Speaking of old DCs (What to do with....)

Don pianotuna at accesscomm.ca
Tue Oct 30 18:51:48 MST 2007


Hi Barbara,

I have one client that has had a DC since 1976. It still works. They were a
Honeywell controller based on a humidity sensitive film.

At 07:20 PM 10/30/2007 -0500, you wrote:
>Don,
>
>How old is OK?   I'd call out to DC, but it's after business hours (and I'd 
>sort of like to know now).  The full system on my brother's piano is at 
>least 16 years old.  It still goes, but...
>
>Barbara Richmond, RPT
>near Peoria, Illinois
>
>
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>From: "Don" <pianotuna at accesscomm.ca>
>To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 1:04 PM
>Subject: Re: What to do with....
>
>
>> Hi Brian,
>>
>> Yes--use them as "half systems" for very wet locations. It would be
>> possible to add a humidifier external to the piano and use the brown box 
>> as
>> a controller, if your location allows high humidity in the winter.
>>
>> At 07:23 PM 10/30/2007 -0400, you wrote:
>>>        I have several old aluminum Dammp-Chaser rods and
>>>&#8220;brains&#8221; of the system, the little brown boxes.  Can they be
>>>used anymore?  What can I do with them? Brian P. Doepke,
>> Regards,
>> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
>> Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat
>>
>> mailto:pianotuna at yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/
>>
>> 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7
>> 306-539-0716 or 1-888-29t-uner 
>
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat

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