Moisture King vs Dampp-chaser

[pianolover 88]

Dampp-chaser products have jumped in price recently, and so I wanted to ask 
if anyone on this list has used "moisture king" humidity control systems; 
and if so, were/are you happy with the performance and quality? Their prices 
are considerably lower than DC, and  their their humidistat is even 
adjustable from 10-90%. They also include a "lifetime" warranty vs 5 years 
for dc. In case you have not been to their website, the url is: 
http://www.moistureking.com/

I'd be very interested to hear feedback pro/con from those who have 
installed this brand. thanks!

Terry Peterson



----Original Message Follows----
From: Carl Teplitski <koko99@shaw.ca>
Reply-To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
Subject: Re: ? selling ivory
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 12:33:00 -0600


A few years ago , a fellow tech. called to tell me of an unusaul job he was
asked to do .  A lady wanted him to recover the ivories on her YAMAHA
which she had purchased in St. Louis  some 25 years previous. Her husband
was transfered to our city, Winnipeg, Canada with his company. He was now
retired and moving home to St. Louis, but they were told that the piano 
couldn't
go back , because of the ivory keytops.  My friend was flabbergasted, seeing
as the piano was 25 years old, and had been bought in the US.  In any case
he replaced the ivories, which he said were perfect. We couldn't believe the
zero tolerance excersized .  Guess if someone had not asked or she  hadn't
volunteerd the info., nobody would have been the wiser. Seems strange to me.

Carl / Winnipeg












MICHAEL MORVAN wrote:

>Tom,
>     It is legal to sell ivory in the U.S., it is simply illegal to
>import or export ivory. The ivory that was in this country prior to
>1989 is free to be traded or sold. Any questions, give me a call.
>Mike Morvan  Blackstone Valley Piano
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: Tom Driscoll <mailto:tomtuner@comcast.net>
>     To: Pianotech <mailto:pianotech@ptg.org>
>     Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 3:28 AM
>     Subject: ? selling ivory
>
>     List,
>         I have a request from a jewelry maker seeking to purchase
>old
>     ivory keytops.
>         Is it legal to sell ivory in this manor? This is old
>upright
>     salvage stuff at least 60 years old or more.
>         Advice appreciated ,
>         Tom Driscoll RPT
>