After spending hundreds of dollars on a complete system then the client has to spend a lot more on covering up the system from the top and the bottom? That is one of my objections to localized humidity control. James Grebe Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups, piano benches, writing instruments (314) 608-4137 WWW.JamesGrebe.com 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE! pianoman@accessus.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Hull" <hullfam5@yahoo.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2005 2:09 AM Subject: Re: Improving a Dampp Chaser system > Concerning the improvement of the Dampp-Chaser system: > > Thanks for the input. Tom, you commented about the > effect that your string covers had on the sound and if > I read you right there was no muting or sound decrease > with the lid up and string covers on, is that right? > > Why wouldn't keeping the lid closed and using a piano > cover do just as well, if not better? Especially if > you have a Dampp Chaser and an undercover? > > > > --- Don <pianotuna@accesscomm.ca> wrote: > >> Hi Bob, >> >> I would go with the edwards string cover. > > Because? > > Merci beaucoup, > > Bob Hull > > >> At 09:25 PM 19/01/2005 -0800, you wrote: >> >List, >> > >> >A church customer of mine has their grand sitting >> >right by a large return air vent in their >> Sanctuary. >> >They have an older Dampp Chaser system which should >> >probably be upgraded. (newer model humidistat, >> smart >> >heater bar and undercover). This will protect the >> >inside and the bottom of the piano but leaves the >> top >> >open to the strong air flow across it. Would you >> >recommend a cover for the piano or Edwards >> >String covers to complete the system? Do the >> string >> >covers limit the sound much when left in place? >> > >> >I have seen the effects of another church piano >> that >> >sits in the draft of a return air and it has a >> crack >> >in the soundboard that you can see through and the >> >piano is not much more than 10 years old. >> > >> >Your comments appreciated - >> > >> >Bob Hull >> > >> >__________________________________________________ >> >Do You Yahoo!? >> >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam >> protection around >> >http://mail.yahoo.com >> >_______________________________________________ >> >pianotech list info: >> https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > >> > >> >> Regards, >> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. >> Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat >> >> mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca >> http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ >> >> 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 >> 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner >> _______________________________________________ >> pianotech list info: >> https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >> > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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