Drying pinblock before stringing

[Farrell]

I'm quite sure, that if your block is starting out at a significantly higher MC, you are going to need at least several weeks (if not months) exposure to the lower RH to get its MC down anywhere near equilibrium.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gordon stelter" <lclgcnp@yahoo.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2003 9:15 PM
Subject: Re: Drying pinblock before stringing


> Actually, I have heard plenty stories about pianos
> strung here in the hot and humid Souweth, in the
> summer, which develop loose poins when the furnace is
> turned on. I'm merely tryiong to cancel the effect.
>      Thump
> 
> Try this: Drill hole in block of wood, diameter of
> finger (use mic). Now, insert finger full length, find
> easy chair, dip block in bucket of H2O, watch
> "Titanic".
> 
> When film is completed,
> try to remove finger.
> 
> Answer question:
> Does finger get stuck because hole gets A) Larger with
> water added to wood?
> B)Smaller with water added to wood?
> Stick hand in oven---(low heat!)
> Watch "Titanic" again.
> Does finger come out?
> Why?
> 
> Next Question:
> Chaise longue is to aardvark, as rubber band is to:
> A)"Astroturph" (TM)
> B)Cold cream
> C)Rhinocerous
> 
> --- Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > gordon stelter wrote:
> > 
> > > Nope. Its just what holes in wood do, as the fiber
> > > around them contracts from lack of moisure.
> > > ( Been eating those flowers, again Bambi? )
> > >      Thumper
> > >
> > 
> > Nope... just bringing up another past discussion.
> > Seems that not
> > everyone agrees with you on this subject. Don Manino
> > for example, (if I
> > am not mistaken) takes the view that the hole does
> > exactly what would
> > happen if there was wood there..... shrink.
> > 
> > I havent gotten around to trying to find out the
> > truth of the matter
> > myself. Just constertate that it seems to be an open
> > issue.
> > 
> > Cheers.
> > 
> > Anyone got a carrot ?
> > 
> > --
> > Richard Brekne
> > RPT, N.P.T.F.
> > UiB, Bergen, Norway
> > mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
> > http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
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