Don - Apart from the wisdom of installing a full or partial system, what do you mean that you don't believe Jurgen's data? Do you think it's too low or too high? David Skolnik At 09:46 PM 7/15/2005 -0700, you wrote: >Hi Terry, > >I don't believe Jurgen's data of 60% plus year round >given the location he lives in. Partial DC systems are >very pricey, so why not give the client the *best* and >then when they move (about every five years on average >in Canada) they will be protected in the new location. > >I also believe that the full system will lead to few >tunings for the client--so that more time can be spent >on regulation and other issues. > >At 06:57 AM 7/14/2005 -0400, you wrote: > >If the RH is always above 60%, why would you want to >install a humidifier? > >Mime-Version: 1.0 > >Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > >Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; >charset=iso-8859-1; reply-type=response > > > >Terry Farrell > > > > > >> Hi Jurgen, > >> > >> Put in a full system (H-4 wet humidistat, >humidifier with smart heater > >> bar, 2 or 3 dehumidifiers) and make sure you get >the "wet" humidistat and > >> use a full undercover and I think you will be >pleased with the results. > >> > >> I have a client with a house that is always at >least 70% RH, and sometimes > >> 80% RH, and their grand piano finally settled down >after a full DC system > >> and lots of tuning. > >> > >> Sincerely, > >> David A. Vanderhoofven > >> Joplin, MO > >> > >> At 05:01 PM 7/13/2005, you wrote: > >> > >>>I have a client with a 7' Kawai grand in a basement >studio. The Relative > >>>Humidity is always on the high side (60%). I >urged him to monitor the > >>>humidity with an electronic hygrometer and to get a >dehumidifier. > >>> > >>>Jurgen Goering > >Regards, >Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. >3004 Grant Rd, Regina, SK, S4S 5G7 >Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts > >http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ > > > >____________________________________________________ >Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page >http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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