Technician near Colorado Springs, or Pueblo Colorado

trc3j@juno.com trc3j@juno.com
Tue, 13 Apr 2004 16:59:58 -0400


Dave & list,


I am courious. What are your thoughts on moving a piano out of Colorado
cliamate into a damper climate. I did so almost nine years ago, btw, to
Kentucky.

Tim


> > I am trying to help a person who called me re a Dampp Chaser 
> installation
> find a technician in the subject area.  He is giving a "nice" older 
> M&H
> upright to his daughter who lives there.  Piano is now in Florida.
> >
> > They will want a DC installed pretty quickly upon moving the 
> piano, and
> periodic tunings after that.
> >
> > Please reply privately if you are in that area and can take this 
> customer.
> Or can recommend someone.
> >
> >   The daughter had contacted a piano technician? there and was 
> told the
> piano would never survive the move from FL to CO.  I agree, unless 
> they
> install the DC system.  I would rather not install it on this end 
> and risk
> damage during the move.
> >
> > Dave Smith
> > SW FL
> >
> > dsmith941@comcast.net
> >
> 
>     Well, I could do it, but Colo. Springs is 70 miles away and 
> Pueblo more
> like 100 or more, so I would have to charge quite a bit extra for 
> mileage,
> and need a couple weeks to order and receive the D-C unit.  Do you 
> have a
> PTG directory?  See page 155 (2003) for the Colorado Springs 
> Chapter.
>     Boy, they're gonna have to be extra meticulous about keeping it 
> plugged
> in and the water filled.  And Dampp-Chasers don't do anything for 
> the
> pinblock.  They'd better get a room humidifier, also, or better yet, 
> sell
> the piano and keep it in Florida, and buy another one in Colorado.
>     David Nereson, RPT, Denver,  davner@kaosol.net  (303) 355-5770
> 
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