a terrible thing to waste.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On
>Behalf Of Cy Shuster
>Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 9:41 AM
>To: Pianotech
>Subject: Re: How weather affects pianos
>
>
>My son asked an interesting question: how does RH affect the tone of wood?
>We're all familiar with the effects of dimensional changes, but say you just
>had a wooden xylophone, where each piece of wood was unconstrained at all
>edges.  Would the tone be different at 10%RH and 80%RH, and if so, how?
>
>--Cy Shuster--
>Rochester, MN (soon to be Bluefield, WV)
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
>To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Wednesday, February 19, 2003 6:29 AM
>Subject: Re: How weather affects pianos
>
>
>> That's a shame, because a good DC installation can really benefit a piano
>that experiences RH extremes. Oh well. Cha-ching, cha-ching!
>>
>> Terry Farrell
>>
>
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Regards,
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